Development Dialogue

The African Sahel has one of the poorest regional economies in the world. Within it, pastoralists are particularly vulnerable because development policy has often failed to address local concerns. By contrast, the Turkana rainwater harvesting project described in the book stands out in its simplicity - a basic water-conservation technology based on priorities identified by local people, adapted by them, and where local pastoralists and gardeners take full responsibility for the control and administration of the work.