Seminar Proceedings
Kathmandu Declaration
Language: EnglishPublished: August 2026
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More than 90 pastoralist women from 40 countries and every inhabited continent gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal May 26-29 to identify shared priorities for a more just, resilient and peacefulplanet, to form a global network of pastoralist women, and create a strategy to ensure their priorities are included in globalenvironmental decision-making. Over a third of participants were young women, whose energy and commitment promise a thrivin future for rangelands and pastoralist communities. The gathering marks a milestone in the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 and the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
An important outcome of the gathreing was the Kathmandu Declaration which was drafted by the wormn gathered there
