Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 12)
Pastoralists’ knowledge and climate change
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the School of Geography & Environment of Oxford University have published the book “Indigenous peoples and climate change: emerging research on traditional knowledge and livelihoods” (2019, 128 pp) edited by Ariell Ahearn et al. Although the indigenous knowledge of local communities cuts across numerous aspects of sustainability and resilience, […]
Gaps in knowledge about pastoralism & rangelands
UN Environment and GRID-Arendal (Norway) produced the report “A case of benign neglect: knowledge gaps about sustainability in pastoralism and rangelands” (2019, 78pp) by Kathrine Johnsen et al, in response to the United Nations Environment Assembly’s resolution “Combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands” at UNEA–2. This resolution acknowledged the […]
Resilience of Maasai pastoralists on group ranches in Kenya
The article “Pastoral resilience among the Maasai pastoralists of Laikipia County, Kenya” by Ambani Ameso et al (published in Land 2018, 7, 78; doi:10.3390/land7020078) analyses Maasai pastoralists’ coping strategies and mechanisms through a food-system approach, based on an anthropological study in Laikipia County, Kenya. This site was chosen because of the co-existence and interactions of […]
Gender & pastoralist resilience to climate change in NW Kenya
In pastoralist communities, climate change will have different impacts on women and men’s livelihoods. Building resilience at individual, household and community level will largely depend on the suitability of interventions to the local context, particularly in relation to the social dynamics and power relations that create differences in vulnerability. The research presented in the paper […]
Gender and climate-related conflict among Turkana in Kenya
The article “Gender and climate change-induced conflict in pastoral communities: case study of Turkana in northwestern Kenya” (2010, 22pp) by Nancy Omolo, published in the online African Journal on Conflict Resolution 10 (2), discusses climate change and its impact on pastoralism, particularly the types of conflict induced by climate change and how men’s and women’s […]