Pastoralism & Climate Change (page 14)
Gender differences among Afar pastoralists in vulnerability to climate change
Researchers at Mekelle University, Ethiopia, investigated factors that determine the level of vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity among Afar men and women pastoralists. The results are reported in the article “Traditional gender inequalities limit pastoral women’s opportunities for adaptation to climate change: evidence from the Afar pastoralists of Ethiopia” (Pastoralism: Research, Policy and […]
Afar pastoralist households’ resilience to climate change in Ethiopia
Climate change and extremes are major challenges to pastoral production systems. Alternative ways of making a living could determine a pastoralist household’s resilience. The study “Understanding resilience of pastoralists to climate change and variability in the southern Afar Region, Ethiopia” by Muluken Mekuyie et al, published in 2018 in Climate Risk Management 20: 64-77, looked […]
How Somali agropastoralists adapt to climate change
The impact of climate change varies depending on location, adaptive capacity and other socioeconomic and environmental factors. In Somaliland, adverse impacts include recurrent droughts, greater biodiversity loss, encroachment of invasive plants, increased rural–urban migration, loss of soil fertility and higher health risks. The Heinrich Boell Foundation publication The impact of climate change and adoption of […]
How Tanzanian pastoralists perceive climate change & its impact on cattle
The study “Climate change perception and impacts on cattle production in pastoral communities of northern Tanzania”, by Esther Kimaro et al, published in Pastoralism Research, Policy and Practice (2018 8:19), examines pastoralists’ perception of climate change and impacts on cattle production in ten villages in Monduli District in Tanzania. This study drew empirical data from […]
PASTRES seeks global lessons from pastoralist responses to uncertainty
PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) is a 5-year research project (2018–23) funded through an ERC (European Research Council) Advanced Grant. It is hosted by the STEPS Centre at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK, and the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Drawing insights from across […]