Enhancing adaptation to climate change among pastoralists in northern Kenya

This project seeks to shed light on pastoralists' vulnerability and coping strategies with respect to climate change in Turkana and Mandera districts, Northern Kenya.

About 13% of Kenya's 30 million people are pastoralists, herding their livestock in the arid and semi-arid lands that constitute about 75% of the country's land mass. These areas are prone to rainfall variability and extreme drought. This project seeks to shed light on pastoralists' vulnerability and coping strategies with respect to climate change in Turkana and Mandera districts, Northern Kenya. Researchers will examine indigenous technologies, best practices and existing institutional arrangements for adapting to climate change. Policies to date have tried to restrict herd movement and settle pastoralists, but with limited access to critical resources. In a changing climate with increased drought, herd movement will become even more important as an adaptation strategy. The project will seek practices that improve herd movement, such as livestock corridors, while securing pastoralists' right to water and forage.

http://www.africa-adapt.net/AA/ProjectOverview.aspx?PID=TQyJI%2fkGLuk%3d

http://www.nema.go.ke/

http://www.itdg.org/

http://www.idrc.ca

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Agriculture
• Kenya
• Climate change
• Natural resources
• CCAA

[NORKENYA]

Please advise me how I can link up with you on Climate Change. We have a proposal coming up. My E-mail: nkcaucus@gmail.com

[embassyinternational]

Thanks for your comments Prizmed. Make sure you watch the other video from this series (linked here as a response). You can also find out more from project profile at our website (the link is in the full video description here). Click on the "project resources" tab for documents, photos, etc. There isn't a final paper yet (I don't think) but you can join the site and follow that project, and you'll get an email when they add new information.

[prizmed]

Great information. how can i access the research paper itself! i will greatly appreciate!

[JOmondi1]

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