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Climate change and the emergence of helter-skelter livelihoods among the pastoralists of Samburu east district, Kenya
(2011-01)
Climate change impacts livelihoods adversely in dry-lands of Northern Kenya in terms of longer and harsher droughts, shorter and intense precipitation and floods. Climate change interlocks with peoples life-worlds differently ...
Pastoralists’ perception of the impact of East Coast fever on cattle production under extensive management in Northern Rift Valley, Kenya
(2011)
A study using participatory epidemiology (PE) methodologies was conducted in West Pokot and Baringo districts, Northern Rift Valley, Kenya to assess the status of East Coast Fever (ECF) and obtain livestock keepers‟ ...
Community based conservation and ecotourism as an environmental management practice for climate change adaptation in Ewaso Nyiro arid land ecosystem, Samburu County Kenya
(2013)
Communities inhabiting the fragile Arid and Semi-Arid (ASALs) ecosystems of Northern Kenya are
strongly impacted by climate variability and change. Their pastoral livelihoods are threatened.
Community based approach ...
Constraints to cattle production in a semiarid pastoral system in Kenya
(2013)
Livestock keeping is the mainstay for the pastoral
community while also providing social and cultural value.
This study ranked main production constraints and cattle
diseases that impacted livelihood and estimated herd ...
Sustainable Livelihood: Potential Role and Quality Assurance of Camel Export Trade in Somalia
(2011)
Increasing market integration is an unavoidable process for most pastoral societies. The livestock
sector which accounts for about 80% of Somalia’s GDP plays a significant role in food security and
socio-economic development ...
Creating space: Sack gardening as a livelihood strategy in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo
rapid urbanization, a growing number of people
are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban
agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor
to improve their ...