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- Building climate adaptation into development policy in the Kenyan drylands
- ( S. Eriksen; K. Ulsrud; J. Lind; B. Muok / African Centre for Technology Studies , 2006)
- This policy brief focuses on the development implications of findings from a three year research project to understand how conflict affects different people’s ability to adapt to climate constraints. ...
- Providing pastoral communities with information can empower them to limit the impacts of natural disasters
- ( G. Kariuki / Arid Lands Information Network , 2006)
- Particularly in vulnerable pastoral regions, early warning systems can empower individuals and communities to act to prevent loss of life and reduce the economic and material impact of disasters. In t...
- The impact of climate change on pastoral livelihood systems
- ( C. Hesse; L. Cotula / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2006)
- The sustainability of pastoral systems largely depends on a balancing act between pastures, livestock and people. The mobility of pastoralists and their livestock is also a key factor. With climate ch...
- Should development policies support pastoral livelihoods or rather exit strategies?
- ( N. Rass / , 2006)
- This paper makes a case for increased policy attention to pastoralists in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper presents:estimates of the numbers of agro-/pastoral populations globallytheir ...
- Policy options for pastoral drought management in Africa
- ( Livestock, Environment and Development, Virtual Research and Development Centre , 2006)
- This paper seeks to inform African policy-makers, and decision-makers in international aid and development organisations, of the urgency of managing drought for the livestock sector, particularly in p...
- How to address the development needs of pastoralists
- ( Drylands Development Centre, UNDP , 2003)
- This document outlines the necessity of formulating development policies specifically targeted at pastoralists and their livelihoods. The author reports that pastoralists have generally been ill-serv...
- Household survival strategies used to inform disaster preparedness interventions in Ethopia
- ( S. Lautze; Y. Aklilu; A. Raven-Roberts; H. Young; G. Kebede; J. Leaning / US Agency for International Development , 2003)
- This paper aims to learn from the household survival strategies in Ethiopia that have evolved to manage diverse disaster hazards with a view that such strategies can inform more effective disaster pre...
- Testing the impact of rainfall variability on livestock densities, land allocation patterns and herd mobility
- ( N. McCarthy; J.P. Vanderlinden / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action , 2002)
- The purpose of this paper is to develop an empirical model that incorporates the impact of both rainfall variability and costly cooperation on land use, land allocation and herd mobility decisions, a...
- Exploring a Nepalese livestock insurance scheme: what makes it successful?
- ( Microfinance Gateway, CGAP , 2000)
- This article explores a livestock insurance scheme in Nepal. The scheme is very beneficial to members, including increasing production of milk, decrease in the loan delinquency, decrease in livestock ...
- Grassland tenure in China: influenced by group tenure arrangements and 'fuzzy' boundaries
- ( T.J. Banks / Department of Applied and International Economics, Massey University , 2001)
- The primary purpose of this paper is to make a contribution towards extending the coverage of this cropland tenure literature to China's extensive grasslands, which comprise some 40% of its territory....
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