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- Impacts and actions for climate change in Uganda.
- J. Magrath / Oxfam, 2008
- With a specific focus on Uganda, this report examines the impacts of climate changes on agriculture, pastoralism, health and water. The report aims to serve as a stimulus for change for people in deve...
- What is the future of pastoralism in Ethiopia?
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , 2007
- Ethiopia has Africa’s largest livestock population, with over 60% of its land area is semi-arid lowland, dominated by the livestock economy. In December 2006, Ethiopians from the Federal and ...
- Drought response in Ethiopia: towards more timely, appropriate interventions
- S. Pantuliano;M. Wekesa / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
- This study provides an overview of the timing, appropriateness and efficacy of interventions in response to the drought that affected the pastoral lowlands of Ethiopia in 2005/2006. It identifies m...
- Which areas in Africa are most vulnerable to climate change?
- P., K. Thornton;P., G. Jones;T. Owiyo / African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
- Climate change and increasing climate variability threaten the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Some of the worst effects on human health and agriculture will be in sub-Sahara...
- As temperatures rise, what does the future hold for animal husbandry in Africa?
- S. Niggol Seo;R. Mendelsohn / African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
- This study investigates the effects of climate change on animal husbandry in Africa. Cross-sectional methods are used to estimate the sensitivity of African livestock to climate, based on surveys o...
- Protecting pastoralists' livelihoods: lessons from Ngorongoro, Tanzania
- N. Kipuri;C. Sørensen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008
- Recent years have seen pastoralist communities in Tanzania becoming increasingly impoverished and vulnerable, due to livestock diseases, drought, fluctuating market prices and unfavourable po...
- 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 ...
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