Effects of Climate Change on Pastoral Households in Harshin District of Somali Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tigist Abrham ◽  
Muluken Mekuyie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Somali Region ◽  
Pastoral Households

scholarly journals Pathways to Enhance Climate Change Resilience among Pastoral Households in Northern Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 2591-2609
Author(s):  
Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo ◽  
Ida Theilade ◽  
Martin Reinhardt Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Livelihood Diversification ◽  
Water Insecurity ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Directional Change ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Climate Change Resilience

AbstractThe objective of this study was to evaluate the pathways to enhance resilience to increased climate variability and directional change among pastoral households in Simanjiro District in Northern Tanzania. The study used household survey and rainfall and temperature data. Results indicate increasing temperature and decreasing precipitation trends over the past four decades. Also, extreme climatic events, particularly drought, have become more frequent. Food and water insecurity are key factors causing an increased household vulnerability. Increased climate change-induced malaria prevalence poses additional health risks. Household adaptive strategies include livelihood diversification and migration. Local institutions are instrumental in enhancing climate change resilience at the local level. We conclude that livelihood diversification and migration are key pathways to enhancing households’ climate change resilience.

scholarly journals Pathways to Enhance Climate Change Resilience among Pastoral Households in Northern Tanzania

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo ◽  
Ida Theilade ◽  
Martin Reinhardt Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
Climate Change Resilience

scholarly journals Perception of Impacts of Climate Variability on Pastoralists and Their Adaptation/Coping Strategies in Fentale District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muluken Mekuyie ◽  
Desta Mulu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Temperature Trends ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

AbstractClimate change has been threatening pastoral communities in Ethiopia as their economy is mainly based on rain-fed agriculture. The study area is one of the climate change prone area affected by climate induced shocks. To reduce the adverse effects of climate change, pastoral households need to recognize the changes already happening in their climate and employ climate change adaptation measures. Therefore, the present study was conducted in Fentale district, Central Ethiopia to determine the perceived adverse impacts of climate change and variability, the perception of pastoral households on the patterns of climate change and variability, and identify the adaptation/coping strategies of pastoralists to climate change impacts. A household questionnaire survey and focus group discussion were employed to collect primary data at a household level. A total of 130 pastoral households were sampled using random sampling. The data collected from household survey were analyzed using SPSS (version 20). The rainfall and temperature trends of the study area were analysed using Mann–Kendall test. The findings indicated significant decreasing trend of Belg rainfall and increasing trend of Kiremt rainfall for the period 1983–2017. The perception of pastoral households on rainfall and temperature trends was in line with the results of the recorded meteorological data analysis of the present study except the Kiremt rainfall and the long-term annual rainfall trends. The results indicated that pasture and water availability became scarce and livestock assets and productivity were highly reduced, due to adverse impacts of climate change and variability. The most important strategies deployed by the local people included (i) integrating livestock with crop production, (ii) livestock mobility, (iii) livestock diversification and herd composition change, (iv) decreased consumption, (v) remittance, (vi) cash for work and (vii) food aid. Therefore, the government should support and enhance household’s indigenous adaptation strategies through the provision of market access, early warning information, affordable credit access, and development of water points.

scholarly journals The effect of climate information in pastoralists’ adaptation to climate change

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Nkuba ◽  
Raban Chanda ◽  
Gagoitseope Mmopelwa ◽  
Edward Kato ◽  
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Climate Information ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pastoral Households

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of using indigenous forecasts (IFs) and scientific forecasts (SFs) on pastoralists’ adaptation methods in Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a household survey from 270 pastoralists and focus group discussions. The multivariate probit model was used in the analysis. Findings The results revealed that pastoralists using of IF only more likely to be non-farm enterprises and livestock sales as adaptation strategies. Pastoralists using both SF and IF were more likely to practise livestock migration. Research limitations/implications Other factors found to be important included land ownership, land tenure, gender, education level, non-farm and productive assets, climate-related risks and agricultural extension access. Practical implications Increasing the number of weather stations in pastoral areas would increase the predictive accuracy of scientific climate information, which results in better adaptive capacity of pastoralists. Active participation of pastoral households in national meteorological dissemination processes should be explored. Social implications A two-prong approach that supports both mobile and sedentary pastoralism should be adopted in rangeland development policies. Originality/value This study has shown the relevance of IFs in climate change adaptation methods of pastoralists. It has also shown that IFs compliment SFs in climate change adaptation in pastoralism.

scholarly journals Climate Change Risk Management and Coping Strategies for Sustainable Camel Production in the Case of Somali Region, Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Fano Dargo Girmay ◽  
Gebremedhin Gebreselassie ◽  
Aklilu Bajigo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Somali Region ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Evaluation of the livelihood vulnerability of pastoral households in Northern China to natural disasters and climate change

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqiang Ding ◽  
Weibo Ren ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
Xiangyang Hou ◽  
Xiaolong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
Grassland Productivity ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Region Scale ◽  
Household Labour

This study was carried out to evaluate the vulnerability of the herders in the grassland areas of Northern China. The results showed that, as a consequence of less capital accumulation, the herders in this area were vulnerable as a whole, and that gender, grassland area, livestock numbers and net incomes have significant effects on the vulnerability of grazer households. The families with female householders tended to be more vulnerable and they were characterised as owning less grassland, smaller houses, fewer or no vehicles, fewer young livestock and numbers of livestock slaughtered annually, whereas the families with low vulnerability had a higher net income. Geographically, household vulnerability showed a decreasing trend from west to east in Northern China at the county or region scale, which was positively correlated with grassland productivity. Social resources played a less important role than natural resources in decreasing the herders’ vulnerability. Educational level of the household members and the household labour capacity played important roles in reducing vulnerability. Increasing the enrolment rate and the education background in grassland regions may decrease the vulnerability of the herders. It is argued that the use of vulnerability indices can be helpful to increase the herders’ adaptation to climate change and to improve the sustainability of rural pastoral regions.

scholarly journals Vulnerability and Local Innovation in Adaptation to Climate Change among the Pastoralists: Harshin District, Somali Region, Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Yohannes Gebre Michael
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Somali Region ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Point Of Departure

The case study was made with the overall aim of understanding of pastoralist vulnerability and adaptation to climate changes. As a methodology five kebeles have been purposely selected representing pastoral and agro-pastoral farming systems in Harshin district of Somali Region in Ethiopia. The survey was conducted through semi-structured checklists with individual households and groups accounting a total of 124 people.The major findings of the study indicated that the environmental and socio-economic dynamics are skewed to negative trends where the livelihood of the pastoral community is under a big threat. Moreover, the combinations of factors including access to resources and social institutions, livelihood practices, inappropriate technologies and policies have attributed to trigger the vulnerability to climate change among the pastoralists in general and agro-pastoralists in particular. In adapting to the impact of climate change, pastoralists and agro-pastoralists are using wide range of group and individual local innovations, some farming practices and establishment of multi-functional grassroots institutions. Finally creating enabling policy environment for local experimentation and innovations in the framework of pastoralism and sustainability have been suggested as a point of departure in developing resilience to climate change and other pressures. 

scholarly journals Compatibility of Climate Adaptation Strategies with Livelihood Vulnerability Patterns: The Case of Fars Province, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samane Ghazali ◽  
Hossein Azadi ◽  
Mansoor Zibaei
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Risk Exposure ◽  
Fars Province ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Pastoralists’ livelihood on natural rangelands are constantly influenced by the destructive impacts of climate change. While the phenomenon of climate change continues on a widespread scale, it is expected to put more pressure on unfavorable rangelands and pastoral households whose livelihood source is only based on pastoralism activity. Thus, it is vital to reduce livelihood vulnerability of pastoralists to climate change impacts through appropriate adaptation strategies. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to specify the compatibility of adaptation strategies adopted by pastoralists with their livelihood vulnerability patterns. The evaluation was based on a spatial survey that was conducted with a random sample of 393 Iranian pastoralists distributed in the counties of Eghlid, Sepidan, and Shiraz in the northern Fars province. The results showed that pastoralists were commonly vulnerable in terms of the high-risk exposure and low adaptive capacity. About 27 livelihood vulnerability patterns were detected using data mining based on the relationships among the sub-components of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptation in 3 counties. The scores of the livelihood vulnerability were high in most of the livelihood vulnerability patterns. Only 4 patterns obtained the relatively low vulnerability scores through accurate decisions on adopting the appropriate set of adaptation strategies. According to the low compatibility of adaptation strategies with the corresponding vulnerability patterns, the results of this study can assist pastoralists to adopt appropriate adaptation strategies and thus, decrease livelihood vulnerability to climate change. In this regard, it is suggested that pastoralists in each vulnerability pattern adopt appropriate adaptation strategies according to their vulnerability sub-components.

scholarly journals Impacts of Climate Variability on Pastoralists and Their Adaptation/Coping Strategies in Fentale District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muluken Mekuyie ◽  
Desta Mulu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Climate Change And Variability ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Pastoral Households ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Background: Recently, more emphasis has been given to preparing and adapting communities to the adverse impacts of climate change than mitigating its risks. The present study was conducted in Fentale district, Central Ethiopia to determine the perceived adverse impacts of climate change and variability, the perception of pastoral households on the patterns of climate change and variability, and identify the adaptation /coping strategies of pastoralists to climate change impacts. A household questionnaire survey and focus group discussion were employed to collect primary data at a household level. A total of 130 pastoral households were sampled using random sampling. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The findings revealed that the perception of pastoral households on rainfall and temperature patterns was in line with the results of the recorded meteorological data analysis of the present study except the Kiremt rainfall and the long-term annual rainfall trends. The results indicated that pasture and water availability became scarce and livestock assets and productivity were highly reduced, due to adverse impacts of climate change and variability. The most important strategies deployed by the local people included (i) integrating livestock with crop production, (ii) livestock mobility, (iii) livestock diversification and herd composition change, (iv) decreased consumption, (v) remittance, (vi) cash for work and (vii) food aid. Conclusion: Therefore, the decision-makers should support and enhance household’s indigenous adaptation strategies through the provision of market access, early warning information, affordable credit access, and development of water points.

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