Pastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand

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cg.contributor.crpDryland Systemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMohammed Yahya Said: 0000-0001-8127-6399en_US
cg.creator.identifierJan de Leeuw: 0000-0002-2005-4351en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/17568691311327596en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1756-8692en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Managementen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen_US
cg.volume5en_US
dc.contributor.authorOsano, Philip M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohammed Yahyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeeuw, Jan deen_US
dc.contributor.authorMoiko, Stephen S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKaelo, D.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchomers, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBirner, Reginaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOgutu, Joseph O.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-23T09:17:59Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-08-23T09:17:59Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/33515en_US
dc.titlePastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailanden_US
dcterms.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential for pastoral communities inhabiting. Kenyan Masailand to adapt to climate change using conservancies and payments for ecosystem services. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple methods and data sources were used, comprising: a socio-economic survey of 295 households; informal interviews with pastoralists, conservancy managers, and tourism investors; focus group discussions; a stakeholder workshop. Monthly rainfall data was used to analyse drought frequency and intensity. A framework of the interactions between pastoralists’ drought coping and risk mitigation strategies and the conservancy effects was developed, and used to qualitatively assess some interactions across the three study sites. Changes in household livestock holdings and sources of cash income are calculated in relation to the 2008-09 drought. Findings – The frequency and intensity of droughts are increasing but are localized across the three study sites. The proportion of households with per capita livestock holdings below the 4.5 TLU poverty vulnerability threshold increased by 34 per cent in Kitengela and 5 per cent in the Mara site, mainly due to the drought in 2008-2009. Payment for ecosystem services was found to buffer households from fluctuating livestock income, but also generates synergies and/or trade-offs depending on land use restrictions. Originality/value – The contribution of conservancies to drought coping and risk mitigation strategies of pastoralists is analyzed as a basis for evaluating the potential for ecosystem-based adaptation.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOsano, P.M., Said, M.Y., Leeuw, J. de, Moiko, S.S., Kaelo, D.O., Schomers, S., Birner, R. and Ogutu, J.O. 2013. Pastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 5(2):198-214.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 198-214en_US
dcterms.issued2013-05-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherEmeralden_US
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen_US
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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