Pastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand

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cg.contributor.crpDryland Systems
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMohammed Yahya Said: 0000-0001-8127-6399en
cg.creator.identifierJan de Leeuw: 0000-0002-2005-4351en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/17568691311327596en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1756-8692en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Managementen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorOsano, Philip M.en
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohammed Yahyaen
dc.contributor.authorLeeuw, Jan deen
dc.contributor.authorMoiko, Stephen S.en
dc.contributor.authorKaelo, D.O.en
dc.contributor.authorSchomers, S.en
dc.contributor.authorBirner, Reginaen
dc.contributor.authorOgutu, Joseph O.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-23T09:17:59Zen
dc.date.available2013-08-23T09:17:59Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/33515
dc.titlePastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailanden
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
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
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
dcterms.extentp. 198-214en
dcterms.issued2013-05-10en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherEmeralden
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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