Perceived impacts of climate change in pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: A qualitative study applying the concept of One Health

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationAddis Ababa Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen
cg.contributor.donorGlobal Challenges Research Funden
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovationen
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierSiobhan Mor: 0000-0003-0121-2016en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020257en
cg.issn1660-4601en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.ilriONE HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume22en
dc.contributor.authorTamire, M.en
dc.contributor.authorMor, Siobhan M.en
dc.contributor.authorBaylis, M.en
dc.contributor.authorKaba, M.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-12T08:44:06Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-12T08:44:06Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172979
dc.titlePerceived impacts of climate change in pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: A qualitative study applying the concept of One Healthen
dcterms.abstractEthiopia is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the increasing geographic extent, intensity, and frequency of drought. This study aimed to examine how pastoralist communities understand climate change and its impacts. We conducted a qualitative study among pastoral communities in Ethiopia using focus group discussions with community representatives and key informant interviews with human and animal health and agriculture experts. The collected data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Participants viewed deforestation and population growth as the main causes of climate change. They found that climate change caused high temperatures, a shortage of rainfall, and drought. These changes affected the environment, food security, and animal health, impacting their livelihoods, health, and social systems. Coping strategies included engaging in new economic activities, environmental recovery attempts, migration, and seeking food aid for survival. They suggested providing food aid, improving access to human and animal health care, and implementing early warning systems at the community level. The pastoralists perceived that climate change destroyed the natural environment, increased food insecurity, and negatively affected social systems and health. Collaborative actions are needed to mitigate these effects, initiate local environmental adaptation mechanisms, enhance water and food security, and improve animal and human health services.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-02-11en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTamire, M., Mor, S.M., Baylis, M. and Kaba, M. 2025. Perceived impacts of climate change in pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: A qualitative study applying the concept of One Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22(2): 257.en
dcterms.extent257en
dcterms.issued2025-02-11en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectone health approachen
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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