Are climate change adaptation strategies interrelated? Evidence from Borana pastoral communities, southern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Abraham Abera Feyissa, Ayana Angassa, Menfese Tadesse

et al.

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: May 7, 2025

Climate change manifests itself in recurrent droughts and erratic rainfall, resulting diminished local water animal feed resources. This has led to the death of large numbers livestock, which are basis pastoral livelihoods Borana Zone, southern Ethiopia. In response climate impacts, community adopted various adaptation strategies sustain their livelihoods. The present study examined factors that determine pastoralists’ intensities adoption identified barriers implementation. A multivariate probit (MVP) an ordered model were employed analyze decisions 240 households a problem confrontation index identify strategies. results indicate while there strategies, some have very low rate. majority (90%) used at least two these only 1.67% all them. Most importantly, interdependent, indicates complementary others substitutable. Promoting within package may help boost enhance resilience impacts through synergies. Education, dependence ratio, farming activity, access extension services, market distance significantly affect intensity. Similarly, bush encroachment, regionalization policies, improper settlement patterns, farmland expansion hinder implementation adaptations. Hence, interventions facilitate address can improve agro-pastoral change. It would also be crucial develop land-use planning encourages coexistence livestock grazing crop cultivation order maintain ecological balance minimize conflict.

Language: Английский

Are climate change adaptation strategies interrelated? Evidence from Borana pastoral communities, southern Ethiopia DOI Creative Commons
Abraham Abera Feyissa, Ayana Angassa, Menfese Tadesse

et al.

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: May 7, 2025

Climate change manifests itself in recurrent droughts and erratic rainfall, resulting diminished local water animal feed resources. This has led to the death of large numbers livestock, which are basis pastoral livelihoods Borana Zone, southern Ethiopia. In response climate impacts, community adopted various adaptation strategies sustain their livelihoods. The present study examined factors that determine pastoralists’ intensities adoption identified barriers implementation. A multivariate probit (MVP) an ordered model were employed analyze decisions 240 households a problem confrontation index identify strategies. results indicate while there strategies, some have very low rate. majority (90%) used at least two these only 1.67% all them. Most importantly, interdependent, indicates complementary others substitutable. Promoting within package may help boost enhance resilience impacts through synergies. Education, dependence ratio, farming activity, access extension services, market distance significantly affect intensity. Similarly, bush encroachment, regionalization policies, improper settlement patterns, farmland expansion hinder implementation adaptations. Hence, interventions facilitate address can improve agro-pastoral change. It would also be crucial develop land-use planning encourages coexistence livestock grazing crop cultivation order maintain ecological balance minimize conflict.

Language: Английский

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