Pastoralist's Way of Life Under threat in the Horn of Africa.

      Аннотация: Pastoralism has often been associated with harsh and extreme climatic condition and been described as one of the most challenging livelihood existing today. However, due to their traditional coping mechanism of movement and communal land conservation, pastoralism has survived generations and continue to thrive. Faced with new challenges such as encroaching urbanization and climate change, the pastoralism way of life is undergoing profound changes and has been able to effectively cope with thus far. By examining the pastoral challenges this book wonders if there are possible adaptation lesions the rest of mankind can learn from pastoralism that can be applicable in other sectors of our economy in an era of profound climate change threats.

Ключевые слова: Climate change, pastoralism, Vulnerability Horn of Africa