Determinants of perceptions of climate change and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in northwestern Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorOpiyo, Francis
dc.contributor.authorWasonga, Oliver V.
dc.contributor.authorNyangito, Moses M.
dc.contributor.authorMureithi, Stephen M.
dc.contributor.authorObando, Joy Apiyo
dc.contributor.authorMunang, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T13:26:57Z
dc.date.available2015-07-10T13:26:57Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing concern that climate variability and change, combined with other environmental, social and political pressures, may overwhelm resilience of pastoral systems if local adaptation strategies are not strengthened. Understanding pastoralists’ perception of and response to climatic change is necessary for sustainable adaptation strategies. Systematic and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 302 households in Turkana County of northwestern Kenya. Descriptive statistics and Heckman probit model were used to analyse the data obtained from the household's interviews. The results show that majority of households’ perceive rise in temperatures and rainfall variability over the past three decades. Pastoralists’ perception of climate change was significantly (p<.05) associated with gender of the household head, livestock ownership, herd size and access to extension services. Heckman's sample selectivity probit model revealed that factors influencing pastoralist's choices of climate change adaptation include gender and education level of the household head, household size, wealth in terms of livestock ownership, distance to markets, access to credit and extension services. We conclude that as a prerequisite for long-term commitment to household's climate resilience, policies and programmes should aim at improving these factors.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1756-5529
dc.identifier.other1756-5537
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17565529.2015.1034231#.VaBT119Viko
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13146
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectadaptation strategiesen_US
dc.subjectclimate variabilityen_US
dc.subjectchangeen_US
dc.subjectdroughten_US
dc.subjectresilienceen_US
dc.subjectTurkanaen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of perceptions of climate change and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in northwestern Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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