Erratum: Vulnerability of Southern Afar pastoralists to climate variability and change, Ethiopia

Mekuyie, Muluken; Jordaan, Andries; Melka, Yoseph

doi:10.4102/jamba.v11i1.900

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“…It defines vulnerability as a function of the character, magnitude and rate of climate variation to which a system is exposed, its sensitivity and its adaptive capacity. The higher the adaptive capacity, the less vulnerable the household to climate change impact and vice versa (Füssel, 2009; IPCC, 2012; Fenta et al , 2018; Olufemi et al , 2019). This method uses a combination of indicators to measure vulnerability by computing indices and the weighted average for the selected indicators.…”

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“…They were critically affected by climate change and variability (Table 4). VI: Vulnerability index; highly vulnerable: The most susceptible households for slight shock and need intensive care; moderately vulnerable: households who need temporary support to recover when they are hit by hard climate-induced shock; less vulnerable: coping householdshouseholds in a susceptible situation but still capable to cope (Fenta et al, 2018).…”

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Livelihood vulnerability of Borana pastoralists to climate change and variability in Southern Ethiopia

Gatew,

Guyo

2024

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Purpose The purpose of this study results and recommendations will have a paramount significance for policymakers, policy advocates, development planners and practitioners who may be in need of such information for reconsideration, evaluation and inclusion into their respective development and humanitarian programming and operational strategies. Above all, the study result has further provided the local community with viable adaptation strategies to climate-induced changes in the study area. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted to measure the livelihood vulnerability of Borana pastoralists to climate change and variability in southern Ethiopia. Pastoralists’ households were sampled using multistage sampling techniques. A total of 27 socio-economic and biophysical indicators were used to reflect vulnerability components: adaptive capacity, exposure and sensitivity. Principal component analysis was used to develop weights for indicators and to produce livelihood vulnerability index to classify households according to their level of vulnerability. Ordinal logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of vulnerability to climate-induced stresses. Findings The results showed that 24.4% of households were highly vulnerable, 60.3% were moderately vulnerable and 15.3% of households were less vulnerable to climate-induced stresses. Factor estimates of the logistic model further revealed that early warning information, bush encroachment, coping strategy, temperature, drought frequency, provision of humanitarian services and food shortage during the normal season of the year have a significant influence on vulnerability in the study area. Social implications The study’s results and recommendations will be of great significance to policymakers, development planners, and practitioners who require such information for reconsideration, evaluation, and inclusion in their respective development and humanitarian program and operational strategies. Most importantly, the study’s findings have provided the local community with practical adaptation strategies to climate-induced changes in the study area. Originality/value The study explored pastoralist perception of climate change and variability and measured the livelihood vulnerability of pastoralists’ households to climate change and variability and finally investigated viable adaptation and coping strategies in the study area.

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Livelihood vulnerability of Borana pastoralists to climate change and variability in Southern Ethiopia

Gatew,

Guyo

2024

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“…Because of this, high levels of malnutrition are often a feature among the pastoral communities of these regions [23]. Studies have documented that a significant proportion of (agro) pastoralists are vulnerable to climate-induced shocks and stresses, often resulting in production failures that lead to the depletion of pastoral resources, ultimately causing food shortages [50,51].…”

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The Effects of Commercial Orientation on (Agro) Pastoralists’ Household Food Security: Evidence from (Agro) Pastoral Communities of Afar, Northeastern Ethiopia

2022

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Commercialization has been increasingly promoted for (agro) pastoral communities as an intervention to improve incomes and food access. Using households from rural Afar, this study examines the food security effects of the livestock commercial orientations of (agro) pastoralists by employing propensity score matching (PSM) procedures. The results show that, despite the fact that the market production of (agro) pastoralists is stressed by a broad range of factors, identified as cultural, infrastructural, and production risks, participation in livestock sales significantly decreased the severity of food insecurity in both the household food insecurity access score (HFIAS), and the reduced coping strategy index (rCSI) measures. However, the results failed to find consistently significant effects via the per capita consumption expenditure measure, in which case, the ‘subsistence’ and ‘commercially’ oriented groups are alike. Yet, given the factors depressing market production, properly addressed with policy measures, the income generated from livestock sales improved the welfare of (agro) pastoralists, at least by some (the HFIAS and rCSI) of the livelihood indicators. This highlights the importance of combining market infrastructure investments with culturally sensitive policy measures in order to sustain the traditional livestock husbandry of (agro) pastoralists. Therefore, in order to sustainably improve the food security situations in (agro) pastoral areas, the promotion of market production through the broadening of market access for both sales and purchases is important.

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“…Few studies discussed the climate change aspects concerning resilience, vulnerability, and mitigation measures for pastoralists (Little and McPeak 2014;Grace et al 2015;Dong et al 2016;Ambelu et al 2017;Arjjumend 2018;Fenta et al 2019;Muricho et al 2019). Some research studies tried to explain forecasting methods adopted by nomadic/pastoralist communities (Nusser and Holdschlag 2012; Ayal et al 2015;Rojas-Downing et al 2017;Kagunyu et al 2016).…”

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Impact of climate change on nomadic herders’ livelihoods: a case study of Bakarwal tribe in the western Himalayas in India

Ahmed

Iqbal

Antahal

2022

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This study quantifies the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of nomadic herders in the western Himalayas in India, who depend on natural resources for their livelihood, and are herding livestock. In this research paper, we have collected primary data from 235 nomadic herders on their perceptions regarding the variables of climate change. We analysed the primary data using factor analysis and found that due to climate change, in the last few decades, nomads are experiencing reduced and untimely rainfall and increased temperature which ultimately results in the reduced growth of pasture, reduced quality and quantity of pasture, pasture plants are replacing by weedy plants, harvesting time of pasture reduced, drying of sources of water in later days at winter residence, seasons have changed, experiencing unstable weather, and reduced grazing areas are bringing the drought-like situation in the area. Further, this creates major challenges in raising livestock with less pasture, water availability, increased environmental diseases risk bringing starvation and death of livestock, reduced milk, wool and meat quality and quantity, and the reduced market price of final goods. Which brings a serious impact on the economic activities of nomadic herders in the region. Climate change also forced the nomadic herders in the region to early migration, which let them face difficulties like ice over the mountain passes, lesser grass along the paths for grazing, unexpected avalanches, thunderstorm or hailstorm and intense rains on the way to the uplands. Finally, this study brings to the notice of policymakers, climatologists, local governments, and animal health departments that climate change is changing the endangering the life of nomadic herders and we should develop appropriate plans to minimise the loss.

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Erratum: Vulnerability of Southern Afar pastoralists to climate variability and change, Ethiopia

Cited by 6 publications

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Livelihood vulnerability of Borana pastoralists to climate change and variability in Southern Ethiopia

Livelihood vulnerability of Borana pastoralists to climate change and variability in Southern Ethiopia

The Effects of Commercial Orientation on (Agro) Pastoralists’ Household Food Security: Evidence from (Agro) Pastoral Communities of Afar, Northeastern Ethiopia

Impact of climate change on nomadic herders’ livelihoods: a case study of Bakarwal tribe in the western Himalayas in India

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