Climate change and the emergence of helter-skelter livelihoods among the pastoralists of Samburu East District, Kenya

Climate Change Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 97-110

  Boruru, Eunice Ongoro ^a   Ontita, Edward ^a   Ogara, William Okelo ^a   Oguge, Nicholas Otienoh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adaptation; African studies; Climate change; Dry lands; Natural resources; Pastoralist economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009717682     PISSN: 16102002     EISSN: 16102010     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22315-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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