Perceptions of the effects of floods and droughts on livelihoods: lessons from arid Kenya

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 337-351

  Quandt, Amy ^a   Kimathi, Yunus Antony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Kenya Red Cross Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Drought; Flood; Governance; Kenya; Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLOOD; LIVESTOCK; PASTORALISM; PERCEPTION;

ISIOLO; KENYA;

BOS;

EID: 85020220664     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-11-2014-0132     Document Type: Article

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