Korea Rural Economic Institue

COPING WITH DROUGHT AMONG PASTORAL AND AGRO-PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA

영문 제목
COPING WITH DROUGHT AMONG PASTORAL AND AGRO-PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA
저자
Kassa Belay
출판년도
2006-01
초록
This paper examines coping strategies of pastoral and agro- pastoral communities in six districts of Eastern Ethiopia. Data collected from a random sample of 360 households were used in the study. The results of the study indicate that the study area has been stricken by recurrent droughts since the early 1980s and that drought has increasingly devastating effects on the lives of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. In response to the degrading production environment, the pastoral and agro- pastoral communities become more provident and employ a variety of techniques to cushion themselves against contingencies. Moreover, the results of the study show that most of the coping strategies are aimed at counteracting the detrimental effects of droughts after their occurrence rather than identifying the root causes of droughts. Finally, we suggest the need for political actors to move from crisis management through emergency intervention to improving the capability to cope in changing environmental conditions.

This paper examines coping strategies of pastoral and agro- pastoral communities in six districts of Eastern Ethiopia. Data collected from a random sample of 360 households were used in the study. The results of the study indicate that the study area has been stricken by recurrent droughts since the early 1980s and that drought has increasingly devastating effects on the lives of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. In response to the degrading production environment, the pastoral and agro- pastoral communities become more provident and employ a variety of techniques to cushion themselves against contingencies. Moreover, the results of the study show that most of the coping strategies are aimed at counteracting the detrimental effects of droughts after their occurrence rather than identifying the root causes of droughts. Finally, we suggest the need for political actors to move from crisis management through emergency intervention to improving the capability to cope in changing environmental conditions.
목차
I. Introduction
II. Pastoral Coping Strategies: A Review
III. Research Methodology
IV. Results and Discussion
V. Conclusions

I. Introduction
II. Pastoral Coping Strategies: A Review
III. Research Methodology
IV. Results and Discussion
V. Conclusions
서지인용
page. 185 - 210
발행처
University of Goettingen
주제어
coping strategies; diversification; drought; migration; Livestock raiding; coping strategies; diversification; drought; migration; Livestock raiding
발간물 유형
KREI 논문
보고서 번호
JRD28-2-05
URI
http://repository.krei.re.kr/handle/2018.oak/18492
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학술지 논문 > 농촌경제 / JRD
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