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Impact of climate change adaptation on food security: evidence from semi-arid lands, Kenya

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-021-03180-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03180-3
 
Title Impact of climate change adaptation on food security: evidence from semi-arid lands, Kenya
 
Creator Ndiritu, S W
Muricho, G
 
Subject Climate Adaptation
Semi-Arid Tropics
Climate Change
Food Security
Kenya
 
Description The management of rangelands, including climate change adaptation strategies, is primarily responsible for stimulating livestock productivity, which consequently improves food security. This paper investigates the impact of climate change adaptations on food security among pastoralists in semi-arid parts of Kenya, who have not received due attention to date. Using an endogenous switching regression model, the current study revealed that pastoralists’ food security increased significantly when they employed measures to adapt to climate change. The study results also showed that wealthier households and those with more livestock were more food-secure than comparatively poorer households or those with less livestock. Furthermore, the study uncovered a high prevalence of food security among more educated households. The paper therefore recommends that, in Kenya’s semi-arid lands, where pastoralism is the primary means of livelihood, policies advocating adaptations to climate change should be strengthened. Also fundamental to building pastoralists’ adaptation strategies are the consistent monitoring of climate change, the use of early warning systems, and the communication of pertinent information to farmers—and particularly to pastoralists.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2021-07-28
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/12750/1/Climatic%20Change_167_1-20_2021.pdf
Ndiritu, S W and Muricho, G (2021) Impact of climate change adaptation on food security: evidence from semi-arid lands, Kenya. Climatic Change (TSI), 167. pp. 1-20. ISSN 0165-0009