Pastoralism and Climate Change in East Africa /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Project Muse, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Centre for Climate Change Studies
Otros Autores: Yanda, Pius Z. (Editor ), Mung'ong'o, C. G. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd., [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Pastoral systems.
Climatic changes.
Pastoral systems > Africa, East.
Climatic changes > Africa, East.
Africa, East.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures, pl ates and tables; Foreword; About the Authors; PART I
  • Introduction; CHAPTER 1
  • Pastoralism for a Sustainable Future in East Africa
  • An Introduction; An Overview; Understanding the Pastoral Production Systems; Vulnerability and Responses to Climate Change Shocks and Stresses in Pastoral Communities; Pastoral Knowledge Systems and Resilience to Climate Change; Policy Concerns in East Africa in Relation to Pastoralists; Contribution of Pastoralism to National Economies; References
  • CHAPTER 2
  • A Photographic Introduction to Pastoralism in Tanzania by Vedasto Msungu, photographs taken in 2016 in northern TanzaniaCHAPTER 3
  • Understanding the Pastoral Production System of East Africa; Introduction; Understanding Rangeland Dynamics and their Variability in Semi-Arid Lands of East Africa; Pastoralism
  • Its Importance and Negligence; Sustainability of the Pastoral Production System; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 4
  • The Impacts of Climate Change on the Pastoral System in East Africa; Background; Climate Change Impacts on Rangelands
  • Climate Change Impacts on Livestock ProductionClimate Change Impacts on Communities; Sustainability of Pastoralism under Climate Change; References; PART II
  • Vulnerability and Responses to Climate Change Shocks and Stresses in Pastoral Communities; CHAPTER 5
  • Dimensions of Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability in Pastoral Production Systems of East Africa; Introduction; Exposure to Climate Change and Variability; Sensitivity to Climate Change and Variability; Adaptive Capacity of East African Pastoral Systems; Conclusion; References
  • CHAPTER 6
  • Role of Culture and Gender in Shaping Rangeland Management and AdaptationIntroduction; Pastoralists of East Africa; Culture and Pastoralism; Culture, Gender Roles and Responsibilities among Pastoral Societies in East Africa; Gender and Climate Change; Contribution of Culture and Gender to Climate Change Adaptation Traditional Coping Strategies for Pastoralists; Livestock mobility; Herd diversification; Livelihood diversification; Cultural Institutions for Climate Change Adaptation; References; PART III
  • Pastoral Knowledge Systems and Resilience to Climate Change
  • CHAPTER 7
  • The Technical and Social Knowledge Systems of Pastoral Mobility in East AfricaIntroduction; Pastoralism as a Livelihood System; Understanding the system; Perceptions of Pastoral Mobility Patterns; The Role of Pastoral Knowledge Systems in Mobility Patterns; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 8
  • Nomadic Pastoralism and Natural Resource Use Conflicts in East Africa; Introduction; Understanding Natural Resource Use Conflicts; A conceptual framework; Systems-to-be-governed: Areas and reasons for pastoral conflicts; The natural system; The social system; The governing system

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