Pastoralists' Perception on the Trend of Various Climatic, Social and Environmental Variables in Baringo County, Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Lelenguyah, Geoffrey L.
dc.contributor.author	Kabochi, Samuel K.
dc.contributor.author	Biwot, John C.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-11T06:16:13Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-11T06:16:13Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4288
dc.description.abstract	s global temperatures increase, more intense rainfall and more frequent droughts will have devastating effects on pastoral livelihoods. The aim of this study was to investigate pastoralists' perceptions on the impacts of climate variability on their livelihoods from 1971 to 2010. This study utilized household structured questionnaires. Statistical tests included t-test and Chi-square test ( χ 2 ). Statistically significant differences occurred between pastoralists and agro-pastoralists regarding the perceived trend of rainfall. This study recommends the strengthening of local institutions to be able to deal with impacts of climate variability and change	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Southern California	en_US
dc.subject	Pastoralists	en_US
dc.title	Pastoralists' Perception on the Trend of Various Climatic, Social and Environmental Variables in Baringo County, Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US