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DOI	10.1186/s13570-017-0103-3
	Development agents and their role in cushioning the pastoralists of Isiolo Central Sub-County, Kenya, against negative effects of climate variability
	Kagunyu, Anastasia Wanjiku; Thuranira, Elias Gitonga; Wanjohi, Joseph Gatura
通讯作者	Kagunyu, AW
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2017
卷号	7
英文摘要	Climate variability is a natural phenomenon, and of late, it is becoming more frequent and more intensive especially in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). This has affected the livelihoods and the coping strategies of the pastoral communities of the ASALs of Kenya. As a result, there was need to conduct a study and assess the type of development agents existing in the region and the type of assistance they provided. This study applied household interviews, focus group discussions and key informant interviews to collect data. Quantitative data was analysed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics were run. The study revealed that there are various development agents who assist the pastoralists of Isiolo, namely government departments, NGOs and faith-based organizations. The type of assistance given included resettlements, human and livestock medicine, restocking, destocking, subsistence funds for the old people, relief foods and livestock feeds. The study findings also indicate that the assistance given was inadequate and this was attributed to poor leadership, selfishness and marginalization. In most cases inappropriate interventions were put in place such as providing maize to the community when what they really needed was livestock for restocking. For the pastoralists of Isiolo County to benefit from development agents there is need for proper coordination of development agents assisting livestock communities in Isiolo County. There is also need for government departments, NGOs and faith-based organizations to ensure full engagement and effective participation of the local communities in the conception, design and implementation of sustainable solutions to reverse the effects of climate variability.
英文关键词	Climate Variability Development agents Pastoralists Assistance
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000418639500001
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332435
作者单位	[Kagunyu, Anastasia Wanjiku] Kenya Agr & Livestock Res Org Sericulture, POB 7116-01000, Thika, Kenya; [Thuranira, Elias Gitonga] Kenya Agr & Livestock Res Org Kabete, POB 57811-00200, Nairobi, Kenya; [Wanjohi, Joseph Gatura] Catholic Univ Eastern Africa, POB 62157-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kagunyu, Anastasia Wanjiku,Thuranira, Elias Gitonga,Wanjohi, Joseph Gatura. Development agents and their role in cushioning the pastoralists of Isiolo Central Sub-County, Kenya, against negative effects of climate variability[J],2017,7.
APA	Kagunyu, Anastasia Wanjiku,Thuranira, Elias Gitonga,&Wanjohi, Joseph Gatura.(2017).Development agents and their role in cushioning the pastoralists of Isiolo Central Sub-County, Kenya, against negative effects of climate variability.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,7.
MLA	Kagunyu, Anastasia Wanjiku,et al."Development agents and their role in cushioning the pastoralists of Isiolo Central Sub-County, Kenya, against negative effects of climate variability".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 7(2017).