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Outcomes of Climate Change in a Marginalized Population: An Ethnography on the Turkana Pastoralists in Kenya

Year: 2017

Type: editorial

Abstract: The article discusses the impact of climate change on the Turkana pastoralist people of Kenya from an ethnographic perspective. Topics include the impact of climate change on livestock held by pastoralist groups, the relation of land use to ethnic conflicts among pastoralist groups in East Africa, and environmental and social impacts of alternative means of employment such as charcoal production and home brew production.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304063

Authors: Jacinta Mukulu Waila, Michael Wandanje Mahero, Shamilah Namusisi, Sarah J. Hoffman, Cheryl Robertson

Institutions: University of Minnesota, Makerere University

Language: English

Topic: Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, No poverty, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: Northwestern University, University of Minnesota

OpenAlex ID: W2765384158

Cites: 5

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10