... to evaluate climate change, climate variability and drought with their impacts on pastoral livelihoods in Borana. A total of 280 pastoralist households were sampled using multistage sampling techniques. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test was employed to assess...

... climate variability in the Borena zone of Ethiopia. The research uses advanced statistical techniques, including rotated empirical orthogonal function (EOF) and rotated principal component analysis (RPCA), to identify and quantify significant patterns in seasonal rainfall, temperature and drought indices...

... evapotranspiration index were applied to determine the drought frequency and severity. Findings The result reveals that the mean seasonal rainfall varies from 111.34 mm to 518.74 mm. Although the maximum and minimum rainfall occurred in the summer and winter seasons, respectively, there has been a decrease...

... encroachment, coping strategy, temperature, drought frequency, provision of humanitarian services and food shortage during the normal season of the year have a significant influence on vulnerability in the study area. Social implications The study’s results and recommendations will be of great significance...

... and moderate droughts have affected the agricultural areas, causing significant losses in soybean and maize production. This study aims to estimate the economic impact generated by different drought levels for soy and maize production areas through a financial perspective that allows the estimation of the cash...

... of vulnerabilities. Therefore, this study aims to schematize community perceptions and understanding of vulnerability in drought-affected rural Gamo lowlands. Design/methodology/approach A community-based cross-sectional survey design and the mixed-methods research approach were executed. A four-staged...

... and adaptation. This study aims to investigate demographic characteristics and social networks that influence the household capacity to prepare, recover and adapt when faced with prolonged droughts or erratic rainfall events in Mbale municipality in Eastern Uganda. Design/methodology/approach A cross...

... procedure of qualitative data identification of themes, paraphrasing and characterization of the recurring themes was performed. Climate variability Disease Drought Pastoralists The livelihood of pastoralists in Borana is adversely affected by climate change and extremes (Hurst et al...

...Yimer Mohammed; Fantaw Yimer; Menfese Tadesse; Kindie Tesfaye Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the patterns and trends of drought incidence in north east highlands of Ethiopia using monthly rainfall record for the period 1984-2014. Design/methodology/approach Standard...

...Amy Quandt; Yunus Antony Kimathi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how people practicing natural resource-based livelihoods in arid Kenya perceive that their livelihoods are being affected by floods and droughts and how to integrate these local perceptions of impacts into larger...

...Mmofa Amos Rakgase; David Norris Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to determine if there is an association between farmers’ socio-economic profile and their perception of climate change and related events (drought). Understanding of farmers’ perceptions of drought and climate change may...

...Jummai Othniel Yila; Bernadette P. Resurreccion Purpose – This paper aims at understanding how smallholder farmers are adapting to drought and what shapes their vulnerabilities and ability to adapt. Considering that their capacity to adapt to climate change has been undermined not only...

... spontaneous or planned. It has been part of a scientific debate long before “global warming”; the Sahel drought of the 1970s already initiated a great increase in studies. At that time, the national or regional oriented desertification narrative generalized area‐specific environmental phenomena (Slegers...

...Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how farmers are reducing vulnerability of rain‐fed agriculture to drought through indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the Atankwidi basin, north‐eastern Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on combined...