Natural hazards identified and ranked by livelihood and gender
| Hazards | Rank by livelihood and gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastoralist men | Agro-pastoralist men | Pastoralist women | Agro-pastoralist women | Severity of impact | Frequency of occurrence | |
| Drought | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Very high | Every year |
| Erratic rainfall | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Very high | Every year |
| Animal diseases | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | High | Every year |
| Shortage of water | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Very high | Every year |
| Human diseases | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | High | Every year |
| Rangeland degradation | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Very high | Increasing |
| Soil erosion | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | High | 1 in 9 years |
| Flooding | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Very high | 3 in 10 years |
| Strong wind | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | High | 3 in 10 years |
| Crop diseases and pests | – | 7 | – | 9 | Very high | Every year |
| Hazards | Rank by livelihood and gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastoralist men | Agro-pastoralist men | Pastoralist women | Agro-pastoralist women | Severity of impact | Frequency of occurrence | |
| Drought | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Very high | Every year |
| Erratic rainfall | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Very high | Every year |
| Animal diseases | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | High | Every year |
| Shortage of water | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Very high | Every year |
| Human diseases | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | High | Every year |
| Rangeland degradation | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Very high | Increasing |
| Soil erosion | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | High | 1 in 9 years |
| Flooding | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Very high | 3 in 10 years |
| Strong wind | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | High | 3 in 10 years |
| Crop diseases and pests | – | 7 | – | 9 | Very high | Every year |
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