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Coping with Drought Among Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in Eastern Ethiopia

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  • Belay, Kassa
  • Beyene, Fekadu
  • Manig, Winfried

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This paper examines coping strategies of pastoral and agro- pastoral communities in six districts of Eastern Ethiopia. Data collected from a random sample of 360 households were used in the study. The results of the study indicate that the study area has been stricken by recurrent droughts since the early 1980s and that drought has increasingly devastating effects on the lives of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. In response to the degrading production environment, the pastoral and agro- pastoral communities become more provident and employ a variety of techniques to cushion themselves against contingencies. Moreover, the results of the study show that most of the coping strategies are aimed at counteracting the detrimental effects of droughts after their occurrence rather than identifying the root causes of droughts. Finally, we suggest the need for political actors to move from crisis management through emergency intervention to improving the capability to cope in changing environmental conditions.

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  • Belay, Kassa & Beyene, Fekadu & Manig, Winfried, 2005. "Coping with Drought Among Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in Eastern Ethiopia," Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje, Korea Rural Economic Institute, vol. 28(4), December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jordng:288376
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.288376
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    1. Alam, Khorshed, 2015. "Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: A case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 148(C), pages 196-206.
    2. Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse & Ringler, Claudia & Hassan, Rashid M., 2010. "Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 1032, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    3. Beyene, Fekadu & Korf, Benedikt, 2008. "Unmaking the commons: Collective action, property rights and resource appropriation among (agro-) pastoralists in eastern Ethiopia," CAPRi working papers 88, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Song, Chun & Scognamillo, Antonio & Ignaciuk, Adriana, 2022. "A Matter of Place: Spatial Heterogeneity and the Effect of Market Price on the Drought- Conflict Nexus in Somalia," 2022 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Anaheim, California 322297, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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