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标题：The Shrinking Grazing Fields of the Maasai Land Under the Changing Climate System in Kajiado County, Kenya
其他标题：The Shrinking Grazing Fields of the Maasai Land Under the Changing Climate System in Kajiado County, Kenya
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作者：James Kaoga ; George Ouma ; Daniel Olago 等
期刊名称：Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
印刷版ISSN：2222-2855
电子版ISSN：2222-2855
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：14
页码：126-131
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：The Maasai pastoralists have in the last decade experienced disruptions in their economies and livelihoods following climate shifts. For instance, they have been losing up to 30 % of their herd annually to drought related disasters, yet information on the various land uses is still fragmented. This has been worsened by the shortening famine cycles which has impacted pastoral livelihood system as they highly depend on natural resource. Yet, these key resources have been dwindling over the past 30 years compromising their ability to meet basic need such as food. To address this gap, the study focused on long term evaluation of land use. The study’s objective was to determine land use transformations and their impacts particularly on the pastoral livelihood system. Keywords: Climate change, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Natural resources, food insecurity, pastoral livelihood system, socio-ecological systems
关键词：Climate change; Arid and Semi-Arid Lands; Natural resources; food insecurity; pastoral livelihood system; socio-ecological systems