Abstract:
Pastoralists’ communities have been able to cope in various
ways to climate change stresses. However, little is known of
these coping practices. This study examined the major climatic
stresses in the past three decades amongst agro-pastoralists,
their drivers, and community and institutional responses to the
changes in the cattle corridor of Uganda. The research was
purely qualitative and methods used were focused group
discussions and structured questionnaires. The major climatic
shocks identified were prolonged and increased frequency of
droughts, disease out breaks such as foot and mouth disease,
and bovine contagious disease. These out breaks occurred in
the periods of 1980 to 1983, 1990 to 1992, 1996 to 2000, and
2006 to 2007. Coping strategies documented were migration to
relatively safe areas, quarantine, vaccinations and treatment of
animals. It is recommended that more detailed studies be done
on the epidemiology of cattle diseases in the cattle corridor and
on climate change and external factors that hinder the expression
of adaptive capacity of pastoralist.
Les communautés d’éleveurs ont pu faire face dans diverses
manières aux efforts de changement climatique. Cependant,
peu d’informations sont connues sur ces pratiques de faire face.
Cette étude a examiné les efforts climatiques principaux dans
les trois dernières décennies au sein des agro-éleveurs, leurs
causes majeures et les réponses communautaires ainsi
qu’institutionnelles aux changements dans le couloir de bétail
de l’Ouganda. La recherche était purement qualitative et les
méthodes employées étaient focalisées dans des discussions
en groupe et des questionnaires structurés. Les chocs
climatiques principaux identifiés ont été prolongés et ont augmenté la fréquence des sécheresses, les déclenchements
de maladie telles que la fièvre aphteuse et la maladie contagieuse
de bovin. Ces déclenchements se sont produits dans les périodes
de 1980 à 1983, 1990 à 1992, 1996 à 2000 et 2006 à 2007. Les
stratégies de faire face enregistrées étaient la migration vers
les zones relativement sûres, la quarantaine, les vaccinations et
le traitement des animaux. Il a été recommandé que des études
plus détaillées soient faites sur l’épidémiologie des maladies de
bétail dans le couloir de bétail et sur le changement de climat et
les facteurs externes qui gênent l’expression de la capacité
adaptative de l’éleveur.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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Region Focus:
East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
69-73
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme climate change".
