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Local perceptions of climate change, coping and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in the Lake Basin Region of Kenya

Creator:

Asinjo, Robert

Abstract:

Smallholder farmers in Africa, who have long relied on rain-fed agriculture, are currently experiencing adverse impacts of climate change which is posing serious challenges to their ability to sustain their livelihoods (Morton 2007). This is the case for many other areas around the world, especially among indigenousor ruralcommunities who rely...

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Masters Thesis

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Local Perceptions of Climate Change, Coping and Adaptation
An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:

Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan

Abstract:

The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...

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Masters Thesis

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ecology and theories of social change. while being informed by the recent trends in anthropology, from