DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-2087-9
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85031495908
论文题名: Climate change responses among the Maasai Community in Kenya
作者: Leal Filho W. ; Nzengya D. ; Muasya G. ; Chemuliti J. ; Kalungu J.W.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2017
卷: 145, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 71
结束页码: 83
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Adaptation
; Africa
; Climate change
; Maasai
Scopus关键词: Crops
; Adaptation
; Africa
; Changing climate
; Dryland areas
; Governance systems
; Maasai
; Rural community
; Rural population
; Climate change
; adaptive management
; climate change
; climate effect
; ethnic group
; governance approach
; institutional framework
; local participation
; rural population
; Kenya
; Tanzania
; Bos
英文摘要: The impacts of climate change to the dryland areas of East Africa are especially strong, especially if it is considered that these areas have weak institutions and governance systems. Climate change has also affected many rural communities in a severe way, reducing crop yields and sometimes causing crop failure. In Kenya and Tanzania, where drylands cover over around 80 and 50% of their respective land areas, rural populations have been especially affected. Among them is the tribal group of the Maasai, legendary nomad warriors, who have been suffering from persistent droughts and the negative impacts on their cattle herds. This paper describes how climate change affects the Maasai communities in Kenya and the changes seen in their habits and diet, in order to adapt to a changing climate. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/83871
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment, Chester Street, Manchester, United Kingdom; St Paul’s University, P. O. Private Bag, Limuru, Kenya; Biotechnology Research Centre (Muguga), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O Box 362-00902, Kikuyu, Kenya; South Eastern Kenya University, P.O. Box 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya
Recommended Citation:
Leal Filho W.,Nzengya D.,Muasya G.,et al. Climate change responses among the Maasai Community in Kenya[J]. Climatic Change,2017-01-01,145(2018-01-02)