Stories from the field : reducing vulnerability among pastoralists in Northern Kenya

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2010

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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

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The devastating drought that gripped much of East Africa in 2009 was one of the worst in living memory. But in the arid and semi-arid lands of Northern Kenya, drought is no stranger. Since 1993, Kenya has declared six national disasters because of drought.

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CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AFRICA, DROUGHT, KENYA, FLOODS, RESILIENCE, KENYA--TURKANA CENTRAL DISTRICT, SOIL EROSION, WATER CONFLICTS

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