Authors :
Mustafa, Sawsan Khair Elseid A; Rahma, Fatima Mohammed Ahmed M.
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 2 - February
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10656498
Abstract :
This paper is focused on impacts of climate
vulnerability on pastoral livelihoods and adaptive
capacities of pastoral communities in Goz Rajab and
Alazaza of River Atbara Locality of Butana of Kassala
State- Eastern Sudan .It aimed to to assess impacts of
climate vulnerability on the current livelihood of pastoral
groups in River Atbara Locality of Kassala State,
analysing adaptive capacity at the community level and
to propose guideline measures that enhance pastoral
groups ability to adapt to climate change and ensure food
security.Approach used is Climate Vulnerability and
Capacity Analysis in line with Sustainable livelihood
approach. Data were collected based on many
participatory tools include desk research well-structured
questionnaires for household (H/H) historical timelines,
group discussions. Key findings were summarized that,
drought seems to be the biggest climate hazard, 38 % of
respondents indicated that recently its frequency has
increased resulting in negative impacts that affects
pastoral community's livelihoods. The vulnerability of the
pastoralists in Goz Rajab is highly pronounced compared
to Alazaza agro pastoralists. H/H headship was male
dominated it constitutes 97.7% of sample size. Both
women and men had less access to education in Goz
Rajab. Elder’s illiteracy in Alazaza was 71% for both
sexes. Protection of key livelihood asset was quite low as
accessed by only 4.5% of respondents’ H/H heads. Feed
shortage reported by 97 % resulted in increased mobility
and migration (90%) and shift from pastoralism to other
production system as agreed by 90% of respondents.
Findings indicated that access to finance provided by
livestock traders who provide 50% on loan basis and
Producers Union provides 50%. Access to early warning
and climate information reported by only 24.4% hence
climate information provided by elderly observations
(68.4%) or depends on physiognomy (31.6%) to nature
for planning for mobility or cultivation. Selling animals
among more significant coping mechanism (66.7% of
H/H); brokerage practiced by 47.5%. Adaptation
capacities varied between study areas, practices include
shifting to raise small ruminants, cultivation, utilize
sorghum stoves as roofs and building material dry season
feeding; Accessibility to knowledge and skills were varied
,2.4 % have no idea about the information availability
and accessibility(Mustafa,2015).
Keywords :
Climate, Vulnerability, Pastoral, Community, Butana of Kassala.
This paper is focused on impacts of climate
vulnerability on pastoral livelihoods and adaptive
capacities of pastoral communities in Goz Rajab and
Alazaza of River Atbara Locality of Butana of Kassala
State- Eastern Sudan .It aimed to to assess impacts of
climate vulnerability on the current livelihood of pastoral
groups in River Atbara Locality of Kassala State,
analysing adaptive capacity at the community level and
to propose guideline measures that enhance pastoral
groups ability to adapt to climate change and ensure food
security.Approach used is Climate Vulnerability and
Capacity Analysis in line with Sustainable livelihood
approach. Data were collected based on many
participatory tools include desk research well-structured
questionnaires for household (H/H) historical timelines,
group discussions. Key findings were summarized that,
drought seems to be the biggest climate hazard, 38 % of
respondents indicated that recently its frequency has
increased resulting in negative impacts that affects
pastoral community's livelihoods. The vulnerability of the
pastoralists in Goz Rajab is highly pronounced compared
to Alazaza agro pastoralists. H/H headship was male
dominated it constitutes 97.7% of sample size. Both
women and men had less access to education in Goz
Rajab. Elder’s illiteracy in Alazaza was 71% for both
sexes. Protection of key livelihood asset was quite low as
accessed by only 4.5% of respondents’ H/H heads. Feed
shortage reported by 97 % resulted in increased mobility
and migration (90%) and shift from pastoralism to other
production system as agreed by 90% of respondents.
Findings indicated that access to finance provided by
livestock traders who provide 50% on loan basis and
Producers Union provides 50%. Access to early warning
and climate information reported by only 24.4% hence
climate information provided by elderly observations
(68.4%) or depends on physiognomy (31.6%) to nature
for planning for mobility or cultivation. Selling animals
among more significant coping mechanism (66.7% of
H/H); brokerage practiced by 47.5%. Adaptation
capacities varied between study areas, practices include
shifting to raise small ruminants, cultivation, utilize
sorghum stoves as roofs and building material dry season
feeding; Accessibility to knowledge and skills were varied
,2.4 % have no idea about the information availability
and accessibility(Mustafa,2015).
Keywords :
Climate, Vulnerability, Pastoral, Community, Butana of Kassala.
