Essays about: "East Pokot"

Found 4 essays containing the words East Pokot.

1. 1. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
   Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

   Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE

3. 2. Pokot Young Pastoralists at the Crossroads - Tradition, Modernity and Land Tenure Transformations in East Pokot, Kenya

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Maddalena Cirani; [2020-02-18]
   Keywords : Pastoralism; Youth; ASALs; Africa; East Pokot; Land tenure; Modernity; Tradition;

   Abstract : East Pokot, in North-Western Kenya, falls under the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of the Sub-Saharan region. Due to the yearly prolonged dry seasons, pastoralism has traditionally guaranteed the most reliable source of livelihood. READ MORE

4. 3. Coping with climate variability in West Pokot, Kenya: The influences of land use on responses to climate variability, by pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in arid and semi-arid areas of West Pokot, Kenya.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Lotje Geutjes; [2015-03-09]
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   Abstract : Many pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in semi-arid and arid areas in East Africa, face the challenge of climate change, while the pressure on land is increasing and at the same time land use changes are ongoing. This study focuses on the influences of land use change on the responses to climate variability, by applying the contextual vulnerability framework on the case study of West Pokot in Kenya for the comparison of pastoralist (mainly communal ownership of land) and agro-pastoralist (mainly privatised land) communities. READ MORE

5. 4. From Communal to Private: Dynamics of a Changing Land Tenure System in Chepareria, West Pokot County, Kenya

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Laura Saxer; [2014-12-18]
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   Abstract : In the context of the ongoing land use change in pastoral areas in East Africa, new developments and dynamics imply various shifts in pastoralist livelihoods and land management. Previous research has engaged in a polarised debate of private versus communal tenure. READ MORE