Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Author | : Stephen Devereux |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-13 | : STANFORD:36105122277176 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia written by Stephen Devereux and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an investigation into the causes and consequences of livelihood vulnerability in Somali Region, Ethiopia. People in this region, pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, farmers and traders, have suffered a series of livelihood shocks in recent years, some natural (droughts, livestock disease), others political (a crackdown on contraband trade, bans by Gulf states on livestock imports, violent conflict between (sub-)clans or between Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) militia and the state). As a result of these multiple shocks, and because rainfall in the Horn of Africa has been low in recent years, questions are being asked about the sustainability of pastoralism as a livelihood system, not only in Somali Region but throughout the Greater Horn of Africa.