Pastoralists’ Choices and Determinants of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Teltele District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55927/marcopolo.v3i5.45Keywords:
Climate Change, Teltele District, Multivariate Probit, Pastoralists’ ChoicesAbstract
Pastoralism is the main source of income for millions of people globally, primarily in Africa, and it has a significant negative influence on them due to climate change. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the most common climate change adaptation strategies utilized by pastoralists and their determinants in the Teltele district, Southern Ethiopia. Through a systematic random selection process, 349 sampled pastoralists were selected from three kebeles within the district. Primary data was gathered through semi-structured, focus groups, and key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze climate change adaptation strategies, as well as socio-demographic, economic, and institutional characteristics. A multivariate probit (MVP) model was used to identify the determinants of pastoralists' choice of climate change adaptation strategies. The results revealed that pastoralists use herd mobility, livestock diversification, and destocking as major adaptation strategies. Furthermore, this study showed that the selection of adaptation strategies by pastoralists is highly influenced by several factors, including sex, age, ownership of livestock, access to credit, availability of climate information, market distance, pastoral income, and membership in a social group. Therefore, future policy and research should concentrate on enhancing pastoralists' access to climate information, market and credit access, pastoral income, strengthening their association, and rangeland management, and assessing the financial impact of each adaptation option on their means of subsistence to increase their capacity to adapt in the future.
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