Perils facing Kenyan pastoralists, livelihood innovations and wider impacts: learning from project experience

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2021.1961595

J. Siedenburg

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper shares findings from a detailed empirical analysis of seven development projects in Kenya that supported remote pastoral communities facing food insecurity and other difficulties linked to environmental degradation and climate change. The projects sought to address these challenges by trialing various livelihood innovations in partnership with communities. These project activities were assessed using a tailored cost–benefit analysis methodology to identify those offering the best use of scarce funds, thus informing future policy and programing for such areas. This evidence suggests that (a) the difficulties communities face are creating a desperate situation, and (b) some of the innovations trialed hold promise while others are problematic. The evidence presented includes an array of local voices that vividly convey community-level dynamics and prospects. This evidence is set in context using the literatures on human security and its wider impacts, notably migration from the Sahel. This analysis found the circumstances of pastoral communities can significantly impact neighboring regions, with ongoing instability posing a threat while smart interventions that create local opportunities offer more synergistic outcomes. The paper concludes by calling for greater recognition of the options facing such communities and their wider significance as a basis for scaled up support measures.

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肯尼亚牧民面临的危险、生计创新和更广泛的影响:从项目经验中学习

摘要本文分享了对肯尼亚七个发展项目的详细实证分析结果，这些项目支持面临粮食不安全和其他与环境退化和气候变化有关的困难的偏远牧民社区。这些项目试图通过与社区合作试验各种生计创新来应对这些挑战。这些项目活动是使用量身定制的成本效益分析方法进行评估的，以确定哪些活动能最好地利用稀缺资金，从而为这些领域的未来政策和计划提供信息。这一证据表明，（a）社区面临的困难正在造成绝望的局面，（b）一些试验的创新有希望，而另一些则有问题。所提供的证据包括一系列生动传达社区层面动态和前景的当地声音。这一证据是在使用有关人类安全及其更广泛影响的文献的背景下提出的，尤其是来自萨赫勒地区的移民。这项分析发现，牧民社区的情况会对邻近地区产生重大影响，持续的不稳定构成威胁，而创造当地机会的明智干预措施会带来更具协同效应的结果。该文件最后呼吁更多地认识到这些社区面临的选择及其作为扩大支持措施基础的更广泛意义。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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12 weeks

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