Remote detection of community-based rangeland management (CBRM)Published2019StatusOpen AccessLanguageenCountriesEthiopiaKenyaILRI ProgramsSustainable livestock systemsReporthttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106542CitationSircely, J., Fava, F. and Oloo, S. 2019. Remote detection of community-based rangeland management (CBRM). ILRI Research Report 54. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.Tagsdroughtlivestockpastoralismrangelands
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CompletedJul 2011Dec 2012Enabling livestock based economies in Kenya to adapt to climate change: A Review of payment for ecosystem services from wildlife tourism as a climate change adaptation optionThis project will explore wildlife based tourism in community based conservancies as a form of adaptation to climate change. Such a source of income may potentially increase the resilience of pastoral societies to climate change. Diversification into less drought prone sources of income would...biodiversityclimate changedroughtdrylandsenvironmentlivestock systemsNRMpastoralism
Feb 2010May 2010An evaluation of the response to the 2008 – 2009 drought in KenyaThe Kenyan drought management system has been subject to ad-hoc review and improvement. At present the most far reaching changes since its inception are underway, including major institutional changes through the creation of a Drought Management Authority (DMA) and a National Drought Contingency...droughtdrylandslivelihoods
ActiveDeveloping and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerabilityIn collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...droughtlivestockpastoralism
