Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya

Abstract Turkana County has a long history of drought and development interventions and remains one of the poorest counties in Kenya. In Turkana, livelihoods are increasingly under threat because of climate change, conflict, and the changing land use and management. There are complex interactions be...

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Autor principal:	Gregory Akall
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Land use Pastoralism Irrigation Donors Animal culture SF1-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0d711e4379994df2bd4d36591d3ea8902021-11-28T12:05:54ZEffects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya10.1186/s13570-021-00197-22041-7136https://doaj.org/article/0d711e4379994df2bd4d36591d3ea8902021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-021-00197-2https://doaj.org/toc/2041-7136Abstract Turkana County has a long history of drought and development interventions and remains one of the poorest counties in Kenya. In Turkana, livelihoods are increasingly under threat because of climate change, conflict, and the changing land use and management. There are complex interactions between the multiple drivers of change in landscapes and livelihoods in the region. The question addressed here is: How have external development interventions contributed to the changing pastoralist livelihoods in Turkana? This study is specific to the lower part of the Turkwel River basin, particularly the Nanyee irrigated area in Turkwel, Loima sub-County of Turkana County. This article examines the external development interventions during the colonial, post-independence, and contemporary periods to reveal the ways that land use practices and livelihoods have changed across these periods. Land use practices are changing due to the growing human population, droughts, urbanization, and dispossession of grazing areas through state and donor-supported interventions. It is suggested in this article that the change from a system of customary, unrestricted grazing to one of enclosed pastures has threatened pastoral territories, as well as cultures and livelihoods over the past six decades. The new set of development interventions introduced by international and national actors have failed to support local livelihoods, instead joining the list of existing problems that undermine pastoralism, including drought, livestock diseases, and cattle rustling.Gregory AkallSpringerOpenarticleLand usePastoralismIrrigationDonorsAnimal cultureSF1-1100ENPastoralism, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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description	Abstract Turkana County has a long history of drought and development interventions and remains one of the poorest counties in Kenya. In Turkana, livelihoods are increasingly under threat because of climate change, conflict, and the changing land use and management. There are complex interactions between the multiple drivers of change in landscapes and livelihoods in the region. The question addressed here is: How have external development interventions contributed to the changing pastoralist livelihoods in Turkana? This study is specific to the lower part of the Turkwel River basin, particularly the Nanyee irrigated area in Turkwel, Loima sub-County of Turkana County. This article examines the external development interventions during the colonial, post-independence, and contemporary periods to reveal the ways that land use practices and livelihoods have changed across these periods. Land use practices are changing due to the growing human population, droughts, urbanization, and dispossession of grazing areas through state and donor-supported interventions. It is suggested in this article that the change from a system of customary, unrestricted grazing to one of enclosed pastures has threatened pastoral territories, as well as cultures and livelihoods over the past six decades. The new set of development interventions introduced by international and national actors have failed to support local livelihoods, instead joining the list of existing problems that undermine pastoralism, including drought, livestock diseases, and cattle rustling.
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Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya

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