Pastoralism, drought early warning and response

dc.creatorFlorian Sommer;Animal Production and Health Division
dc.date2024-11-28T23:10:31Z
dc.date2024-11-28T23:10:31Z
dc.date1998
dc.date2017-12-05T18:31:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T22:34:07Z
dc.descriptionThe majority of current Early Warning Systems (EWS) are not capable of detecting drought stress on pastoralists nor capable of providing adequate information for intervention to support pastoralists during a drought. This paper will identify the reasons for this failure and outline implications to make the early warning and response process more appropriate for the pastoral sector. A theoretical framework on ‘entitlements’ will be used for this purpose. EWS need to put more emphasis on monitoring ‘determinants of entitlements’, such as markets, assets, rights and opportunities to change livelihoods, instead of monitoring only rainfall, vegetation and crop production. Decentralised early warning and response capacities have many more advantages for this purpose than centralised ones.
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dc.formatapplication/pdf
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dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/x6187e
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-x6187e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/256554
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherODI ;
dc.rightsNon-FAO
dc.titlePastoralism, drought early warning and response
dc.titlePastoralism, drought early warning and response
dc.typeDocument

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