Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?

This paper considers the possible impacts of climate change on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines in particular the impact of increased climate variability on the livestock assets of pastoralists. The paper concludes with a summary of some of the options for dealing with these types of c...

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Autor principal: Thornton, Philip K.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3472
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spelling CGSpace34722025-06-13T04:20:20Z Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects? Thornton, Philip K. climate livestock developing countries This paper considers the possible impacts of climate change on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines in particular the impact of increased climate variability on the livestock assets of pastoralists. The paper concludes with a summary of some of the options for dealing with these types of changes in the future. 2010-03-30 2011-04-17T10:18:44Z 2011-04-17T10:18:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3472 en Limited Access Thornton, P.K. 2010. Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects? Agriculture for Development (9):6-10
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Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title_full Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title_fullStr Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title_full_unstemmed Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title_short Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
title_sort climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries what are the prospects
topic climate
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