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Migration as Adaptation to Environmental and Climate Change: The case of Kenya

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In the framework of the European Union–funded Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy (MECLEP) project, this report presents the findings of the household survey and qualitative interviews conducted in Kenya. The study investigates to what extent migration can be seen as an adaptation strategy to environmental and climate change in the country.

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Climate change and displacement - Forced Migration Review

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In response to growing pressures on landscapes and livelihoods, people are moving, communities are adapting. This issue of FMR debates the numbers, the definitions and the modalities – and the tension between the need for research and the need to act. Thirty-eight articles by UN, academic, international and local actors explore the extent of the potential displacement crisis, community adaptation and coping strategies, and the search for solutions.

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Pastoralism at the Edge - Effects of drought, climate change and migration on livelihood systems of pastoralist and mobile communities in Kenya

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The Drought, Climate Change and Migration assessment was conducted between April and December 2010 among pastoralist and mobile communities in Kenya. The purpose of the assessment was to solicit for evidence so as to widen and deepen understanding on climate-related changes and particularly, the effects of droughts, their dynamics and how these changes have affected the pastoralist (mobile) communities in Kenya.

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