Risk Perception and Coping Strategies among the Karrayu Pastoralists of Upper Awash Valley, Central Ethiopia.

This research investigated the risk perceptions and coping mechanisms of Karrayu pastoralists of central Ethiopia. The concept of livelihood framework underpins the argument of the paper. First-hand data was generated by a survey of 100 households and use of qualitative participatory methods: time l...

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Published in:	Nomadic Peoples Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 93 - 108
Main Authors:	Getachew, Girum, Tolossa, Degefa, Gebru, Getachew
Format:	Article
Published:	Berghahn Books 2008
Subjects:	Risk perception Karrayu (African people) Pastoral systems Social history Awash River Valley (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
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