Assessing Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Teltele Districts, Oromia Region, Southern Ethiopia
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https://doi.org/10.55927/ajns.v4i1.22Keywords:
Adaptation Strategies, Barriers, Information sourcesAbstract
Climate change is one of the biggest environmental issues the world is now dealing with and pastoral groups are at risk from it. Consequently, this research aimed to evaluate barriers to practical climate change adaptation strategies in Southern Ethiopia. Through proportionate probability sampling, 349 pastoralists were chosen at random. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered. Descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze the gathered quantitative data. While Thematic analysis was employed for the qualitative data. The result shows even with a range of coping mechanisms, pastoralists continue to face substantial challenges in adjusting to climate change. Significant barriers include the following: lack of real-time climate and market information, livestock disease, lack of veterinarian services, and decline in livestock price throughout drought season. Thus, to make effective climate change adaptation strategies, development interventions, future policies, and research should take into account the identified barricades.
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