2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Vulnerability of pastoralists' livelihoods to climate change
| Project/Area Number |
16K20982
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental policy and social systems
Agricultural science in rural society and development
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| Research Institution | Senshu University (2018-2019)
Hosei University (2016-2017) |
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Principal Investigator |
Fu Hoi Yee 専修大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (50735983)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Climate Change / Vulnerability / Pastoralist / Africa / Nigeria / Adaptation / Capacity Assessment / Meteorological data |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research seeks to analyze the livelihoods vulnerability of pastoralists in Nigeria to climate change, and to assess their innovative strategies in adapting and mitigating the impacts. Meteorological data of the past few decades were collected. In the middle-belt of Nigeria, the possible scenario is that climate change alone may not have an extreme negative impact on pastoralists, but they may face more severe political and economic challenges caused by changes of the environment, which may hinder their way of life and adversely affect their social cohesion. In 2017, a participatory assessment was conducted. In 2018, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 68 pastoral groups. On the final year, Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (CVCA) was conducted to get more local details. Results of the questionnaires done was cross-checked in 2019. Narratives on pastoralists’ perspective on climate change and its impacts on their livelihoods and livestock has been recorded.
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| Free Research Field |
環境政策・環境社会システム
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The scientific evidence and understanding of vulnerability of the pastoralists in central Nigeria will help us understand the root causes of violence and insecurity in the semi-arid and arid Africa that are concealed in the interaction between the environmental, socio-political and economic factors.
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