Agro-pastoral choice of coping strategies and response to drought in the semi-arid areas of Uganda
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Date
2017
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African Journal of Rural Development
Abstract
Drought episodes have been on the increase in the semi- arid areas of Uganda with harmful effects like crop
failure, and human and livestock mortality, among others. There are barely any studies that have examined
why agro- pastoral communities take specific actions in coping with drought. This study examined the
factors influencing the choice of coping strategies to drought and the reasons for response and nonresponse.
The study was conducted in the semi-arid Karamoja sub-region of Uganda using a crosssectional
household survey on 305 households. A multinomial logistic model was used to analyze the
factors that determine the choice of coping strategy by households against drought events. The results
indicate that coping was positively influenced by distance to the nearest water source, access to drought
information and training on drought management. Livelihood support, amount of arable land owned and
frequency of receiving information from Drought Early Warning Systems (DEWS) had a positive significant
effect on response. To enhance response capabilities, there is need to improve livelihoods and frequent
dissemination of information on impending drought.
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Drought early warning systems, Extreme events, Karamoja sub- region, Uganda
Citation
Damalie, A. A., Bernard, O., Nelson, T., Yona, B., & Anthony, E. (2017). Agro-pastoral choice of coping strategies and response to drought in the semi-arid areas of Uganda. African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), 1(1978-2017-2002), 281-291.