Sedentarization as an adaptation to socio-environmental changes? Everyday herding practices in pastoralist communities in southern Ethiopia

As humanity is faced with various changes in social-environmental systems, adaptation efforts have become increasingly important. Significant effort and resources have been spent on devising overarching, large-scale strategies in response to climate change and associated socioeconomic challenges. Ho...

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Published in:	Ecology and Society
Main Authors:	Xin Wang, Chuan Liao, Sidney M. Brandhorst, Patrick E. Clark
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Resilience Alliance 2022-09-01
Subjects:	adaptation ethiopia herding behavior mobility pastoralism
Online Access:	https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss3/art39/

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