Livelihood security shocks and coping strategies in the drylands of Kenya and Uganda – a seasonal analysis
Recurrent shocks and crises cause significant threats to household livelihood security in dryland Sub-Saharan Africa. In absence of social protection and institutional support, households resort to potentially problematic coping strategies that could trap them in a vicious cycle of livelihood insecu...
| Published in: | Development Studies Research |
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| Main Authors: | Hawah Nabweteme, Göran Bostedt, Alice Turinawe |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2025-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21665095.2025.2516434 |
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