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When Deserts Flood: Risk Management and Climatic Processes Among East African Pastoralists

Pastoral populations of East Africa confront multiple risks associated with drought, food shortages and insecurity. In this arid region, drought is a 'normal' event and herders pursue strate- gies of mobility, livestock loaning and diversification to combat its effects. What is not a norm are pro- longed floods when precipitation cycles become inverted and dry season rainfall greatly exceeds the average amount for a year. This article examines the events and responses to 'El Nino' in the range- land areas of northern Kenya and southern Somalia during 1997/98. It suggests that these global climatic episodes need to be assessed against local factors and processes, which strongly shape their impacts on human populations.

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