Livestock Mobility and Pastoralists Adaptation to Climate Change

Livestock Mobility and Pastoralists Adaptation to Climate Change

Case of Pastoral Communities in the Cattle Corridor of Uganda

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The major shocks that have greatly affected the pastoral activities in Uganda in the past 3 decades are drought and diseases. The major diseases recorded are Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia (CBPP). Drought which often resulted in lack of pastures and water led to cattle death, famine and increased spread of diseases. In spite of these shocks, pastoralists made attempts to adapt and maintain livelihoods by moving animals to points where they could get water, constructed wells and dams to store water, some adopted the sedentary lifestyle and sold off some catt...