Combating desertification in Kenya: Emerging lessons from empowering local communities.
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UNCCD Library
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The Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASAL) constitute about 80% (467,200 sq. km) of Kenya’s total land mass and is grouped into geographical zones including the Savannah covering most of the North- eastern and South-eastern parts, the Coastal region, the North Rift Valley, the Highlands and the Lake Victoria Basin. The ASAL host about 35% of Kenyas population (13 million people) and over 60% of its inhabitants live below the poverty line, subsisting on less than one US dollar per day
Geographical Keywords
Kenya
Keywords
pastoralism
combat desertification
World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD)
case studies
local communities
livelihood systems
national action programme (NAP)