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Climate change: Households cut livestock herds, work hours

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Prof Paul Kamau, Afrobarometer national investigator in Kenya and Director of Research, Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Cutting down the number of work hours and reducing the size of livestock are some of the new radical measures by households to cope with the effects of climate change, a new report shows.

The intensity of these actions is concentrated in the rural areas where the research shows the impact of climate change is felt more.

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