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Title:Risk and Risk Minimisation among Himba Pastoralists in North-Western Namibia
Author:Bollig, MichaelISNI
Year:1997
Periodical:Nomadic Peoples
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pages:66-89
Language:English
Geographic term:Namibia
Subjects:Himba
pastoralists
environment
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://doi.org/10.3167/082279497782384758
Abstract:This paper examines risk and risk minimization among Himba pastoralists in northwestern Namibia. It is based on fieldwork carried out in 1994-1996 in the wider Epupa region. Risks can be divided into environmental risks (drought, degradation, livestock diseases) and risks arising from the political economy. The means of coping with these risks may be divided into those that directly address a disaster (food substitution, migration, social strategies) and those that help to prevent disasters and/or aid in restocking after disasters (exchange of livestock, diversification of economic activities, protection of pastures). Bibliogr., sum. in French and Spanish.
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