Climate, conflict, and displacement: Shifting patterns in the Horn of Africa arid lands

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Organization profile

The research team will develop a 10-year prospective cohort study of climate, conflict, and displacement in two neighboring regions in the Horn of Africa Arid Lands. We will leverage preliminary findings, strong local partnerships, and our multidisciplinary team to develop a sustainable research program that can ultimately improve the health and resilience of climate-displaced communities. Analyses of ethnographic pilot data from Turkana County, Kenya suggest a complex story of drought, violence, livelihood loss, migration, decentralization, emerging extractive industries, population pressures, ethnic and refugee tensions, hunger, opportunity, and of course, resilience. We will collect similar data from the neighboring Karamoja Region in Uganda. The Karamojong share similar livelihoods, conflicts, and climate challenges as their Turkana neighbors, although Ugandan national structures and land policies differ. These data from both regions, one on each side of the Kenyan-Ugandan border, will help inform the strategies to develop a large prospective cohort study and identify further funding mechanisms.

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    Profiles

    No photo of Eunice M Areba

    Eunice M Areba

    Person: Clinical Faculty

    20142019
    Photo of Sarah J Hoffman

    Sarah J Hoffman

    Person: Faculty

    20142020
    No photo of Michael W Mahero

    Michael W Mahero

    Person: Researcher

    20142019

    Projects

    Grand Challenges Research Awards: Phase 1

    1/1/17 → 1/1/19

    Project: Grand Challenges

    Research Output

    Towards sustainable maize production in the U.S. upper Midwest with interseeded cover crops

    Rusch, H. L., Coulter, J. A., Grossman, J. M., Johnson, G. A., Porter, P. M. & Garcia, A. G., Apr 2020, In : PloS one. 15, 4, e0231032.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Prevalence of hemoprotozoan parasites in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in western Uganda

    Kasozi, K. I., Namayanja, M., Gaithuma, A. K., Mahero, M., Matovu, E., Yamagishi, J., Sugimoto, C. & MacLeod, E., Aug 2019, In : Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 17, 100309.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration on critical health issues: One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) for operationalizing One Health

    Vesterinen, H. M., Dutcher, T. V., Errecaborde, K. M., Mahero, M. W., Macy, K. W., Prasarnphanich, O. O., Kassenborg, H., Yulizar, E., Fauzi, R. P., Budayanti, N. S., Suwandono, A., Artama, W. T., Valeri, L. & Pelican, K. M., 2019, In : PloS one. 14, 7, e0219197.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    • 2 Scopus citations