Wildlife eco-tourism in multi-ethnic conservancies in Kenya

In Kenya, climate change is leading to extended dry periods and severe droughts that reduce water availability and grassland productivity. This causes increased conflicts for scarce resources, wildlife competition, and livestock thefts. Altogether, the lack of water in communal rangelands, fence construction for isolating wildlife, and immigration of farmers have caused many pastoralists to become sedentary. Sedentary livelihoods based on livestock and crops cultivation can be even more vulnerable to climate change compared to pastoralists.