This document summarizes approaches for community-based adaptation in pastoral communities in Kenya. It discusses how pastoral livelihoods depend on mobility and coexistence with wildlife. However, modern challenges like sedentarization, fragmented landscapes, and reduced mobility have increased vulnerability of rangelands to environmental and climate change impacts. Approaches to build adaptive capacity include establishing grass banks and improved cattle breeds to boost rangeland resilience, and ecotourism businesses and crafts to diversify pastoral livelihoods. Local institutions like community associations and centers help build ownership, share resources equitably, and support knowledge exchange between communities and researchers. Moving forward, efforts need to be scaled up geographically, strengthen governance structures, better integrate scientific and traditional

1. IntroductionApproaches for CBA in Pastoral communities5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, Dhaka Bangladesh. March 2011Presented by: Lucy WARUINGIAuthors: Lucy Waruingi, David Western, Jeff Worden, John Kamanga, Godfrey MasindeAfrican Conservation Centre, Nairobi. KENYA

2. The South Rift

3. Principle of Co-existence We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children - Maasai Proverb

4. OutlinePastoralism, coexistenceVulnerability of the rangelandsBuilding adaptive capacity Rangeland resilience - Productivity

5. Pastoral livelihoods - Diversification

6. Local institutions - GovernanceFrom Pilot to Practice

7. Pastoral livelihoods Semi-arid savannah landscape with a livestock driven economy in low rainfall zone (<250mm p.a.)Mobility - The Maasai move their livestock through seasonal migrations and habitat selection.Coexistence with wildlife – Maasai traditionally viewed wildlife as their second cattle

8. Vulnerability of RangelandsEnvironmental DriversThe modern challenges of:SedenterizationFragmented landscapes Reduced mobility Grazing pressure. LanduseClimate ChangeLand Use Climate Change Human Population

9. Building Adaptive Capacity Rangeland ResiliencePastoral LivelihoodsLocal Institutions

10. Building Adaptive Capacity Rangeland ResilienceEstablishing grass banks

11. Reafforestation

12. Resource use planning

13. Improved cattle breeds

14. Indigenous knowledge to support traditional systems of grazing and pasture managementBuilding Adaptive Capacity Pastoral LivelihoodsInnovative conservation mechanisms that provide financial incentivesEcotourism businessesLodges and campsCultural home staysBeadworkResearch tourism