79
25
20
15
10
5
0
COWS BULLOCKS GOATS
P IGS
CHICKEN OTHERS
NORMAL
DROUGHT
FLOOD
8 7
8
2 2 2
4 4 4
3 3 2
22
17
15
6
4
2
Fig. 8 Effect of climate variability on the average number of livestock owned by respondents
Percentage
Change in livestock producƟon
Fig. 9 Effect of EVC on the number of livestock and livestock products
the respondents regarding decreased numbers due to the effects of ECV events
mainly attributed to high temperatures claiming the lives of many fish in the
water bodies.
Literature shows that the direct effect of climate change as a result of increased
ambient temperature and concurrent changes in heat exchanges causes heat stress
which influences growth, reproduction performance, milk production, wool production, and animal health and welfare (Walter et al. 2010; Reilly 1996). Heat stress
Gendered Adaptation and Coping Mechanisms to Climate Variability in Eastern…
25
20
15
10
5
0
COWS BULLOCKS GOATS
P IGS
CHICKEN OTHERS
NORMAL
DROUGHT
FLOOD
8 7
8
2 2 2
4 4 4
3 3 2
22
17
15
6
4
2
Fig. 8 Effect of climate variability on the average number of livestock owned by respondents
Percentage
Change in livestock producƟon
Fig. 9 Effect of EVC on the number of livestock and livestock products
the respondents regarding decreased numbers due to the effects of ECV events
mainly attributed to high temperatures claiming the lives of many fish in the
water bodies.
Literature shows that the direct effect of climate change as a result of increased
ambient temperature and concurrent changes in heat exchanges causes heat stress
which influences growth, reproduction performance, milk production, wool production, and animal health and welfare (Walter et al. 2010; Reilly 1996). Heat stress
Gendered Adaptation and Coping Mechanisms to Climate Variability in Eastern…