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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorHutchings, Paul
dc.contributor.authorButterworth, John
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Solome
dc.contributor.authorKebede, Abinet
dc.contributor.authorParker, Alison
dc.contributor.authorTerefe, Bethel
dc.contributor.authorVan Koppen, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-24T11:40:47Z
dc.date.available2021-02-24T11:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationCooper, S.; Hutchings, P.; Butterworth, J., Joseph, S.; Kebede, A.; Parker, A.; Terefe,B.; and Van Koppen, B. (2019) Environmental Associated Emotional Distress and the Dangers of Climate Change for Pastoralist Mental Health,Global Environmental Change, Volume 59, 101994, ISSN 0959-3780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101994
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16011
dc.description.abstractPastoralists in the Horn of Africa are among the most vulnerable populations to climate change yet little is known about how environmental change shapes their wellbeing and mental health. This paper presents a formative study into the relations between emotion, wellbeing and water security among pastoralist communities in Afar, Ethiopia. It uses focus group and interview data to demonstrate the close relationship between environmental conditions and emotional wellbeing, and shows how current water insecurity leads to extreme worry and fatigue among the studied population, especially in the dry season. In the context of difficulties of translating mental health clinical classifications and diagnostic tools in cross-cultural settings, the paper argues the inductive study of emotion may be a useful approach for studying environmental determined wellbeing outcomes among marginal populations in the light of understanding climate change impacts.
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleEnvironmental Associated Emotional Distress and the Dangers of Climate Change for Pastoralist Mental Health
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.holder© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
dc.identifier.externalurihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101994
dc.identifier.agES/R001049/1
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101994


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