Claims: Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
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- title: Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs Source
- url: https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/living-with-drought-has-taught-pastoralists-lessons-the-world-needs/ Source
- summary: Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania. Herd size determines social position, and many people keep all their wealth in livestock, not banks. But in recent years, Msami and others have been forced to sell the animals and buy goats, which can handle drought better but are less financially and culturally valuable. Msami says adapting to a shifting climate has been a part of Maasai life for generations, but recent conditions represent an ex… Source
- published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Source