The Arid and Semi-Arid lands of Northern Kenya constitute about 80% of the country’s land mass and are inhabited by pastoralists–communities that predominantly rely on mobile livestock production for livelihood and socio-cultural well-being. At the same time, however, pastoralists are among the communities in the world most affected by the adverse impacts of climate change, despite their negligible contribution to its causes. Pastoralists’ high vulnerability to climate change’s adverse impacts manifests in eroded livestock holdings and increasing hunger due to more severe and frequent droughts. The high aridity, climate, and resource variability characterizing Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and marginalization by colonial and post-independence governments are some of the key drivers of vulnerability among pastoralists. However, pastoralists have, over the years, employed diverse autonomous adaptation strategies (e.g., mobility, diversification, and resource sharing) to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change (Herrero et al., 2016). Multiple developmental and humanitarian interventions aimed at reducing poverty and enhancing resilience have also been implemented by diverse actors in pastoral areas, often aggravating pastoralists’ vulnerability to diverse shocks because of an inadequate or biased understanding of pastoral production systems(Akall, 2021). That is, despite proven invaluable contributions to local, national, and regional economic well-being (Nyariki & Amwata,
2019), pastoralism is often seen as a retrogressive practice that needs to be changed towards practices of sedentary farmers or ranchers (Catley……….