Environmental associated emotional distress and the dangers of climate change for pastoralist mental health

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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorHutchings, Paul
dc.contributor.authorButterworth, John A.
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Solome
dc.contributor.authorKebede, Abinet
dc.contributor.authorParker, Alison H.
dc.contributor.authorTerefe, Bethel
dc.contributor.authorVan Koppen, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-08T10:58:15Z
dc.date.available2019-11-08T10:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-02
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.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationCooper S, Hutchings P, Butterworth J, et al., Environmental associated emotional distress and the dangers of climate change for pastoralist mental health. Global Environmental Change: Part B, Volume 59, November 2019, Article number 101994en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1464-2867
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101994
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14697
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectEnvironmental changeen_UK
dc.subjectWellbeingen_UK
dc.subjectMental healthen_UK
dc.subjectPastoralistsen_UK
dc.subjectEthiopiaen_UK
dc.titleEnvironmental associated emotional distress and the dangers of climate change for pastoralist mental healthen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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