Climate variability and change has resulted to several impacts on the globe, in this regard, this
paper seek to address the impact of climate variability and change on the livelihood of the Barbaig
Pastoral community and identify strategies they use to adopt and cope with change effects. The
study was conducted in selected villages of Hanang district. A sample size of 110 respondents was
subjected to structured and semi-structured interviews. In addition, field observation, focus group
discussion and documentary review were used to collect the required data.
Results indicated that, drought being among the major impact resulted from climate variability
and change has significantly led to the food insecurity, water shortage and insufficient animal
pastures. These have resulted in the migration of pastoralists seeking for greener pastures and
water, diversification of economic activities and changing livestock type. This study recommends
several strategies such as capacity building to the Barbaig Pastoral Community, integrating
climate change problem into development priorities and planning for climate change adoption
strategies.