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Developed by the International Livestock Research Institute ILRI in Nairobi and US universities – and backed by USAid, the Department for International Development and the World Bank – the scheme was launched last year in Marsabit, where pastoralists keep 86,000 cattle and 2m goats and sheep.
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To build the insurance model, ILRI researchers used the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index, a global database updated by Nasa, and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collect satellite images of plant growth in Marsabit since 1981.
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The information was combined with data on livestock deaths in Marsabit since 2000 to produce a programme that could reliably predict when a reduction in grazing will lead to animal deaths.
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About 650 herders in the vast arid area of Marsabit in northern Kenya last week received the first insurance payouts from an unusual project designed to cushion the impact of drought on pastoralists.
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Two months ago I was contacted about starting a new mission here in Marsabit.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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A motorcycle is very helpful to get to Kobare, and you should be able to rent one in Marsabit.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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Soon, I find myself in thevillageofKobare, deep in the forest of the Marsabit district.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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These people supposedly just decided to pack their bags — they don't have bags, but you know what I mean — and started a new community, somewhere in the forests in the Marsabit district.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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I explain to them that I had heard from other travelers that the forest in Marsabit was a pristine wilderness with lots of colorful birds, blah blah blah.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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We make the arrangements to fly with a safari company, up to the little landing strip in Marsabit.
In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010
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