Water scarcity and drought are recurrent phenomena in Bihar. The present study was designed to identify and assess the adaptation strategy adopted by the livestock dependents to reduce the impact of drought on their livestock rearing and livelihood security. Adaptation strategies followed by the livestock dependents has recently become a subject of increasing importance in climate change research with an objective to reduce the vulnerability of climate sensitive people. Primary data collected by developing interview schedule with 240 households, which used to get various aspects of drought and drought adaptation strategies. The study accomplished with the help of Drought adaptation Index (DAI). The study found that 49 adaptation strategies were adopted by the livestock dependents which were further distributed into seven broad categories. | Degree of adaptation strategies by the livestock dependents of drought prone districts of Bihar, India
