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The paper reviews the local institutional landscape, information challenges and opportunities for climate change adaptation that institutions within the Mara River Basin can utilize to support communities. At the local level, government, civil society and private sector institutions are at the frontline in harmonizing adaptation practices towards resilience to climate change. Local institutions act as the bridge between the national institutional frameworks and facilitation of local adaptation practices. The socio-political institutional landscape at the local level and its linkages provide institutions with climate change adaptation governance frameworks to enable undertake adaptation. However, information is a major challenge that hampers smooth uptake of adaptation knowledge and skills. This includes scarcity of information; limited access to available information; technical presentation of information; the cost of information; and poor flow of information in institutions. There are information opportunities within the landscape which can enhance institutions’ internalization and application of adaptation practices.
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2019)This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adaptation to climate change. Structures are frameworks around which coordination, planning, management and logistics takes place ... -
The role of bicycles in rural transport: A case study of Ngware-ini of Nyando Division
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996)The use of the motorised modes in rural area& .have been found to be low due to the fact that they are inaccessible to· the majority. The inaccessibility can be attributed to low 4ncome level and· iow surfaced roads ... -
The role of human resource development on the implementation of differential advantage approach in OVOP Projects, Kenya
(Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2018)The study seeks to fill an information gap of critical role of human resource development in the implementation of differential advantage approach in Kenya One Village One Product (OVOP) projects. It seems that Kenya ... -
The role of non-motorised mode of transportation: a case study of hand-carts operation in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)This study was carried out in Kisumu Municipality(KM), Kenya and its main objective was to find out the role of hand-carts as an urban transport mode. In order to understand the role of hand-carts, objectives were set for ... -
The role of non-motorised mode of transportation: a case study of hand-carts operation in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)This study was carried out in Kisumu Municipality(KM), Kenya and its main objective was to find out the role of hand-carts as an urban transport mode. In order to understand the role of hand-carts, objectives were set for ... -
Roles of Local Governance Institutions and Promotion of Urban Agriculture Practices in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2020)The role of local government institution and especially institutional structures and political culture often shape government performance including livelihood supporting activities such as Urban Agriculture (UA). The changing ... -
Rural livelihoods in changing, multifunctional landscapes
(ICRAF, 2011)The main argument in this section is that changing (or 'transforming') landscapes and lives are mutually dependent on each other, as they are closely linked in time and space. Within the landscape continuum, the roles of ... -
Rural women’s participation in Agro forestry and its implications on a sustainable environment in Nyando District
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)Poverty has led to a deterioration of the rural environment in Nyando District. This study set out to examine women’s participation in agroforestry as a land use approach that can contribute to a sustainable rural environment ... -
Securing Water for the Environment in the Mara River of Lake Victoria Catchment, Kenya and Tanzania
(2008)The Mara River basin encompasses some of the world’s most unique ecosystems and human communities, tightly linked by their dependence on water from the Mara River. From its headwaters in Kenya, the Mara River flows through ... -
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
Spatial Location Factors Affecting the Integration of Urban Agriculture into Land Use Planning of Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2016)Urban agriculture is an activity being practiced globally in it as a survival strategy. The question of organized urban land use has therefore become critical. The purpose of this study is to examine spatial location ... -
A Spatially Explicit Approach for Targeting Resource-Poor Smallholders to Improve Their Participation in Agribusiness: A Case of Nyando and Vihiga County in Western Kenya
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-10)The majority of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa face myriad challenges to participating in agribusiness markets. However, how the spatially explicit factors interact to influence household decision choices at the ... -
A Spatially Explicit Approach for Targeting Resource-Poor Smallholders to Improve Their Participation in Agribusiness: A Case of Nyando and Vihiga County in Western Kenya
(MDPI, 2020)The majority of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa face myriad challenges to participating in agribusiness markets. However, how the spatially explicit factors interact to influence household decision choices at ... -
The Status of Public Transportation in unplanned suburbs of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2012)The paper examined public transportation in three unplanned suburbs of Kisumu Municipality namely Nyamasaria, Otonglo and Mamboleo based on Mixed Method Approach. Data was collected from both secondary and primary sources. ... -
Towards a better production of sugar cane by outgrower farmers' of Webuye division, Bungoma district
(University Of Nairobi, 1993)Agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya's economy. The general agricultural policy has been guided by an overall strategy of meeting the objective of trying to maintain a position of broad self-sufficiency in foodstuffs and ... -
Traditional pottery techniques towards poverty eradication in Emuhaya constituency, Vihiga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)Poverty level in Emuhaya Constituency, Vihiga County, Kenya is 41% despite there is availability of a natural clay material in that environment for sustainability. This implies that pottery modeling technique opportunities ... -
Transit oriented development in medium cities in Africa: Experiences from Kisumu, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021)Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a planned area with land use that has optimal reach of public transport by urban populace it serves. Availability and accessibility of public transport minimizes reliance of use by ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Albertine Rift–Hoima, Uganda
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)The village baseline study of Kibaire village in the CCAFS benchmark site Hoima in Uganda took place from 13 to 16 July 2011. Forests are exploited at unsustainable levels in Kibaire but deforestation does not appear to ... -
Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Chicualacuala, Maluana, Mozambique (MO0145)
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2014)This is the report of the village baseline study of Maluana village in the CCAFS benchmark site of Chicualacuala, Mozambique from May 5-12, 2013 to complement an earlier household baseline survey done in the same ...