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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Lawra–Jirapa, Ghana (GH0108)
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)
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 ...
Local Institutional landscapes and Information challenges as a crucial element for climate change adaptation: A case of Mara River Basin, Keny
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2019)
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 ...
Determinants of SMEs growth (wood enterprises): Infrastructure, technology and collective efficiency
(Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2011)
Economic development is said to be dependent on industrial development. Industrialization is seen as
key in the promotion of sustainable development since it creates productive employment, generates
value added capital ...
Collective efficiency and its effects on infrastructure planning and development for small manufacturing enterprises in Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Public Management, 2011)
This paper explores the extent of use of collective efficiency among the wood enterprises in Kenya and
its effect on the infrastructure planning and development. Small manufacturing enterprises are known
to contribute ...
Accessibility of water services in Kisumu municipality, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010)
One of the key challenges to the developing countries is increasing access to safe water supply to the
rapidly growing urban population, consequently, billions of dollars have been invested in pursuit of the
goal of ...
Tracing Kisumu’s path in the co-production of knowledge for urban development
(Co-producing Knowledge for Sustainable Cities, 2015)
This chapter traces the history of Kisumu from 1900 to the present to demonstrate the various levels of knowledge co-production over the years and how these have shaped the development of the city. Kisumu is said to have ...
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 ...
Applying a multi-level perspective to examine the potential transition to an accessibility-based approach to transport planning: Insights from cities in Sweden, Kenya and South Africa
(2019)
There is a growing acknowledgement among transport planning scholars that the traditional,
mobility-focused approach has created futures with undesired, unintended characteristics. A
paradigm shift regarding the fundamental ...
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 ...