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Analysis of Climate Resilience Among the Livestock Dependent Community at Satao Elerai Community Wildlife Conservancy, Kajiado County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Currently, climate change is a phenomenon of titanic concern for livestock dependent communities. In particular, climate variability is associated with increased droughts occurrence and intensity in arid and semi-arid ... -
Analysis of Mechanisms for the Protection of Traditional Forest Related Knowledge and Practices to Achieve Sustainable Forest Management; a Case Study of Kaya Forests of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)There is a close nexus between biological and cultural diversity. International instruments that recognize this nexus include the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) and the Convention Concerning the Protection of ... -
Analysis of the role of the County Governments in Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing: a case study of Baringo County in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (1992)(SCBD, 1992b), was the first international instrument on conservation of biological diversity to be adopted. Subsequently, the Nagoya Protocol (2011) on Access to Genetic ... -
Analysis of the Sustainability of Livestock Food System in Kenya: a Case of Camel Milk Value Chain in Isiolo County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The pastoral communities of Isiolo County in Kenya are mainly dependent on camel milk value chain as a primary source of livelihood. The system experience challenges in sustenance due to production, quality control, and ... -
Assessing the Efficacy in the Regulation of recreational noise pollution in emerging Urban Centres in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)One of the numerous sources of noise in emerging rural towns in our counties is recreational noise from entertainment joints. With the continued rise in noise pollution, a country cannot make a big step in terms of ... -
Assessing the uptake of biogas as a source of clean energy for cooking by low income households in Kibera slum, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Kibera households use various energy mixes for their cooking and lighting needs. Their energy mix is characterised by environmentally unstable energy sources that include charcoal, wood fuel and kerosene. Biomass sources ... -
Assessment of Biomass Potential for Sustainable Charcoal Production in Kajiado County;towards Informed Policy Decisions.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Charcoal is the primary source of cooking energy in most African countries, where demand from a growing human population has frequently outstripped the availability of wood from forests and woodlands. Fuelwood and charcoal ... -
The Assessment of Nuclear Energy as a Source of Electricity Generation in Kenya: Legal and Institutional Perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Electricity is vital for economic development. Sessional paper no. 10 of 2012 on Kenya Vision 2030 seeks, inter alia, to accelerate economic growth and increase productivity in all sectors. Consequently, the country will ... -
Climate Change in Uganda: Legal, Policy and Institutional Frameworks
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Efficacy of Community Based Adaptation (CBA): a Case of Kalro Projects in Makindu Subcounty, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Various climate change response approaches, such as Community Based Adaptation (CBA), have been proposed and piloted globally. There is a dearth of information on the effectiveness of such approaches to enhance communities’ ... -
Factors Influencing Use and Adoption of Clean Cooking Technologies in Rural Households: a Case Study of Bondo Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Use of inefficient biomass pyrolysis stoves is a major driver of the degradation of biomass energy resources. As a mitigation measure, use of improved cookstoves has been promoted. However, only 14.5% of households in Siaya ... -
Governance dilemma and sustainable provision of ecosystem services by Mt. Marsabit Forest, Kenya
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Impact of Benefit Sharing Arrangements on Sustainable Management of Public Forests: a Case Study of Karura Forest in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Forests support livelihoods of an estimated 1.6 billion people globally. Besides, forests provide a multiple of direct and indirect benefits to human beings. In Kenya, benefits from forests such as provision of building ... -
Impact of the Legal and Policy Frameworks on Food Security in Kenya: the Case of Laikipia County
(university of Nairobi, 2020)The Legal and policy frameworks on food are established to assist in coordination of agricultural activities, manage food supply chain, and guarantee food availability for the future. In the Kenyan context, the country ... -
Incentives in Governance of Water Resources to Mitigate Impacts of Dams on Livelihoods- a Case Study of Chebara, Elgeyo-marakwet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Studies have shown that dams have unexpected adverse impacts on the livelihoods of local communities. The overall objective of this study was to analyze water governance, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, ... -
Influence of Financing Initiatives on Students’ Participation in University Education a Case of University of the Gambia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main purpose of the study was to unearth the influence of financing initiatives on students’ participation in university education: a case of University of The Gambia. The specific objectives included: to examine the ... -
Integration of Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Cement Production Processes: a Case of Athi River Cement Mining in Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Athi River Mining (ARM) Cement Ltd is a limited liability company whose core activity is the mining of locally found minerals, processing and producing fertilizers, lime and cement which are used by other industries as ... -
Land Policy and Gender in Sub-saharan Africa:the Effect of Land Consolidation on the Differential Status of Women and Men in the Siaya District of Kenya )
(university of nairobi, 1999-03)The twentieth century will go down in history as a century when Africa fulfilled the dismal Hobbesian prediction. Africa has become the one continent in the world where human life is hardly worth living because of the ... -
Quest for environmental integration in Kenya’s Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulatory Framework
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study provides an assessment of the incorporation and implementation of the concept of environmental integration in the municipal solid waste management (MSWM) framework in Kenya. Kenya is grappling with serious ... -
Resettlement Of Internally Displaced Persons In Kenya: A Case Of Rongai, Nakuru County 2008 – 2016.
(UoN, 2019)The end of 20th century witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of intractable civil wars leading to massive displacement of persons. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps lack access to adequate shelter, food, ...
