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The impact of culture on wetland conservation in Nyando district Kenya
(2011-08-18)
The Lake Victoria wetlands serve many different purposes for the different communities living around them. They are valuable ecosystems and are of significance particularly to the biota and water quality of the lakes where ...
Assessment of factors affecting adoption of soil fertility improvement technologies in Eastern Kenya: the case of Kirege location, Chuka Division
(2014-03-17)
Declining soil fertility is a key problem faced by most farmers in Eastern Kenya. The
problem has been worsened by increased population growth and consequently high
demand for agricultural produce. To solve the problem, ...
Heavy metal pollution in red haricot beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) grown using untreated sewage water in Ruai, Nairobi-Kenya
(2012-11-05)
Recurrent rainfall inconsistency experienced across Kenya brings about a reduction in crop production that relies on rain fed agriculture. Nairobi peri-urban farmers have
turned to irrigate their residential plots using ...
The effects of household water-user preference on water security in Obunga Slums of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(2014-08)
Most of the world's water (about 97.5%) exists as salt water in the oceans and seas. Of
the world's 2.5 per cent of fresh water, roughly 99 per cent is either trapped in glaciers
and ice caps, held as soil moisture, or ...
The impact of irrigated agriculture on water quality of Kongoni and Sirimon rivers, Ewaso Ng'iro North Basic
(2011-11-01)
Water is the most important resource issue in the 21St Century, given the current conflicts over the use of the resource both by human and wildlife. There is therefore need for better methods of conservation and management ...
Shifting Irrigation and its Effects on Community Livelihood and Environmental Quality in The Lower Ewaso Nyiro Basin, Isiolo District
(Kenyatta University, 2008)
This study set out to investigate the effects of shifting irrigation system on community livelihood and environmental quality along the Ewaso Nyiro river basin. The land area under irrigation schemes in Kenya is estimated ...
Identifying the Barriers to Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in Kenyan Secondary Schools: a Case of Southlands of Nairobi
(2013-07-23)
Despite the declaration of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and its accompanying global awareness of the need for sustainable development, the entire concept of ESD has not been wholly integrated in the ...
Opportunities and challenges of community-based forest resources conservation in Naro Moru ecosystem, Mount Kenya
(2011-10-31)
In spite of its significant role in soil and water conservation, production of wood and non-wood products, carbon sequestration, conservation of biodiversity and social benefits, the status of Mount Kenya forest ecosystem ...
Boran Pastoral Innovations in Response to Climate Change: a Case of Merti Division, Isiolo County, Kenya
(2014-03-10)
Pastoralism is the main source of livelihood for Boran community inhabiting Northern
Kenya. Over time, they have developed coping strategies aimed at rninimising losses
from aridity. Although the strategies may have ...
Positive deviance in the adoption of agroforestry technologies within lower Nyando basin, Kenya
(2011-08-18)
This study was set to examine positive deviance in the adoption of agroforestry technologies by some farmers in Kadibo Division, lower Nyando river basin in Western Kenya. The study was necessitated on understanding that ...