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Impact of land use and land cover change on stream flow in Nyangores sub-catchment Mara river, Kenya
(2016-11)
The Nyangores sub-catchment of the transboundary Mara Basin of Kenya and Tanzania is an important upstream area due to its ecological composition. Like many other sub-catchments in Kenya, Nyangores sub-catchment has undergone ...
Effects of climate variability on livestock production and coping strategies in Maikona Location, Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-10)
Climate change is viewed as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity manifested in form of variation in amount and distribution of precipitation, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather leading ...
Assessment of Stakeholder Participation in Water Resources Management in Machakos Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)
Stakeholder participation has been shown to be an effective approach in increasing access to safe water and sanitation in many parts of the world. This study investigated stakeholder participation in management of water ...
Effects of Climate Variability on Maize Yield in Matungulu West, Machakos County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017)
Climate variability is now a reality and its effects continue to affect agriculture especially crop yields. Maize is said to be one of the crops adversely affected by climate variability. It is projected that unless bold ...
Effects Of Climate Variability On Water And Pasture Availability In Turbi Division Of Marsabit County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)
Water is life and the heart for existence in the biosphere. Where water is magnanimously plentiful, people and ecosystems thrive in abundance but in places where it is scarce, complex adaptation strategies and sophisticated ...
Impacts of Effluent Discharge from Kapkoros Tea Factory into Kipsonoi River on the Local Community of Bomet County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)
Agro-industrial industries are among of the major contributors of industrial effluent. Poor management of these effluents has resulted in myriad challenges to developing countries on environment and human health. The ...
An assessment of factors influencing adoption of improved mango varieties as an adaptation to climate variability in Kibwezi division, Kenya
(2014-09-08)
Farming in most sub-tropical Savannah regions in Africa is largely rain-fed.
Literature review indicates that rainfall seasons have become irregular, long rains
duration and intensity have decreased while temperatures ...
Contribution of Kitale Nature Conservancy Towards Creation of Environmental Awareness in Schools in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)
Education has been recognized as a very important tool to use in order to achieve
ethics, values and behavior which promote sustainable development.
Establishment of education centers which meet this standard has been ...
Impact of climate variability on selected Kipsigis sacred plant species in Belgut division, Kericho County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-10)
Indigenous plant species have salient socio-cultural significance among many peoples of Africa. In Kenya, certain plant species are important for ceremonial functions such as marriage and rites of passage. Among the Kalenjin, ...
Awareness and Sources of Climate Change Information among Secondary Students in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)
The study investigated the awareness and sources of climate change information
among the secondary school students in Nairobi County. The objectives of the
study were to find out whether students and teachers are aware ...