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    The Perception of Rural Households on Climate Change Effect on Rural Livelihoods in Lake Victoria Basin
    African Journals Online (AJOL) ; 2020
    In:  Ghana Journal of Geography Vol. 12, No. 2 ( 2020-12-17), p. 62-83
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    In: Ghana Journal of Geography, African Journals Online (AJOL), Vol. 12, No. 2 ( 2020-12-17), p. 62-83
    Abstract: While the science of climate change is well investigated across most disciplines, people’s perception of climate change effects has not been well addressed. This paper sought to address the question of climate change perception and the effect of climate change on rural household livelihoods within the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya. The study relied on households’ perception on the effect of climate change on the areas of agriculture, and food security, water, and energy supply. Multistage sampling was applied to select 539 households from four eco-ecological zones.  The study revealed that most households presented localized explanations of climate change, which included: frequent and prolonged droughts, variations in rainfall onset and cessation, increased temperatures, an increased strong wind episode. Some households perceived climate changes effects resulted into a decrease in crop yield, resulting in increased household food insecurity, while some perceived water stress at household level, but mainly for those who relied on surface water, well water, borehole, and the natural spring. In addition, some of the households perceived shortage in energy sources, particularly hydroelectric power was said to be sensitive to the changes in climate. These perceptions were based on households’ experiences, and partially the results were found to be consistent with physical science of climate change. The paper therefore recommends the need to harmonise household perception with the climate change policy in order to address emerging challenges of climate change at the local level, create more climate change awareness supported through a comprehensive climate change action plan on country’s preparedness of extreme climate events at household level.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0855-9414
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.4314/gjg.v12i2.3
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: African Journals Online (AJOL)
    Publication Date: 2020
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    How context affects transdisciplinary research: insights from Asia, Africa and Latin America
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Sustainability Science Vol. 17, No. 6 ( 2022-11), p. 2331-2345
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    In: Sustainability Science, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 17, No. 6 ( 2022-11), p. 2331-2345
    Abstract: Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been developed to generate knowledge that effectively fosters the capabilities of various societal actors to realize sustainability transformations. The development of TDR theories, principles, and methods has been largely governed by researchers from the global North and has reflected their contextual conditions. To enable more context-sensitive TDR framing, we sought to identify which contextual characteristics affect the design and implementation of TDR in six case studies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, and what this means for TDR as a scientific approach. To this end, we distinguished four TDR process elements and identified several associated context dimensions that appeared to influence them. Our analysis showed that contextual characteristics prevalent in many Southern research sites—such as highly volatile socio-political situations and relatively weak support infrastructure—can make TDR a challenging endeavour. However, we also observed a high degree of variation in the contextual characteristics of our sites in the global South, including regarding group deliberation, research freedom, and dominant perceptions of the appropriate relationship between science, society, and policy. We argue that TDR in these contexts requires pragmatic adaptations as well as more fundamental reflection on underlying epistemological concepts around what it means to conduct “good science”, as certain contextual characteristics may influence core epistemological values of TDR.
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    ISSN: 1862-4065 , 1862-4057
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s11625-022-01201-3
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Comparative analysis of the typology, seasonality and economic cost of human-wildlife conflict in Kajiado and Laikipia Counties, Kenya
    East African Science and Technology Commission ; 2020
    In:  East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation Vol. 1, No. 4 ( 2020-09-24)
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    In: East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, East African Science and Technology Commission, Vol. 1, No. 4 ( 2020-09-24)
    Abstract: Human –wildlife conflicts (HWC) affect the social-economic aspects of millions of people across the world and is one of the most important challenges facing wildlife conservation. Long-term data collection provides an opportunity to critically understand HWC trends and enable wildlife stakeholders to create evidence-based solutions for co-existence of people and wildlife. We used Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) data for the 2010-2018 period to analyse trends in typology, seasonality and economic costs of HWC in Kajiado and Laikipia Counties in Kenya. A total of 953 HWC reported cases in the two counties were analysed. Wildlife threats to human life, crop damage and livestock predation were the common form of HWC, contributing 65.7% (n=626), 21.7% (n=207), and 7.7% (n=73) respectively. Apart from livestock predation (t=2.431; P=0.028) all other types of HWC did not show any significant differences in the two counties over the nine-year period. Elephants were responsible for the highest conflict cases (79%, n=753) followed by baboons (6.9%, n=66). Elephants contributed to the highest human fatality and injuries (43%, n=10); while snakes and buffalo were second, each contributing to 17% (n=4) of the total cases. Majority of the HWC occurred in the dry season months of July (n=114), January (n=99) and October (n=96). The overall trend indicated increasing HWC cases over the 9 years in both counties. The analysis of economic cost of HWC showed that a total of 64.09 hectares of crops were damaged in 2010-2018, with 70% of the cases reported in Kajiado County. In terms of predation, Kajiado lost livestock worth KES 1,785, 000 (U$ 16,780.53) while Laikipia lost KES 407,000 (U$ 3826.15). This study provides empirical evidence that can be used to develop strategies for mitigating HWC based on types, seasons and conflict species.  
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2707-0425
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.37425/eajsti.v1i4.188
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    Publisher: East African Science and Technology Commission
    Publication Date: 2020
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    The role of transdisciplinarity in building a decolonial bridge between science, policy, and practice
    Oekom Publishers GmbH ; 2023
    In:  GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society Vol. 32, No. 1 ( 2023-05-20), p. 107-114
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    In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Oekom Publishers GmbH, Vol. 32, No. 1 ( 2023-05-20), p. 107-114
    Abstract: Research that focuses on changing problems of poverty, inequality, and food security may not always listen to what people who live in areas with sustainability problems need in order to make those changes. In our analysis of development research projects, we reflect on the challenges of participation faced by different actors in transdisciplinary science. For a decolonial turn, people need to be involved in making decisions about resources, research topics, and how to use knowledge.Transdisciplinary research is considered to offer contributions of science to sustainability transformations, partly because transdisciplinary approaches aim to increase the relevance, credibility, and legitimacy of scientific research by ensuring the active participation of non-academic actors in research. However, the possible impact of transdisciplinary research on decolonial sustainability science ‐ understood as actively undoing Euro-North American centricity, dispossession, racism, and ongoing power imbalances in inequitable social-ecological systems ‐ and simultaneous response to scientific rigor remain under debate. Thus, this article assesses the contributions of transdisciplinary research projects to decolonial sustainability science based on empirical information. To do so, we analyze a sample of 43 development research projects of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We found that despite significant differences in approaches, Global-North-dominated sustainability science still has far to go to achieve the decolonial potential of transdisciplinarity, enabling different actors’ participation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0940-5550
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.14512/gaia.32.1.7
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Oekom Publishers GmbH
    Publication Date: 2023
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    A new understanding and evaluation of food sustainability in six different food systems in Kenya and Bolivia
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2020
    In:  Scientific Reports Vol. 10, No. 1 ( 2020-11-05)
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    In: Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 10, No. 1 ( 2020-11-05)
    Abstract: Food systems must become more sustainable and equitable, a transformation which requires the transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge. We present a framework of food sustainability that was co-created by academic and non-academic actors and comprises five dimensions: food security, right to food, environmental performance, poverty and inequality, and social-ecological resilience. For each dimension, an interdisciplinary research team—together with actors from different food systems—defined key indicators and empirically applied them to six case studies in Kenya and Bolivia. Food sustainability scores were analysed for the food systems as a whole, for the five dimensions, and for food system activities. We then identified the indicators with the greatest influence on sustainability scores. While all food systems displayed strengths and weaknesses, local and agroecological food systems scored comparatively highly across all dimensions. Agro-industrial food systems scored lowest in environmental performance and food security, while their resilience scores were medium to high. The lowest-scoring dimensions were right to food, poverty and inequality, with particularly low scores obtained for the indicators women’s access to land and credit, agrobiodiversity, local food traditions, social protection, and remedies for violations of the right to food. This qualifies them as key levers for policy interventions towards food sustainability.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2045-2322
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76284-y
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2020
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    Pathways towards the Sustainable Management of Woody Invasive Species: Understanding What Drives Land Users’ Decisions to Adopt and Use Land Management Practices
    MDPI AG ; 2022
    In:  Land Vol. 11, No. 4 ( 2022-04-08), p. 550-
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    In: Land, MDPI AG, Vol. 11, No. 4 ( 2022-04-08), p. 550-
    Abstract: Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are key for achieving land degradation neutrality, but their continued implementation lag behind the progression of various forms of land degradation. While many scholars have assessed the drivers of SLM uptake for restoring land affected by desertification, drought, and floods (SDG 15.3 and partly SDG 2.4), little is known about the implication of SLM implementation on invasive alien species (IAS) management. This study aimed at understanding the challenges and proposing solutions for the uptake of SLMs with respect to the management of the invasive tree, Prosopis juliflora, in Baringo County, Kenya. Data were collected with semi-structured questionnaires, the responses were coded into themes, and c-coefficient tables were used to determine code linkages. Our results show that the availability of incentives is the main motivation for invasion management. Thus, management efforts have often focused on private parcels, while communally shared lands tended to be neglected despite their vulnerability to invasion. We conclude that sustainable IAS management lies at a landscape scale, and thus the national IAS management strategies should adopt a collective approach by empowering local actors to engage in SLM implementation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2073-445X
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/land11040550
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Bivariate Based Susceptibility Mapping for Gully Erosion in Wanjoga River Catchment Upper Tana Basin, Kenya
    East African Science and Technology Commission ; 2021
    In:  East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation Vol. 3, No. 1 ( 2021-12-17)
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    In: East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, East African Science and Technology Commission, Vol. 3, No. 1 ( 2021-12-17)
    Abstract: Gullies occur in semi-arid regions characterized by rainfall variability and seasonality, increased overland flow, affecting ecological fragility of an area. In most gully prone areas, extent of land affected by gullies is increasing. Thus, predicting susceptibility to gully erosion in semi-arid environment is an important step towards effectively rehabilitating and prevention against gully erosion. Proneness to gully occurrence was assessed against; Land cover/land use, slope, soil characteristics, rainfall variability and elevation, and modelled using geographical information system (GIS)-based bivariate statistical approach. Objectives of the study were; a) to assess influence of geomorphological factors on gully erosion, b) analyze and develop gully erosion susceptibility map, c) verify gully susceptibility images using error matrix of class labels in classified map against ground truth reference data. Total of 66 gullied areas (width and depth ≥ ranging 0.5), were mapped using 15m resolution Landsat images for 2018 and field surveys to estimate susceptibility to gully erosion by Global Mapper software in GIS. The images were verified using 120 pixels of known 15 gully presence or absence to produce an error matrix based on comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes. Influence of conditioning factors to gully erosion showed a significant positive relationship between gully susceptibility and gully conditioning factors with consistency value; CR =0.097; value 〈 0.1, indicating, individual conditioning factors had an importance in influencing gully erosion. Slope (43%) and soil lithotype (25%), most influenced gully susceptibility, while land cover/land use (12%) and rainfall (12%) had least impact. Verification results showed satisfactory agreement between susceptibility map and field data on gullied areas at approximately 76.2%, an error of positive value of 4% and a negative value of 7%. Thus, production of susceptibility map by bivariate statistical method represents a useful tool for ending long and short-term gully emergencies by planning conservation of semi-arid regions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2707-0425
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.37425/eajsti.v3i1.369
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    Publisher: East African Science and Technology Commission
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Spatiotemporal trajectories of invasive tree species reveal the importance of collective action for successful invasion management
    Informa UK Limited ; 2022
    In:  Journal of Land Use Science Vol. 17, No. 1 ( 2022-01-02), p. 487-504
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    In: Journal of Land Use Science, Informa UK Limited, Vol. 17, No. 1 ( 2022-01-02), p. 487-504
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1747-423X , 1747-4248
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2022.2128914
    Language: English
    Publisher: Informa UK Limited
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Can monocultures be resilient? Assessment of buffer capacity in two agroindustrial cropping systems in Africa and South America
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Agriculture & Food Security Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2022-12)
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    In: Agriculture & Food Security, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2022-12)
    Abstract: Buffer capacity—the capacity of a social–ecological system to cushion stress and shocks—is often seen as an important dimension of social–ecological system resilience. While numerous studies have focused on other dimensions of resilience in social–ecological systems, literature on buffer capacity is scanty. Methods Two agroindustrial cropping systems were surveyed based on wheat in Kenya, and soybean in Bolivia. The study was carried out in 2017–2018 using mixed methods; interviews, questionnaires, and observation. Two groups of indicators were used (livelihood capitals and functional and response diversity indicators). The five livelihood capitals, and functional and response diversity indicators (number of crops rotated, landscape heterogeneity, and percentage of arable land under natural vegetation) were used. Resilience indicators were assessed using a five-point Likert scale. Results Both systems had high scores on physical, financial and human capitals, while the functional and response diversity scores were low. Both systems are found to be vulnerable to economic and climate change related shocks hence need to develop more diversified patterns to increase ecological resilience. Conclusion The two cropping systems overall capacity to withstand shocks—particularly related mainly to climate change and variability and economic shocks was extremely low for soybean system and low for wheat. The two systems were found to have low scores of functional and response diversity especially with regard to landscape heterogeneity, crop and breed diversity and percentage of vegetation cover on arable land.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2048-7010
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1186/s40066-022-00356-7
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Social Self-Organization and Social-Ecological Resilience in Food Systems: Lessons from Smallholder Agriculture in Kenya and Indigenous Guaraní Communities in Bolivia
    Common Ground Research Networks ; 2020
    In:  Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 10, No. 1 ( 2020), p. 19-42
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    In: Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Common Ground Research Networks, Vol. 10, No. 1 ( 2020), p. 19-42
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    ISSN: 2160-1933 , 2160-1941
    URL: Issue
    URL: Journal
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.18848/2160-1933/CGP/v10i01
    DOI: 10.18848/2160-1933/CGP
    DOI: 10.18848/2160-1933/CGP/v10i01/19-42
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
    Publication Date: 2020
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