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Drought and Conflict across the Kenyan-Ethiopian Border

Training Resources & Tools
May, 2015
Ethiopia, Kenya
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
land policies
land-use planning
environment
climate change
land use
local communities
The Omo-Turkana basin stretches from southern Ethiopia into Kenya. Temperatures in the region are rising and droughts occur with higher frequency and intensity. As Ethiopian pastoralists venture further south in search of water and grazing land, conflicts with Kenyan pastoralists and fishermen are intensifying. Given their trans-boundary and protracted nature, these conflicts pose a particular challenge to local peace building and disarmament efforts.
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Remembering Elinor Ostrom

Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Reports & Research
April, 2014
Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest conservation
land conservation
sustainable land management
natural resources management
common rights
commons
communal ownership
common property
This special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions.
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CIAT in Africa: Science for Impact

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land
farmers
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in collaboration with our national research partners, has been working in Africa for the last 30 years. Our cutting-edge science helps policy makers, private sector, scientists, civil society, and farmers respond to the most pressing challenges of our time.
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Understanding the impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Kenya
Land, Climate Change & Environment
natural resources management
water management
assessment
climate change
In the Tana River Basin in Kenya, six Regional Circulation Models (RCMs) simulating two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (i.e., 4.5 and 8.5) were used as input to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to determine the possible implications for the hydrology and water resources of the basin. Four hydrological characteristics – water yield, groundwater recharge, base flow and flow regulation – were determined and mapped throughout the basin for three 30-year time periods: 2020–2049, 2040–2069 and 2070–2099. Results were compared with a baseline period, 1983–2011.
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Are ecosystem services important for your well-being?

January, 2017
Tanzania, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
pastoral lands
pastoralists
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Huduma za mfumo ikolojia ni muhimu kwa ustawi wa maisha jamii?

January, 2017
Tanzania, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
pastoral lands
pastoralists
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Trends in forest conditions and implications for resilience to climate change under differing forest governance regimes: the case of Mount Elgon, East Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Kenya, Uganda, Eastern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land management
climate change
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Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
land degradation
Food security entails having sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet dietary needs. The need to optimise nitrogen (N) use for nutrition security while minimising environmental risks in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is overdue. Challenges related to managing N use in SSA can be associated with both insufficient use and excessive loss, and thus the continent must address the ‘too little’ and ‘too much’ paradox. Too little N is used in food production (80% of countries have N deficiencies), which has led to chronic food insecurity and malnutrition.
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2016
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
climate change
land use
food security
agriculture
The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an
ambition to further integrate agricultural development and
climate responsiveness. CSA aims to achieve food security
and broader development goals under a changing climate
and increasing food demand. CSA initiatives sustainably
increase productivity, enhance resilience, and minimize
greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Increased planning is
vital in order to address tradeoffs and synergies between
the three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and mitigation
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Land requirement to feed a productive dairy cow and a healthy family

December, 2017
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
environment
land
farming systems
food security
farmers