A5005994394- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
University of Nairobi
2018-2024
University of Bern
2020
University of San Simón
2020
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020
Our study aimed at understanding the utilization of research knowledge generated in sustainable development research. Drawing on a sample 54 recent projects, we investigated how and by whom was used, what changes were achieved, non-academic actors involved. As conceptual framework combined concept "stages utilization" with spiral model that co-creates three forms – systems knowledge, target transformation which spans from joint problem definition to concrete sustainability transformations....
Food systems must become more sustainable and equitable, a transformation which requires the transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge. We present framework food sustainability that was co-created by academic non-academic actors comprises five dimensions: security, right to food, environmental performance, poverty inequality, social-ecological resilience. For each dimension, an interdisciplinary research team-together with from different systems-defined key indicators empirically applied...
Abstract Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been developed to generate knowledge that effectively fosters the capabilities of various societal actors realize sustainability transformations. The development TDR theories, principles, and methods largely governed by researchers from global North reflected their contextual conditions. To enable more context-sensitive framing, we sought identify which characteristics affect design implementation in six case studies Asia, Latin America, Africa,...
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 need order make those changes. In our analysis development research projects, we reflect the challenges participation faced by different actors transdisciplinary science. For a decolonial turn, be involved making decisions about resources, topics, how use knowledge.Transdisciplinary is considered offer contributions science...
Abstract Background Buffer capacity—the capacity of a social–ecological system to cushion stress and shocks—is often seen as an important dimension resilience. While numerous studies have focused on other dimensions resilience in systems, literature buffer is scanty. Methods Two agroindustrial cropping systems were surveyed based wheat Kenya, soybean Bolivia. The study was carried out 2017–2018 using mixed methods; interviews, questionnaires, observation. groups indicators used (livelihood...
Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are key for achieving degradation neutrality, but their continued implementation lag behind the progression of various forms degradation. While many scholars have assessed drivers SLM uptake restoring affected by desertification, drought, and floods (SDG 15.3 partly SDG 2.4), little is known about implication on invasive alien species (IAS) management. This study aimed at understanding challenges proposing solutions SLMs with respect to tree,...
Food systems must be reconfigured for them to alleviate poverty, hunger, food losses, and waste, promote healthy diets, inclusivity, resilience, livelihood opportunities, environmentally sustainable. This requires a shift in production, consumption, as well transformative research, responsive policy, people-centered innovations, safety nets the most vulnerable people. Transformation of also depends on science, practice sustainable futures. For science transformative, discipline-oriented...
AbstractFood systems face pressures related to global environmental change and agricultural intensification that make access productive resources difficult for many actors. Social self-organization is one of the measures taken by actors enable them increase their capacity mitigate challenges influence as well build resilience against risks. The objectives this study were assess level social in food systems, identify forms motivations behind them, analyze benefits social-ecological...
Human –wildlife conflicts (HWC) affect the social-economic aspects of millions people across world and is one most important challenges facing wildlife conservation. Long-term data collection provides an opportunity to critically understand HWC trends enable stakeholders create evidence-based solutions for co-existence wildlife. We used Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) 2010-2018 period analyse in typology, seasonality economic costs Kajiado Laikipia Counties Kenya. A total 953 reported cases two...
Traditionally, the cost of Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has largely focused on visible costs, ignoring hidden costs (HC). The HC HWC are losses that uncompensated, temporarily delayed, or psychosocial in nature. HC, such as opportunity (OC) scantly documented to inform policy changes for addressing HWC. This study demonstrates importance considering using Amboseli Ecosystem (AE) and Mt. Kenya (MKE) Kenya. objectives this were to: a). quantify economic magnitude OC its impacts human...
This article presents empirical results on learning and adaptation to risks among different groups of actors in food systems two countries the global south (Kenya Bolivia). Using a resilience approach, study sought assess knowledge about perceived by actors, forms that have access use, how this has contributed building. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, farmer meetings, workshops, participant observation. The target population was agroindustrial both countries, regional...
While the science of climate change is well investigated across most disciplines, people’s perception effects has not been addressed. This paper sought to address question and effect on rural household livelihoods within Lake Victoria Basin Kenya. The study relied households’ areas agriculture, food security, water, energy supply. Multistage sampling was applied select 539 households from four eco-ecological zones. revealed that presented localized explanations change, which included:...
Biological invasions are complex processes requiring coordinated and spatially targeted management. This study assessed spatiotemporal trajectories determinants of Prosopis cover in Baringo County, Kenya. Land data for every seven years between 1988 2016 revealed the presence Prosopis. We tested trajectory clusters using spatial autocorrelation overlaid categories with landscape features. Generally, most plots were only temporarily managed or not at all, while continuous management occurred...
The Mara River basin is one of the important transboundary resources in Eastern Africa that not only serve Kenya and Tanzania where it located as waterheads but also lower countries Sudan Egypt. Variations weather conditions, especially rainfall temperature have impacts beyond basin. environmental processes relate to variation conditions include river flow regimes, vegetation cover, agro-calendar wildlife. This paper looked at how variations affect discharge order determine nature relation...