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Building Human Capacity to Solve Ecosystem-Health Challenges in Developing Countries

Abstract: The Envirovet Summer Institute is an established, yet unique and annually adapted opportunity to train the next generation of professionals in the rapidly emerging area […]

  • Date of Publication: 5/1/2009
  • Author(s): Deana Clifford; Rudovick Kazwala; Val Beasley; Kirsten Gilardi; Elizabeth VanWormer; Harrison Sadiki; Jonna Mazet
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The BioSand Filter for Improved Drinking Water Quality in High Risk Communities in the Njoro Watershed, Kenya

Abstract: Unsafe drinking and domestic water is a major community and public health concern in the River Njoro watershed. Lowcost household water treatment was identified as […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Marion W. Jenkins; Sangam K. Tiwari; Jeannie Darby; Dennis Nyakash; Wycliffe Saenyi; Killian Langenbach
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Disaggregating Human Population for Improved Land Use Management

Abstract: Understanding the spatial distribution of a population across a landscape is important in land use planning. In developing nations, where resources are limited, such information […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Tracy Baker
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Exploring Uncertainty in Decision Support Systems for Land-Use Management

Abstract: Underlying all decision support systems are criteria scoring and decision rules. A multi-objectives decision support tool known as the Spatial Environment and Agricultural Decision Support […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Tracy Baker
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Sustaining Lake Levels in Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Development of a Water Balance Model for Decision Making

Abstract: Fluctuations in Lake Nakuru’s water level, particularly since the mid-1980s have been a source of significant concern for the sustainability of the lake’s unique ecosystem. […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Marion W. Jenkins; Stephen McCord; Joseph Edebe
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Hydrologic Modeling of the Downstream Impacts of Land Use Change in the Mau Forest

Abstract: A significant portion of the forest within the upper Njoro River drainage basin was converted to agriculture between 1995 and 2003. This portion of the […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): Scott N. Miller
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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SUMAWA Workplan 2008-2009

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  • Date of Publication: 12/3/2008
  • Author(s): Patterson P. Semenye
  • Type of Document: Project Document

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Investigating the Role of Land Cover Change on the Hydrology of the River Njoro Watershed

Abstract: Rapid land cover and land use changes occurring in Kenya’s Rift Valley are altering the hydrologic response in the River Njoro watershed. This watershed is […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Scott Miller
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Spatial Decision Support System : An Integrated Approach to Assessing and Managing Natural Resources

Abstract: Increased awareness of the complex interactions among humans, their environment, and potential land management decisions has created a demand for integrated multidisciplinary decision support tools […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Tracy Baldyga
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Land Cover and Land Use Change in the Njoro Watershed, Kenya: A Threat to Human and Ecosystem Health

Abstract: The River Njoro watershed and surrounding areas have undergone rapid changes in land cover and land use during the past two decades. In an effort […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Tracy Baldyga
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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