Gross Fecal Pollution of a Rural Watershed in Kenya: Research Identifying Cattle as a Major Source in the River Njoro Watershed

Abstract: Elevated levels of fecal pollution in surface water pose significant health risks for humans as well as livestock, and degrade aquatic ecosystems. This brief presents […]

• Date of Publication: April 2008
• Author(s): Marion Jenkins
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Pastoral Conflict and Use of Key Resources along the Ethiopia-Kenya Border: Implications for Policy and Development

Abstract: The international border between Kenya and Ethiopia occurs in a remote rangeland area. The border has witnessed increased conflicts in recent years, especially between Gabra […]

• Date of Publication: December 2007
• Author(s): Anastasia Kagunyu; Shibia Mohammed; Michael Okoti; Francis Wayua; Sintayehu Mesele; Getachew Haile; Lemma Belay; Amsalu Tilahun; Usman Kero
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management

Enhanced Watershed Management and Sustainability through Gender Analyses And Interventions FY07-08 (resumbittal)

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• Date of Publication: 4/26/2007
• Author(s): Scott Miller
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Community Perceptions Concerning Key Ecological Resources at Risk in Baringo District, Kenya

Abstract: Key ecological resources in arid and semi-arid lands are often characterized by small patches of seasonal grazing and important water points that lend critical support […]

• Date of Publication: December 2006
• Author(s): Mark N. Mutinda; Abdillahi A. Aboud; D. Layne Coppock
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Empirical Forecasting of Slow-Onset Disasters for Improved Emergency Response: An Application to Kenya’s Arid Lands

Abstract: Slow-onset food crises associated with drought and loss of livestock in Kenya’s arid lands routinely require emergency food aid and water distribution, livestock off-take, and […]

• Date of Publication: December 2006
• Author(s): Andrew G. Mude; Christopher B. Barrett; John G. McPeak; Robert Kaitho; Patti Kristjanson
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity

Changes in Land Cover and Soil Conditions for the Yabelo District of the Borana Plateau, 1973-2003

Abstract: It has been proposed that the Borana Plateau has markedly changed in terms of land cover and land use in recent decades, but no hard […]

• Date of Publication: December 2006
• Author(s): Sintayehu Mesele; Heluf Gebrekidan; Lemma Gizachew; D. Layne Coppock
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity

Analysis of the November 2005- April 2006 Drought in Kenya

Abstract: Increasing frequency of drought occurrences and a decline in the capacity of traditional mechanisms to deal with this situation is increasingly becoming a serious threat […]

• Date of Publication: August 2006
• Author(s): Robert Kaitho; Joseph Ndungu; Jerry Stuth; Gatarwa Kariuki; Abdi Jama
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity

Haile, Getachew

• Start Date: 2006
• End Date: 2007
• University: Alemaya University
• Degree: MSc

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Agro-Pastoralists’ Wrath for the Prosopis Tree: The Case of the Il Chamus of Baringo District, Kenya

Abstract: Indigenous to Peru, Chile, and Argentina, the woody plant called Prosopis juliflora (also known by the American common name of “Honey Mesquite”) has spread world-wide […]

• Date of Publication: December 2005
• Author(s): Abdillahi A. Aboud; Philip K. Kisoyan; D. Layne Coppock
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management

Linkages Among Community, Environmental, and Conflict Management: Experiences from Northern Kenya

Abstract: There has recently been an increase in the adoption of community-based approaches to the management of natural resources in Africa. This study describes some of […]

• Date of Publication: December 2005
• Author(s): Guyo O. Haro; Godana J. Doyo; John G. McPeak
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management