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The Effect of Climate Change on Loss of Lake Volume: Case of Sedimentation in Central Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia
(2018-12-11)Evaluating the impact of climate change on sediment yield has become one of the major topics in climate research. The purpose of this study was to investigate sediment yield contribution to lake volume change under ... -
The effect of surface albedo and grain size distribution on eveporation losses in sand dams
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2011)Sand dams are very useful in arid and semi arid lands (ASALs) as facilities for water storage and conservation. Soils in ASALs are mainly sandy and major water loss is by evaporation and infiltration. This study investigated ... -
Energy recovery from municipal solid waste
(2017-10-20)Kisumu City is fast urbanizing. Implying that challenges posed by improper management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) are increasing at both Kibuye market and Kachok dumpsite, within the City. This is a great hazard ... -
Engaging with and measuring informality in the proposed urban sustainable development goal
(Journal African Geographical Review, 2016-03-16)A unique project by Mistra Urban Futures to test the draft targets and indicators of the proposed Urban Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 11) in five diverse cities in Europe, Africa, and Asia revealed numerous complexities ... -
Evaluation of Irrigation System Operation and Management Using the MASSCOTE Approach: A Case Study of Bura Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2019-09-09)The main aim of this study has been to assess the performance of Bura Irrigation and Settlement Scheme using the MASSCOTE approach and advise on some improvement options for the Bura Irrigation & Settlement Scheme. ... -
Flow of materials in a market system: food security and environmental sustainability perspective
(Research Gate, 2018-01)Worldwide, there is a challenge of feeding growing population calling for discussions on flow of food materials in a market system. In Kenya, this discussion has been lacking that could aid in identification of opportunities ... -
Food Systems Sustainability: An Examination of Different Viewpoints on Food System Change
(MDPI, 2019-06-07)Global food insecurity levels remain stubbornly high. One of the surest ways to grasp the scale and consequence of global inequality is through a food systems lens. In a predominantly urban world, urban food systems present ... -
From community-based organization to socio-environmental entrepreneur. The case of household waste collection in Kisumu’s informal settlements
(2016-04-01)This paper contributes to the understanding of processes by which small-scale entrepreneurs who provide household waste collection in informal settlements succeed in formalized co-production of such services. The paper ... -
Generalized characteristics of intense rainfall and peak discharges in Athi basin, Kenya
(JSHWR Committee on Editorial and Publication Affairs, 1995)Presented in this paper is a study clarifying any distinctions or similarities in trends of extreme value statistics of rainfall and discharges recorded at stations sampled all over a basin traversing three distinct climatic ... -
Groundwater Mapping of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) Technologies
(JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 2015-09-08)Occurrence of groundwater in the basement complex terrain of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya is controlled by secondary porosity developed through weathering, fracturing and cracking of the bed rocks. Makueni falls in ... -
Groundwater Quality Assessment and Water Quality Indexing: Case Study of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya
(2019-04-17)Makueni falls in South Eastern, semi-arid region of Kenya, that is characterised by erratic rainfall and inadequate surface water from a few rivers. One of the options to supply both human and animal population is groundwater. ... -
How did Kachok dumpsite in Kisumu City develop into a crisis?
(Springer Netherlands, 2018-08-24)Municipal solid waste management is one of Kenya’s most pressing environmental problems evidenced by the many overflowing dumpsites with their associated environmental and health hazards. Their growth is precipitated by ... -
Hydrogeochemical assessment of a coastal aquifer using statistical and geospatial techniques: case study of Mombasa North Coast, Kenya
(Journal Environmental Earth Science, 2017-06-16)Abstract The geochemistry of a coastal aquifer was assessed using statistical and geospatial analysis tools for the pre-monsoon, rainy and post-monsoon seasons. Data were obtained from both the field and laboratory ... -
Impact of Sedimentation on Water Seepage Capacity in Lake Nakuru, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2021-02-16)Accumulation and deposition of sediments in waterbody affect the seepage capacity that could lead to improper water balance and results in the water level rise. .is study analysed the influence of sedimentation on seepage ... -
Inclusive recycling movements: a green deep democracy from below
(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2020)This paper examines the multiple strategies articulated by grassroots recycler networks to bring about socio environmental change. The paper shows how these networks are an emblematic case of grassroots governmentality, ... -
Inclusive Waste Governance and Grassroots Innovations for Social, Environmental and Economic Change: Report On First Research Outcomes of the Project Recycling Networks & Waste Governance
(Wiego, 2018)Participants of two research projects (Recycling Networks: Grassroots resilience tackling climate, environmental and poverty challenges (funded by the Swedish Research Council) and Mapping Waste Governance (funded by the ... -
Kachok Dumpsite Characteristics and Its Future – A Third Kenyan City Perspective
(International Journal of Waste Resources, 2018-01)47 Counties inclusive of Kisumu were created as regional administrative units by the Kenyan constitution 2010. The County Government immediately redirected Solid Wastes from other county’s townships to be disposed at ... -
Land use changes across river Nanyuki catchment, Kenya using CLASlite and envi
(International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, 2014)Land use change is a significant factor in environmental conservation and climate change which may be positive or negative depending on how it occurs. The study aimed at examining the land use changes that took place across ... -
A modified tank model and applications in some river basins in Kenya
(Journal of japan hydrology and water resources, 1996)Modified Tank Model which explicitly simulates surface runoff is proposed in this paper. The surface flow as applied here refers to the flow which travels through surface layer. The surface layer is considered as very ... -
Multi-Criteria Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Technologies to Support Decision-Making in Kisumu, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2021-06-20)The directive to close the dumpsite in Kisumu, Kenya has made the search for alternative solid waste treatment and disposal technologies urgent. The aim of this research is to support the decision-making process by analyzing ...