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Author : Wanjira, E.O.,Kitema, A.,Sola, P.,Muriuki, J.,Njenga, M.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Schure, J.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Sola, P.,Bourne, M.,Okeyo, I.,Njenga, M.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786023871483
Successful woodfuel value chain governance is dependent on the existence of known policies that are implemented, rules and regulations that are enforced and complied with by value chain actors and institutions with capacity to regulate and render support. Kenya has formulated policies nd enacted legislation for guiding, managing and supporting woodfuel value chains. These policies and legal frameworks have evolved over the years, integrating provisions for sustainable production, distribution and use of woodfuel. However, even with well-developed policies and legislative frameworks, charcoal value chains are inadequately governed, beset by illegality, weak institutional arrangements, overlapping mandates and limited coordination and cooperation. Nonetheless, charcoal value chains have remained resilient despite the bans and moratoria throughout the decades and likely to continue in the foreseeable future. Limited knowledge, lack of incentives for sustainable production and limited support for organized efforts to manage woodfuel resources are contributing to low compliance with rules and regulations. Therefore, the development and implementation of interventions coupled with appropriate investments to incentivize and catalyze sustainable woodfuel production and trade cannot be over emphasized.
Author : Bourne, M.,Sola, P.,Njenga, M.,Koech, G.,Kirimi, M.,Ignatius, S.,Otieno, E.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Key messagesWoodfuel, particularly charcoal, is an important energy source in urban areas and a livelihood source in rural areas.Actors in the Baringo–Nairobi charcoal value chain get between KES 107 and 613 per bag of charcoal depending on their location and role.In most parts of Baringo County, charcoal is produced from the invasive species Prosopis juliflora (mathenge, also known in some countries as ‘mesquite’).Community members, stakeholders and county officials identified priorities for the production and governance of the mathenge charcoal value chain.Strategies include proper management of biomass, efficient processing and effective utilization, and adequately regulated and supported value chains from production to consumption.Good governance of woodfuel value chains will only be achieved when there are transparent, consistent and coordinated regulatory institutional mechanisms that support and incentivize compliance and penalize illegality along the whole value chain. The County Environment Committee initiated a governance process, whilst community members have been engaged in sustainable mathenge charcoal production in Marigat Sub-county.
Author : Sola, P.,Bourne, M.,Njenga, M.,Kitema, A.,Ignatius, S.,Koech, G.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Key messages Woodfuel, particularly charcoal, is an important livelihood source in Kitui County, with consumption largely in urban areas within and beyond the county, where it is still a critical energy source. While charcoal movement out of the county has been banned since 2018, trade has continued in some form because of inadequate support, guidance and regulation. While briquette production has been promoted, it has not seen substantial demand. Because charcoal production has continued, a sustainable charcoal value chain in Kitui County has to be explored, including i) management of woodlands and sustainable harvesting of trees, e.g. through natural regeneration and enrichment planting of trees on degraded private and public lands; ii) promotion of efficient processing and carbonization; and iii) efficient and clean cooking. Current institutional arrangements for guiding, supporting and controlling the value chain activities and actors can be improved to enhance the sustainability, enforcement, compliance, capacity and competitiveness of local value chains. World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) and partners undertook a number of activities in Kitui County and more widely in Kenya as a whole to generate evidence, knowledge and policy options, and to facilitate engagement for more sustainable woodfuel value chains under the project entitled Governing Multifunctional Landscapes (GML) in sub-Saharan Africa launched in 2018. This brief summarises the key interventions and learnings from the project with particular focus on Kitui County.
Author : Peter Wass
Publisher : Iucn
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831702925
The result of work of the Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation Programme, this report provides a summary of the existing information about Kenya's indigenous forests. It covers geographical background; assessment of the biodiversity, environmental services, and wood products functions and values; population pressures; utilization; economic value; policy; legislation; management guidelines; and criteria for management planning of such forests.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : 1569736421
The publication demonstrates the importance of using maps as an analytical and policy tool to examine the spatial distribution of poverty and ecosystem services in Kenya. Ecosystem services are the benefits people derive from ecosystems and include goods (food and water), services (flood and disease control), and nonmaterial benefits (spiritual and recreational benefits). A series of maps integrate poverty data from Kenya's most recent census with maps of regions in Kenya which are considered important for production of selected ecosystem services such as water (hydropower, access to drinking water, irrigation), food (crop and livestock), fuel, biodiversity, and tourism. The authors believe that users of Nature's Benefits: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being in Kenya will gain new insights on the spatial congruence of poverty and ecosystem services, improve targeting of programs addressing poverty and selected environmental services, and provide integrated datasets and methodologies for multi-scale use.
Author : Edmund G. C. Barrow
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831706556
Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : United Nations Envir Programme
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9280729950
This newest in a suite of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Atlases have inspired decision-makers to action through the power of photographs. This Atlas does two unique things: it assesses Kenya's progress towards its own goals of improving the environment to achieve development goals, and delivers a stunning bird's-eye view of environmental change through the use of paired satellite images taken years apart. The Atlas will serve as an important educational tool to improve local, national and international knowledge about environmental change in Kenya and to stimulate action at all levels to protect the rich resources that are the base of its culture, economy, and human well-being.
Author : David A. Hensher,Lester W. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351140744
Originally published in 1981. Discrete-choice modelling is an area of econometrics where significant advances have been made at the research level. This book presents an overview of these advances, explaining the theory underlying the model, and explores its various applications. It shows how operational choice models can be used, and how they are particularly useful for a better understanding of consumer demand theory. It discusses particular problems connected with the model and its use, and reports on the authors’ own empirical research. This is a comprehensive survey of research developments in discrete choice modelling and its applications.
Author : Asamoah, Bernice,Nikiema, Josiane,Gebrezgabher, Solomie,Odonkor, Elsie,Njenga, M.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908463
Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value chain starting from the type and characteristics of feedstock used for briquette making to the potential market for briquettes in developing countries. It also analyzes the role that gender plays in briquette production. Depending on the raw materials used and technologies applied during production, fuel briquettes come in different qualities and dimensions, and thus require appropriate targeting of different market segments. Key drivers of success in briquette production and marketing include ensuring consistent supply of raw materials with good energy qualities, appropriate technologies, and consistency in the quality and supply of the briquettes. Creating strong partnerships with key stakeholders, such as the municipality, financiers and other actors within the briquette value chain, and enabling policy are important drivers for the success of briquette businesses.
Author : S. N. Stuart,Richard J. Adams,Martin Jenkins
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831700213
Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367660717
"The Open Access version of this book, available at https: //doi.org/10.4324/9780429458781, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license." This book examines the uncertainties underlying various strategies for a low-carbon future. Most prominently, such strategies relate to transitions in the energy sector, on both the supply and the demand side. At the same time they interact with other sectors, such as industrial production, transport, and building, and ultimately require new behaviour patterns at household and individual levels. Currently, much research is available on the effectiveness of these strategies but, in order to successfully implement comprehensive transition pathways, it is crucial not only to understand the benefits but also the risks. Filling this gap, this volume provides an interdisciplinary, conceptual framework to assess risks and uncertainties associated with low-carbon policies and applies this consistently across 11 country cases from around the world, illustrating alternative transition pathways in various contexts. The cases are presented as narratives, drawing on stakeholder-driven research efforts. They showcase diverse empirical evidence reflecting the complex challenges to and potential negative consequences of such pathways. Together, they enable the reader to draw valuable lessons on the risks and uncertainties associated with choosing the envisaged transition pathways, as well as ways to manage the implementation of these pathways and ultimately enable sustainable and lasting social and environmental effects. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental and energy policy, low-carbon transitions, renewable energy technologies, climate change action, and sustainability in general.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : UIUC:30112110083604
Author : Neal W. Sobania
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313039362
Kenya, a land of safaris, wild animals, and Maasai warriors, perfectly represents Africa for many Westerners. This peerless single-source book presents the contemporary reality of life in Kenya, an important East-African nation that has served as a crossroads for peoples and cultures from Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia for centuries. As such, it is a land rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, where unique and dynamic traditions blend with modern influences. Students and general readers will be engrossed in narrative overviews highlighting Kenyan history, as well as the beliefs, vibrant cultural expressions, and various lifestyles and roles of the Kenyan population. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the narrative. Kenya today struggles with nation building. Its society comprises the haves and the have-nots and faces the challenges of the trend toward urbanization, with its attendant disruption of traditional social structures. For Kenyans, the preserving of traditional cultures is as important as making the statement that Kenya is a modern nation. Chapters on the land, people, and history; religion and worldview; literature, film, and media; art and architecture; cuisine and traditional dress; gender roles, marriage, and family; and social customs and lifestyle are up to date and written by a country expert. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the narrative.