Prof. Oliver V. Wasonga, PhD
University of Nairobi
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Temporal relationship between climate variability, Prosopis juliflora invasion and livestock numbers in the drylands of Magadi, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Accepted for publication in April, 2016)
Value chain analysis of grass seeds in the drylands of Baringo County, Kenya: A producers’ perspective.
Papers in refereed journals. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016) 6:6
Moving in and out of poverty: A case of the Somali and Turkana of northern Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsNomadic Peoples, Volume 20, Number 1, 2016, pp. 123-140(18)
Determinants of perceptions of climate change and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in northwestern Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsClimate and Development, 2015. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2015.1034231
Abundance and Diversity of Native Forage Species in Pastoral Karamoja Sub-Region, Uganda.
Papers in refereed journals. African Study Monographs 36(4): 261-296.
Characterization of enclosure management regimes and factors influencing their choice among agropastoralists in North-Western Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2015) 5:14 DOI 10.1186/s13570-015-0036-7
Economic contribution of the pastoral meat trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsIIED Country Report. IIED, London. https://pubs.iied.org/10124IIED ISBN: 978-1-78431-153-7.
Enclosing the commons: reasons for the adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsSpringerPlus (2015) 4:595 DOI 10.1186/s40064-015-1390-
Determinants of forage availability: An integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda.
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice. MS: 5111428512265417 (Accepted for publication in September, 2015).
Benefits derived from rehabilitating a degraded semi-arid rangeland in private enclosures in west Pokot County, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsLand Degradation & Development. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2420.
Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science. DOI 10.1007/s13753-015-0063-4..
Economic contribution of the camel milk trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsIIED Country Report. IIED, London. https://pubs.iied.org/10123IIED ISBN: 978-1-78431-152-0.
Piospheric influence on forage species composition & abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda.
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice. 5:12 DOI 10.1186/s13570-015-0032-y.
Global occurrence of anti-infectives in contaminated surface waters: Impact of income inequality between countries.
Papers in refereed journalsEnvironmental International. 80 (2015) 89-97.
Economic and nutritional contribution of camel milk in Northern Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsIIED Country Report. IIED, London. https://pubs.iied.org/10125IIED ISBN: 978-1-78431-154-4.
Land Conversion Dynamics in the Borana Rangelands of Southern Ethiopia: An Integrated Assessment Using Remote Sensing Techniques and Field Survey Data.
Papers in refereed journalsEnvironments 2015, 2, 1-31; doi:10.3390/environments2010001. ISSN 2076-3298
Trend Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature Variability in Arid Environment of Turkana, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsEnvironmental Research Journal, 8: 30-43.https://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=erj.2014.30.43
Assessment of Shoreline Changes in the Period 1969-2010 in Watamu area, Kenya
Papers in refereed journals. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: H Environment & Earth Science. Volume 14 Issue 6 Version 1.0 Year 2014. Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896. https://globaljournals.org/GJSFR_Volume14/3-Assessment-of-Shoreline-Changes.pdf
Measuring household vulnerability to climate-induced stresses in pastoral rangelands of Kenya: Implications for resilience programming.
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2014, 4:10http://www.pastoralismjournal.com/content/4/1/10
Assessing the spatio-temporal climate variability in semi-Arid Karamoja sub-region in north eastern Uganda.
Papers in refereed journalsInternational Journal of Environmental Studies DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2014.919729. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2014.919729
. Impact of enclosure management on soil properties and microbial biomass in a restored semi-arid rangeland, Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsJournal of Arid Land, doi: 10.1007/s40333-014-0065-x.
Assessing Socio-Ecological Change Dynamics using Local Knowledge in the semi-arid lowlands of Baringo District, Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsEnvironmental Research Journal, 5 (1): 11 -17.
Factors Influencing Transient Poverty among Agro-pastoralists Semi-Arid areas of Kenya.
Papers in refereed journalsAfrican Crop Science Journal, Vol. 20, Issue Supplement s1, pp. 113 - 122 ISSN 1021-9730/2012
Resource-based Conflicts in Drought-prone North-western Kenya: The Drivers and Mitigation Mechanisms.
Papers in refereed journalsWudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research, 1(11): 442 – 453.
Spatio-temporal dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda.
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, 4:6 https://www.pastoralismjournal.com/content/4/1/6
Livelihoods under Climate Variability and Change: An analysis of the Adaptive capacity of Rural Poor to water Scarcity in Kenya’s Drylands.
Papers in refereed journals. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, ISSN 1994-7887/DOI: 3923/JEST.2011.
Effect of Balanites glabra canopy cover on grass production, organic matter and soil moisture in a southern Kenya rangeland
Papers in refereed journalsAfrican Journal for Range and Forage Science, 20 (3): 265–270.
Traditional Range Condition and Trend Assessment: Lessons from the Pokot and Il Chamus
Papers in refereed journalsPastoralists of Kenya Anthropologist, 5 (2): 79-87
Vegetation resources and their economic importance in Isiolo County, Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsIIED, London. https://pubs.iied.org/10141IIED ISBN: 978-1-78431-247-3 (In press)
Community-Based Natural Resource Management. In: Ochola, W., P. Sanginga and I. Bekelo (Eds.).
Books and Book ChaptersManaging Natural Resources for Development in Africa: A Resource Book. University of Nairobi Press. idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/45873/2/132361.pdf
Ecological, socio-economic and livelihood differentiation of Kenya’s Lembus forest proximate communities: The case of the Tugen and Lembus. In Bhasin V. and Susanne C. 2010.
Books and Book ChaptersAnthropology Today: Trends and Scope of Human Ecology. Special Vol. No. 5: 147-156. Kamla-RaJ Enterprises, India.
The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Kenya.
Books and Book ChaptersThe World Intellectual Property Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/copyright/en/performance/pdf/econ_contribution_cr_ke.pdf
A Comparative Study of Commercial Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Utilization Options for Wildlife Conservation Strategies in Kenya.
Books and Book ChaptersInternational Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Indigenous Techniques of Assessing and Monitoring Range Resources in East Africa.
Books and Book Chapters. Occasional Paper No.2. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre. www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs/OP13865.PDF
Direct use values of climate-dependent ecosystem services in Isiolo County
Technical ReportsPastoralism pays: new evidence from the Horn of Africa
Technical ReportsIIED Briefing. Issue date, October 2015. https://pubs.iied.org/17312IIED.
Climate risk management and adaptations options for pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in East and Central Africa
Technical ReportsTechnical Report, International for Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Livestock Husbandry and Rangeland Management: A feasibility study report for the proposed wildlife conservation project in Northern Kenya funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), the French Fund for the Environment (FFEM) and the Government of Kenya, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife
Technical ReportsHelping Pastoralists to Help Themselves. Summary Technical Report on Pastoralists Basket Fund Program (PBFP), CARE International in Tanzania.
Technical ReportsMedicinal Plants of Kajiado: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on exploitation and conservation of medicinal plants in Mashuru and Namanga Divisions of Kajiado District.
Technical ReportsThe Lembus forest ecosystem: A socioeconomic baseline survey. Technical report, The world conservation union (IUCN).
Technical ReportsIndigenous knowledge and natural resource management systems of the Lembus forest community. Technical report, The world conservation union (IUCN).
Technical ReportsUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2014. Understanding Community Resilience: Findings from Community-Based Resilience Analysis (CoBRA) Assessments: Marsabit, Turkana and Kajiado counties, Kenya and Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. United Nations Development Programme, Drylands Development Centre. Nairobi.
Invited Review Of Bookshttps://www.disasterriskreduction.net/fileadmin/user_upload/drought/docs/CoBRA%20Assessments%20Report.pdf
Using Value Chain Approach to Reveal the Total Economic Value of Pastoral Livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya. Presented at the GrassNet SummerSchool 2013, University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany (December 15-18, 2013)
Invited LecturesEthnobotany of wild medicinal plants among the Maasai pastoralists in Kajiado District, Kenya”. Presented at the GrassNet SummerSchool 2012, University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany (18 – 29 September, 2012)
Invited Lectures“Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change in Pastoral Systems from the context of Resilience: An example from Turkana Pastoralists of North Kenya”. Presented at the GrassNet SummerSchool 2012, University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany (18 - 29 September, 2012)
Invited Lectures“Managing the Challenges and Emerging Opportunities of Climate Variability and Change in Kenya’s Drylands”. Presented at the GrassNet SummerSchool 2011, University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany (26 September - 4 October, 2011)
Invited LecturesIntroduction to healthy rangelands. A paper presented at the National stakeholder workshop to validate the report on "Investing in healthy rangelands in a devolved Kenya" held at Boma-Inn Hotel South-C on 28-29 July 2015. Sponsor: IUCN
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsUsing value Chain approach to estimate economic contribution of pastoralism to Isiolo County presented at a Workshop on the profile and dynamics of the natural resource based economy of Isiolo County organized by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Resource Advocacy Programme (RAP) and County Government of Isiolo on 6th August 2015. Sponsor: IIED
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesExpansion of crop cultivation and the land cover changes in the Borana Rangelands of Southern Ethiopia. Poster presented at the Tropentag 2013 Conference at University of Hohenheim, Institute for Plant Production and Agro-ecology of the Tropics and Subtropics, Stuttgart, Germany (17 – 19 September, 2013).
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesContributions of wild edible plants to diet of pastoral areas of Kajiado County, Kenya. Poster presented at the Tropentag 2013 Conference at University of Hohenheim, Institute for Plant Production and Agro-ecology of the Tropics and Subtropics, Stuttgart, Germany (17 – 19 September, 2013).
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & Conferences. Contribution of wild medicinal plants to health care of pastoral livelihoods in Kajiado County, Kenya. Poster presented at the Tropentag 2013 Conference at University of Hohenheim, Institute for Plant Production and Agro-ecology of the Tropics and Subtropics, Stuttgart, Germany (17 – 19 September, 2013).
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & Conferences“Adapting or Coping? An analysis of Pastoralists’ Responses to Extreme Climatic Events in Northwestern Kenya”. Poster presented at the Tropentag 2012 Conference at the University of Gottingen, Germany (18 - 21September, 2012)
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & Conferences“Pastoral Vulnerability to Climate Change in Kenya: The Undermined Adaptive Strategies”. Presented at the conference on Environmental concerns of Climate Change with respect to Sustainable Livelihoods in Eastern Africa organized by the Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN), AMREF International Training Centre (24-25 May, 2008)
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & Conferences“Assessing the efficacy of enclosures in ecological restoration of degraded rangelands in northern Kenya”. Poster presented at the Sixth Student Conference on Conservation Science organized by British Ecological Society, Centre for Applied Biodiversity Science and Conservation International at the University of Cambridge (15-21 March, 2006)
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesTraditional Range Condition and Trend Assessment: Lessons from the Pokot and Il Chamus Pastoralists of Kenya. Presented at the workshop on Documentation of indigenous techniques of assessing and monitoring range resource organized by Regional Land Management Unit (RELMA at ICRAF) at Novotel Mout Meru Hotel, Arusha (20-23 February, 2002)
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesEffects of holistic grazing management on milk production, weight gain, and visitation to grazing areas by livestock and wildlife in Laikipia County, Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsCommunity perceptions on spatio-temporal land use changes in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsGrass seed value chain analysis in the Southern Kenya range lands of Makueni and Kajiado counties
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsFifth RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference, 17-21 October 2016, Cape Town, South Africa. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345) No. 14 (2): 645 – 651. Available from https://repository.ruforum.org
Community perception of importance, trends, and variations of indigenous grasses in Southern Kenya
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsFifth RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference, 17-21 October 2016, Cape Town, South Africa. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345) No. 14 (2): 807 – 817. Available from https://repository.ruforum.org.
Ecological and socio-economic evaluation of dryland agroforestry systems in East Africa
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsRUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345) No. 14 (1): 525-535. Available from https://repository.ruforum.org
Socio-Cultural Foundations and Characteristics of Well-Functioning Pastoral Community Groups in Northern Kenya
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesThe Emic View. Proceedings of Tropentag, 2017 conference “Future Agriculture: Social-ecological transitions and bio-cultural shifts”. Held in University of Bonn, Germany in September 20 – 22, 2017. https://www.tropentag.de/abstract.php?code=R2w7MaEE
Characterizing Stratified Cattle Production as Option for Enhancing Market Outlet for Lean Animals from Pastoral Areas of Kenya
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsSelected Presentations In Workshops & Conferencesconference “Future Agriculture: Social-ecological transitions and bio-cultural shifts”. Held in University of Bonn, Germany in September 20 – 22, 2017. https://www.tropentag.de/abstract.php?code=4Yp59ZF6
A Climate Risk Management Framework for Kenya. Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation at National and County Levels.
Books and Book ChaptersGovernment of Kenya. 2016. A Climate Risk Management Framework for Kenya. Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation at National and County Levels. Republic of Kenya, the National Drought Management Authority, Directorate of Special Programmes, and the State Department of Planning.
Non-timber forest products and their contribution to households’ income around Falgore Game Reserve in Kano, Nigeria. Ecological Processes
Papers in refereed journalsSpatial and temporal analysis of forest cover change in Falgore Game Reserve in Kano, Nigeria. Ecological Processes
Papers in refereed journalsRole of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
Papers in refereed journalsDetermiannts of forage availability: An integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
Papers in refereed journalsLand conversion is changing the landscape in the semi-arid Kapir catchment, northeastern Uganda
Papers in refereed journalsAfrican Journal of Rural Development, Vol. 3(3): 2019: pp... ISSN 2415-2838
Impacts of long-term land-use changes on herd size and mobility among pastoral households in Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya
Papers in refereed journalsEcological Processes (2018) 7:4 DOI 10.1186/s13717-018-0115-y
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Training Manual for Mainstreaming Climate Risk Management in National and County Planning in Kenya: A Facilitator’s Guide. National Drought Management Authority, Ministry of Devolution and ASALs, Republic of Kenya
Books and Book ChaptersChapter in: “Co-producing knowledge on food systems for development in Africa”. 2019. Africa Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (ACCAI).
Chapter in: “Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience in Sub Saharan Africa: Livelihood Pathways Under Changing Climate”
Books and Book ChaptersSpringer Publishers
Chapter in: “Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience in Sub Saharan Africa: Livelihood Pathways Under Changing Climate”. 2019. Springer Publishers
Factors Influencing Livestock Exports in Somaliland’s Terminal Markets.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Woody Plant Species Composition and Diversity in Rusinga Island, Homa Bay County, Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Analysis of Charcoal Value Chain in Semi-Arid Central Pokot, Kenya. 2019. In AGRO 2019 Secretariat.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop Proceedings AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Effects of indigenous range grasses on soil erosion in a semi-arid environment in southern Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop Proceedings In AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Charcoal Production Undermines Vegetation Productivity and Diversity in Semi-Arid Rangelands: Evidence from Central Pokot, Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Effects of Charcoal Burning on Soil Chemical Properties in Semi-Arid Environments of Northwestern Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Characterization of Fodder Value Chain Actors in Southern Rangelands of Kenya: Understanding Roles, Interaction and Influence in Decision-Making.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Agroforestry Practices and Factors influencing their Adoption by Households in the Drylands of Eastern Kenya..
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
How Pastoralists Fulfil Market Requirements and Make Sales Under Stratified Cattle Production System in Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Analysis of Herd Structure and Opportunities for Urban and Peri-Urban Pastoralism in Nairobi City.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
illingness to Pay for Sustainable Grazing Management Practices in Pastoral Systems of Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts.
Understanding the emergence and evolution of pastoral community groups from the perspective of community members and external development actors in northern Kenya.
Refereed Papers Published in Workshop ProceedingsIn AGRO 2019 Secretariat. AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, 22nd to 24th October 2019. Book of Peer Reviewed Abstracts
Adoption of water harvesting technologies among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid rangelands of South Eastern Kenya
Papers in refereed journals5. Alphayo I. Lutta, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses M. Nyangito, Falendra Kumar Sudan and Lance W. Robinson. 2020. Adoption of water harvesting technologies among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid rangelands of South Eastern Kenya. Environmental Systems Research (2020) 9:36.
Determinants of livestock market participation among pastoral communities of Tana River County, Kenya. Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Papers in refereed journals7. . 2020.
Historical analysis of government policies and programmes on pastoral livestock marketing in Kenya: lessons for future planning.
Papers in refereed journalsAfrican Journal of Rural Development 3 (4): 1035-1042.
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Assessment of mobility dynamics and re-settlement outcomes of land evictees in Uganda’s oil exploration areas; the case of Hoima and Buliisa Districts.
Papers in refereed journalsGlobal Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Review (ISSN: 2315-5132) Vol. 6(3) pp. 047-054, August, 2017
Drought-COVID-19 Interface: Insights for Post Pandemic Recovery in Pastoral Systems.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesThe 7th WASAG Webinar on “Pandemics/Epidemics, Drought and Agriculture: Building back better”, organized the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) working group on “Drought Preparedness at FAO Land and Water Division, in collaboration with Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) and UNCCD Drought Initiative, on 10 July 2020, 15.00-16.30
Bio-Physical Dynamics and Pastoral Resilience Nexus in the Drylands of IGAD Region.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesWorkshop on Strengthening Collaboration of Existing National Drought Resilience Research Institutions Network Pathways within the IGAD Region, held at Double Tree Hotel, Hilton, Nairobi on February 24-26th, 2020.
Dryland Research Priority Areas for Kenya.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesWorkshop on Strengthening Collaboration of Existing National Drought Resilience Research Institutions Network Pathways within the IGAD Region, held at Double Tree Hotel, Hilton, Nairobi on February 24-26th, 2020.
Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Rangeland Management Practices in Northern Kenya
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesWorkshop on Economics of Land Degradation, Kenya National Policy Workshop on March 10, 2020, held at Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi.
Co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under “Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling-up EverGreen Agriculture” (Regreening Africa) project.
Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods in Drylands of Kenya.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesRegional Consultative Workshop on Applied Research on Integrated Natural Resources Management (NRM) Project Initiatives and Livelihood Diversification, December 17-19, 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Regional Rangeland Management Strategic Framework for IGAD Region: Challenges, Opportunities and Suggested Interventions.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesValidation Workshop for Regional Rangeland Management Strategy held on 5 -6th August, 2019 at Bamburi Beach Hotel, Mombasa.
National Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on Rangeland and Pastoralism Strategy. Regional Rangeland Management Strategy: Challenges and Suggested Interventions in IGAD Region.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesHeld at Bomen Hotel, Isiolo town on 26th – 27th Feb, 2019
Mapping cropland evolution based on biophysical data and cropping history in the Borana rangelands, Southern Ethiopia. Regional Environmental Change
Papers in refereed journalsMapping cropland evolution based on biophysical data and cropping history in the Borana rangelands, Southern Ethiopia. Regional Environmental Change
Drought Risk and Adaptation in the Horn of Africa. Drought & Water Resources in Drylands Workshop
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesOrganized By Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije University, Amsterdam on September 7 – 9, 2022 in Amsterdam.
Research Focus & Interests in the Drylands. Invited Lecture for Postgraduate Students taking Climate Impact Policy Course
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesGlobal Environmental Change and Policy, and Environmental Resource Management; & Water Risks course at IVM. Held on September 11– 12, 2022 in Amsterdam.
Camel Milk Value Chain in Isiolo: Camel Distribution, Opportunities and Challenges. Development of Camel Milk Value Chain Strategy.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesHeld at Meru Slopes Hotel on April 4-8, 2022.
Situation Analysis of Climate Adaptation in the Drylands of Africa. Enhancing Climate Actions on Land in Africa.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesHeld in Livingstone, Zambia on March 30-April 8
Working with environmental variability for enhanced water and food security in the ASALs of Kenya
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesHeld at Kadolta Lodge, Kajiado on March 21st to 25th, 2022
Situation Analysis of Climate Smart Agriculture Adoption in Kenya. Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kenya: Practices, Related Policies and Infusion in Universities’ Academic Programmes.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesThe Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference. Held in Contonou, Benin on December 09 -13, 2021.
Pastoral Production System and Climate Change Adaption. Sensitization & Stake-holder Engagement workshop of Down2Earth Project Partners.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesHeld at El Boran Hotel, Isiolo on October 11-15, 2021.
Drought-COVID-19 Interface: Insights for Post Pandemic Recovery in Pastoral Systems.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesThe 7th WASAG Webinar on “Pandemics/Epidemics, Drought and Agriculture: Building back better”, organized the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) working group on “Drought Preparedness at FAO Land and Water Division, in collaboration with Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) and UNCCD Drought Initiative, on 10 July 2020, 15.00-16.30 CEST. http://www.fao.org/land-water/news-archive/news-detail/en/c/1295477/
Bio-Physical Dynamics and Pastoral Resilience Nexus in the Drylands of IGAD Region
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesWorkshop on Strengthening Collaboration of Existing National Drought Resilience Research Institutions Network Pathways within the IGAD Region, held at Double Tree Hotel, Hilton, Nairobi on February 24-26th, 2020.
Dryland Research Priority Areas for Kenya. Workshop on Strengthening Collaboration of Existing National Drought Resilience Research Institutions Network Pathways within the IGAD Region
Selected Presentations In Workshops & Conferencesheld at Double Tree Hotel, Hilton, Nairobi on February 24-26th, 2020
European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under “Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling-up EverGreen Agriculture” (Regreening Africa) project.
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesWorkshop on Economics of Land Degradation, Kenya National Policy Workshop on March 10, 2020, held at Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi.
2020. Presented a paper on “Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Rangeland Management Practices in Northern Kenya. Co-funded by the
Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods in Drylands of Kenya. Regional Consultative Workshop on Applied Research on Integrated Natural Resources Management (NRM) Project Initiatives and Livelihood Diversification
Selected Presentations In Workshops & ConferencesDecember 17-19, 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia