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Unhealthy Landscapes: Policy Recommendations on Land Use Change and Infectious Disease Emergence

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:50:43 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABSTRACT Anthropogenic land use changes drive a range of infectious disease outbreaks and emergence events and modify the transmission of endemic infections. These drivers include agricultural encroachment, deforestation, road construction, dam building, irrigation, wetland modification, mining, the concentration or expansion of urban environments, coastal zone degradation, and other activities. These changes in turn cause a cascade of factors that exacerbate infectious disease emergence, such as forest fragmentation, disease introduction, pollution, poverty, and human migration. […]

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Assessing Climate Change Adaptation Strategies among Rural Maasai pastoralist in Kenya

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:38:02 +0000

[vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text 0=””] Abstract The aim of this study is to assess adaptation and coping strategies of Maasai pastoralist to climate change and identify viable adaptation options to reduce the impact of climate change among Maasai pastoralist in the arid and semi-arid (ASALS) in Kenya. The study was carried out in Kajiado County and multiple data collection techniques such as in-depth interview with 305 households, focus group discussion, and key informant interview were used […]

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Research in sub-saharan African food systems must address post-sustainability challenges and increase developmental returns

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:33:57 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Abstract This study examined adaptation of root crop farming system to climate change in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state, Nigeria. Seven towns were selected based on a population of five thousand and above from which one hundred and ninety-one respondents were randomly chosen. Sixty-six years’ data on climatic variables of rainfall, temperature and relative humidity were obtained from Nigeria Meteorological Agency between 1950-2015. Analyses were carried out using simple proportion for qualitative […]

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Achieving mitigation and adaptation to climate change through sustainable agroforestry practices in Africa

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:30:26 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction Agroforestry is one of the most conspicuous land use systems across landscapes and agroecological zones in Africa. With food shortages and increased threats of climate change, interest in agroforestry is gathering for its potential to address various on-farm adaptation needs, and fulfill many roles in AFOLU-related mitigation pathways. Agroforestry provides assets and income from carbon, wood energy, improved soil fertility and enhancement of local climate conditions; it provides ecosystem services and reduces human […]

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Critical need for new definitions of “forest” and “forest degradation” in global climate change agreements

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:27:08 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABSTRACT If global policies intended to promote forest conservation continue to use the definition of “forest” adopted in 2001 by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (an area of >0.05–1 ha with >10–30% cover of plants >2–5 m tall at maturity), great quantities of carbon and other environmental values will be lost when natural forests are severely degraded or replaced by plantations but technically remain “forests.” While a definition of “forest” that […]

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Towards a culturally sensitive peacebuilding approach in Africa

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:23:45 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] INTRODUCTION Africa is perceived differently by many people from all around the world. There are those who see Africa as a continent of hope where the people are hospitable, flexible and simple with plenty of natural resources most of it un-explored. On the other hand, there are those who see Africa as a continent of senseless conflicts, violence, poverty, ignorance and the likes. The truth is there are opportunities and challenges in Africa. One […]

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Ignored Displaced Persons: the plight of IDPs in urban areas Act

AnYl4Psd — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:20:29 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] INTRODUCTION UNHCR describes internally displaced persons (IDPs) as “probably the largest group of vulnerable people in the world.”1 Although it is nearly impossible to estimate the global number of urban IDPs, the figures that do exist would put the total at nearly four million.2 Yet this group remains silent, largely ignored, and without hope for durable solutions to their plight. Urban IDPs are often denied basic human rights; living in squalor and lacking physical […]

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