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Deforestation and forest degradation are estimated to account for between 12% and 20% of annual greenhouse gas emissions and in the 1990s (largely in the developing world) released about 5.8 Gt per year, which was bigger than all forms of transport combined. The idea behind REDD + is that payment...


Bluffstone, R.Robinson, E.Guthiga, Paul M.[REDD+and community-controlled forests in low-income countries: Any hope for a linkage?]REDD+and community-controlled forests in low-income countries: Any hope for a linkage?

With increasing water scarcity and competing uses and users, water use efficiency is becoming increasingly important in many parts of developing countries. The lake Naivasha basin has an array of different water users and uses ranging from large scale export market agriculture, urban domestic wat...


Njiraini, G.W.Guthiga, Paul M.[Are small-scale irrigators water use efficient? Evidence from Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya]Are small-scale irrigators water use efficient? Evidence from Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya

The global food system has become more susceptible to periods of extreme price volatility that impact on food security especially among the vulnerable groups. Highly volatile food prices subject market players to difficulties in planning ahead and adjusting to fluctuating market signals. This paper...


Wambua, J.M.Massawe, Stella C.Wanjiku, J.Guthiga, Paul M.Ogada, M.Karugia, Joseph T.[Modeling maize price volatility in the East African market]Modeling maize price volatility in the East African market

Karugia, Joseph T.Massawe, Stella C.Guthiga, Paul M.Ogada, M.Ogutu, S.Macharia, E.[Public agricultural expenditures in COMESA, EAC and IGAD: Status and trends]Public agricultural expenditures in COMESA, EAC and IGAD: Status and trends

This article seeks to shed light on policy processes arising from interaction between indigenous rainmakers and meteorologists, in participatory action research aimed at increasing the capacity of a local community to adapt to climate change. Policy processes were analysed from the perspective of...


Guthiga, Paul M.Newsham, A.[Meteorologists meeting rainmakers: Indigenous knowledge and climate policy processes in Kenya]Meteorologists meeting rainmakers: Indigenous knowledge and climate policy processes in Kenya

The Kakamega Forest is the only remaining tropical rainforest fragment in Western Kenya and hosts large numbers of endemic animal and plant species. Protected areas were established decades ago in order to preserve the forest's unique biodiversity from being converted into agricultural land by th...


Borner, J.Mburu, J.Guthiga, Paul M.Wambua, S.[Assessing opportunity costs of conservation: Ingredients for protected area management in the Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya]Assessing opportunity costs of conservation: Ingredients for protected area management in the Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
Karugia, Joseph T.Massawe, Stella C.Guthiga, Paul M.Ogada, M.Nwafor, M.Chilonda, PiusMusaba, E.[Factors influencing the effectiveness of productivity-enhancing interventions: an assessment of selected programs]Factors influencing the effectiveness of productivity-enhancing interventions: an assessment of selected programs

The study provides CTA with recommendations on the types of value chains to be supported and information on particular nodes that CTA could be involved in. It focuses on the IGAD region, which includes eight member states: Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya...


Guthiga, Paul M.Karugia, Joseph T.Massawe, Stella C.Ogada, MauriceMugweru, LydiahOngudi, SilasMbo'o-Tchouawou, MichelleMulei, Leonard[Mapping livestock value chains in the IGAD region]Mapping livestock value chains in the IGAD region

The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility has recently proposed the application of strategic environmental social assessment (SESA) for incorporating environmental and social considerations in the preparation of REDD+ initiatives. This paper discusses the potential contribution of SESA to REDD+ init...


Slunge, D.Ekbom, A.Loayza, F.Guthiga, Paul M.Nyangena, W.[Can strategic environmental and social assessment of REDD+ improve forest governance?]Can strategic environmental and social assessment of REDD+ improve forest governance?

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