• Decolonizing and Reassembling the Voice of John’s Gospel in a time of Ecological Crisis 

  Dr kithinji, Julius; Chemei, Lydia (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  The effects of ecological problems being faced by earth’s habitants have recently been described as “… an ecological Armageddon.”1 The impacts of climate change are already being felt. In particular, the harmful effects ...
• Effects of Land Management Practice on Adaptation of Smallholder Farming System in Kakamega County 

  Hopillo, Gladys (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Agriculture is one of the economic pillars that Kenya heavily relies upon and it directly influences the overall economic performance. Towards the end of 2011 Kenya experienced extreme weather changes that resulted in ...
• Climate Change and Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda in a Developing World Context. A Case Study of Corporates in Kenya 

  Muasya, Gladys (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Climate change has taken center stage in the world today, with UN and other organizations calling for conceited effort and response to mitigate its effects. Many countries have headed the call as witnessed by the series ...
• Exploration of the Private Sector Roles Including SMEs in Climate Finance 

  Walela, Elias Barasa (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Climate change as a topic has gained great interest all over the world and countries and organizations are increasingly in need of such information as will help in mitigating the adverse effects of climate changes. Some ...
• Vulnerability of Slum Dwellers to the Negative Health Effects Associated with Climate Change: The Case of Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya 

  Mwangi, Sarah; Nzau, Margaret; Mumo, Jonathan (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Urban populations living in informal settlements (Slum) are inherently vulnerable to climate change. This is due to their contexts which are characterized by overcrowding, poor-quality housing, lack of basic infrastructure, ...
• Performance and Acceptability of Mushroom in Tharaka Nithi County 

  Anne, Sande; Gathungu, Geofrey K. (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Mushroom is a fleshy, spore bearing fruiting body of a macro-fungus. Mushrooms often grow in association with trees. They are found mostly late summer or early fall. Most mushroom are wild. Some are edible and others ...
• Community Resilience to Climate Related Disasters in Kenya 

  Otuya, Petronila (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Hazard events become disasters because of communities vulnerability. Sometimes it may be difficult to reduce the scale, intensity, or frequency of hazards while it is possible to reduce vulnerability and its causes which ...
• Benefit Sharing Mechanisms and Perspectives; Linking Ecosystem Conservation and Community Livelihoods: A Case of Mt. Kenya West Community Forest Associations, Nyeri County 

  Maina, Paul Mwari (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-10-23)

  The world has lost about 40 per cent of forest area to deforestation globally and Kenya has one of the highest rates of forest degradation. In the early 1900s the forest cover was at 12 per cent but reduced drastically ...
• Degradation of Indigenous Forests and Households’ Vulnerability to the effects of Climate Change 

  Maina, Paul; Kituku, Irene; Muchene, Moses (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Kenya's indigenous forests cover is approximately 1.64 Million Ha of the total gazette forest area. According to FAO 2011 report, Kenya has been losing an average of 12,600 ha of indigenous per year which amounts to ...
• Environmental knowledge and attitudes of teachers and students in Lamu, Kenya: Implications for climate change adaptation interventions 

  Mutinda, Paul Kituku; Nzengya, Daniel M (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  The sought to investigate teacher-student environmental attitudes in Lamu County, Kenya. Data were collected using closed ended questions from a sample of 157 teachers and high school students from Lamu County. Environmental ...
• Religion and Climate Change Response in Africa: The Case of ACK Thamanda Parish Forestation Initiatives, Kiambu County, Kenya 

  Kuria, Paul Kinyanjui (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  IPCC projections suggest that the Sub-Saharan Africa will bear the brunt of climate change. Efforts to find solutions in relation climate change mitigation and adaption have largely remain a preserve of scholars, governments ...
• Agribusiness, Climate Change and Youth Economic Empowerment in Kenya 

  Nzau, Margaret N.; Kalii, Kennedy Kaunda; Mathenge, Joyce; Kinyenze, Jonathan M. (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  The potential of youth to become the agents of social and economic change has not been achieved due to challenges of unemployment since youth have not been able to obtain decent jobs. The paper is based on literature ...
• Degradation of Grassland Ecosystems, Climate Change and Impacts on Pastoral Communities in Kenya 

  Mumo, Jonathan; Mwangi, Sarah W.; Nzau, Margaret (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Grasslands are some of the most diverse ecosystems distributed all over the world. They provide diverse resources to billions of people. Grasslands however threatened by a range of anthropogenic activities that include ...
• Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change Related Resource-Based Conflicts in Kenya 

  Maguta, John Kibe; Nzengya, Daniel M; Mutisya, Chrocosiscus; Wairimu, Joyce (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Climate change has attracted significant attention worldwide. IPCC projections suggest the Sub-Saharan Africa will suffer most from the consequences of extreme climate change events such as drought. Majority of the sectors ...
• An Evaluation of Dynamism in Compliance with Global Gap Standards among Horticultural Smallholder Farmers in Kenya 

  Gachigi, John; Kangai, Elosy; Mburu, John; Kibe, Lydia (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Efforts to overcome the challenges of implementing Global Gap standards for export horticulture have been hampered by the dynamism in compliance among key stakeholders viz. smallholder farmers and exporting companies. ...
• An Evaluation of Dynamism in Compliance with Global Gap Standards among Horticultural Smallholder Farmers in Kenya 

  Gachigi, John; Kangai, Elosy; Mburu, John; Kibe, Lydia (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Efforts to overcome the challenges of implementing Global Gap standards for export horticulture have been hampered by the dynamism in compliance among key stakeholders viz. smallholder farmers and exporting companies. ...
• Birthday celebrations with tree planting and impact on participants’ attitudes towards climate change: The case of ACK Initiative in Taita, Kenya 

  Mtoto, Jaxon Shako; Nzengya, Daniel M (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Coastal areas are most vulnerable the effects of climate change, particularly sea level rise which has far reaching implications on urban areas and livelihoods, salt water inundation of freshwater sources, loss of coastal ...
• Media Framing of Climate Change Information in Kenya: A Case Study of the December 2015 Paris Accord 

  Wayumba, Iddah; ogutu, Fredrick (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  More than 50 years after independence, Kenyans keep suffering periodical episodes of pain and agony brought about by severe weather conditions. From extreme droughts, to floods and loss of lives all which have been linked ...
• Mass Media Framing of Climate Change Related Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Kenya 

  Kibiru, Gertrude; Muasya, Gladys; Nzengya, Daniel (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Majority of rural communities living adjacent to wildlife conservation areas are increasingly disgruntled with wildlife conservation because of the increasing competition poised by wildlife populations for over water, ...
• Annual tree planting activities by the church and impact on participants’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change: The ACK, Embu Dioceses, Kenya 

  Rutere, Francis (ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY, 2017-11-23)

  Environmental problems in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region have worsened during the last twenty years. Trends in loss of vegetation cover, deforestation, desertification, soil erosion, threaten the region’s biodiversity, ...

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