Kenya

Kenya: Seven Elephants Die Mysteriously in One Week in Mara Conservancies

Seven elephants have died in two conservancies around the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the last one week in unclear circumstances.

Publication Date:

11/02/2016

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Wildlife, Elephant, Kenya, Lion, Poaching, Africa

Science And Technology

Global Innovation Fund unveils first investments

The newly-formed Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has announced its first tranche of investments in London today (9 February), with £3m being allocated to eight social innovation projects in the develo

Publication Date:

10/02/2016

Source: Edie (UK)

Tags:

Science And Technology, Innovation, Global, Kenya, Renewable Energy, Aid, Developing Countries, United Kingdom (UK)

Health

Zika concerns could see Kenya withdraw from Rio 2016 Olympics

Kenya could pull out of this summer's Rio Olympics if the Zika virus in Brazil reaches "epidemic levels", says the head of Kenya's Olympic committee.

Publication Date:

10/02/2016

Source: BBC (UK)

Tags:

Health, Vector Borne Diseases, Kenya, Brazil, Games

Dams/ Irrigation

Kenya: Boost for Nyeri Farmers As Sh13 Billion Dams Set to Be Built in Kieni

According to an advertisement placed in the dailies by the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority last week, Naromoru Dam will be constructed in Kieni East, and Karemenu Dam in Kieni West.

Publication Date:

09/02/2016

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Dams/ Irrigation, Kenya, Irrigation, Africa, Dams

Wildlife

Fencing elephants: The hidden politics of wildlife fencing in Laikipia, Kenya

Conservation is a fundamentally spatial pursuit. Human–elephant conflict (HEC), in particular crop-raiding, is a significant and complex conservation problem wherever elephants and people occupy the same space. Conservationists and wildlife managers build electrified fences as a technical solution to this problem. Fences provide a spatial means of controlling human–elephant interactions by creating a place for elephants and a place for cultivation. They are often planned and designed based on the ecology of the target species.

Publication Date:

01/02/2016

Author(s): Lauren A Evans, William M. Adams

Source: Land Use Policy

Vol:

51

pp:

215-228

Tags:

Elephant, Kenya, Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Africa

Energy

County energy planning in Kenya: local participation and local solutions in Migori County

This working paper explores how doing energy planning at the county level could better engage citizens in decision-making, and thus help ensure that end-user needs are well understood and addressed.

Publication Date:

01/02/2016

Author(s): Oliver Johnson, Anne Nyambane

Source: Stockholm Environment Institute

Tags:

Household Energy, Kenya, Electricity, Energy Technology, Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency, Rural Energy

Energy

Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking energy to Kenyan households: an agenda for action

This briefing note synthesizes the latest evidence on the impacts of traditional biomass cooking and discusses options for addressing these challenges, with recommendations for policy-makers in Kenya and across sub-Saharan Africa.

Publication Date:

01/02/2016

Author(s): Fiona Lambe

Source: Stockholm Environment Institute

Tags:

Biomass, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Kenya, Africa, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Household Energy, LPG, Kerosene, GreenHouse Gases

Health

Addressing cryptosporidium infection among young children in low-income settings: The crucial role of new and existing drugs for reducing morbidity and mortality

Diarrheal disease is the world’s second leading cause of death among young children. It claims more than half a million lives of children under five years old each year, accounting for 9% of global child deaths. It is also a leading cause of morbidity in children, including chronic malnutrition. The original United Nations Millennium Development Goals included a target to reduce the mortality rate among children under five by two-thirds by 2015.

Original Source

Publication Date:

28/01/2016

Author(s): David A. Shoultz, Eugenio L. de Hostos, Robert K. M. Choy

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

pp:

1-7

Tags:

Waterborne diseases, Diarrhoea, Child Health, Poverty, Developing Countries, Malnutrition, Africa, Asia, South America, Slums, India, Kenya, Mali, Drugs, Bangladesh, South Asia

Agriculture

New seed varieties not reaching Africa's small farmers, study says

TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa's small farmers, more than half of whom buy their seeds from local informal markets, need access to improved seeds that can yield more food and cope wi

Publication Date:

21/01/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Seeds, Africa, Food Security, Haiti, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Congo

Food Policy

Kenya: County gov’t, WFP in joint agreement to strengthen food security

The local government of Baringo in the Rift Valley County and the World Food Programme on Wednesday disclosed they have entered into a two-year agreement on reinforcing the ability of the local aut

Publication Date:

15/01/2016

Source: Star Africa

Tags:

Food Policy, Food Security, World Food Programme (WFP), Kenya, Africa