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Environ. Res. Commun.1(2019)125003https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab50f6PAPERComputational and experimental study of a hydro-dynamicallandslide model based on laboratoryflume tests
(Environmental Research Communications, 2019)
Hydrological factors such as volumetric water content(VWC)and pore-water content(PWC)havebeen cited widely as significant factors that trigger slope failures especially shallow landslides anddebrisflows. Over the years, ...
Assessing Willingness to Accept Compensation and Willingness to Pay for Kipkunur Forest Ecosystem Conservation in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economy, Energy and Environment, 2019)
Public forests provide a variety of goods and services to communities whose opportunity cost is related to the
value of alternative goods and services. This study sought to assess expressed conservation value of Kipkunur ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change – Policy Making and Institutional Framework in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem
(International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2019)
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a strategy that relies on forest landscape’s biodiversity
management and restoration to enhance the sustainable production and supply of ecosystem
goods and services as alternative ...
Total Economic Value of Kingwal Wetland to the Surrounding Community, Nandi County, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2019)
This study was undertaken in Kingwal wetland. The objective of the study was to evaluate
the estimated economic value of Kingwal wetland. This was meant to help policy makers and
conservationists develop effective ...
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT IN A CHANGING CLIMATE IN NAKURU TOWN, KENYA
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2019)
The close connection between the climate and the hydrological cycle makes
climate change to have a significant impact on water resources with regard to
variability, distribution and occurrence. Research wise, climate ...
Production of Biogas from Waste Tea Leaves: A Case of Integrated Waste Management at DL Koisagat Tea Factory, Nandi Hills
(AER Journal, 2019)
Waste tea leaves from tea factories are used as manure and the rest discarded on the
surface. Decomposition of these dumped wastes produce methane into the environment and
affect the quality of ground water through ...
Non-Carcinogenic Lead Inadvertent Occupational Health Risk Assessment in Select Instructional Laboratories in Moi University and University of Eldoret, Kenya
(AER Journal, 2019)
Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium of
human exposure to heavy metals. Universities’ laboratories are involved in varied activities
some of which may expose Pb to ...
AN ECONOMIC VALUATION OF KINGWAL WETLAND’S BENEFITS AND COSTS TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE, NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Wetlands are important ecosystems that support biodiversity and livelihoods. This study was conducted in and around Kingwal wetland located in Nandi County, Kenya in January and February, 2018. Besides the wetland providing ...
BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM WASTE TEA LEAVES AS A WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AT DL KOISAGAT TEA FACTORY NANDI HILLS (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Most tea factories in Kenya utilize wood as the main source of energy. Wood is burned in boilers to produce steam that is used in unit operations in tea processing. The firewood produce stack gases that are emitted into ...
Benefits Flow and Utilization of Kipkunur Forest Products by Upstream and Downstream Users, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(2019)
Utilization of forests resources among
economic units has remained partially noticed, yet,
communities living adjacent to the forests and beyond are
dependent directly or indirectly for their livelihood.
Unaccounted ...