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Exploring the agency of Africa in designing REDD+ and the associated implications for national level implementation
Abstract Rules on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are globally designed by multiple actors but the outcomes are implemented in developing…
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The Politics of Agricultural Carbon Finance: The Case of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
Background In the negotiations for a post Kyoto climate agreement, Sub-Saharan African countries are engaging in policy processes and demonstration projects around land-use based…
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Locally led adaptation metrics for Africa: a framework for building resilience in smallholder farming sectors
Authors: Nwamaka Okeke-Ogbuafor 1*, Joanes Atela 2,Mary Gorret Nantongo 3, Leah Aoko 2, Charles Tonui 2,Edward Rajah 4,5, Joshia Osamba 2, Josephat Omune Odongo 2,Assouhan Jonas Atchade…
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Conflict resolution ecosystem management_ebook
Authors: Joanes Atela and Reuben Makomere 23.1 Introduction The use of ecosystem services draws in multiple actors with different ecological, social and economic values attached
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Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries Through Community-Based Adaptations
Editors:Joanes Atela,Saleemul Huq, Cosmas Ochieng, Victor Orindi, Tom Owiyo About this book The book “Enhancing adaptation to climate change in developing countries through …
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REDD+ institutional design and implementation within local socioeconomic settings: evidence from Kenya
Authors: Joanes Odiwuor Atela Abstract Designing and implementing the Reduced Emissions from Avoided Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) depend on mutually interlinked actors, policies and socioeconomic factors…
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Searching for synergies for low emission development, the case for dairy subsector in Kenya
Abstract This research paper assesses the coherence of policy measures and documents related to low emission dairy development (LEDD) initiatives at different levels with…
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Enabling modernisation, marginalising alternatives? Kenya’s agricultural policy and smallholders
Authors: Fredrick Ajwang1 | Saurabh Arora2 | Joanes Atela3 | Joel Onyango3 | Mohammad Kyari Abstract To address intensifying social and…
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What role for multi-stakeholder partnerships in adaptation to climate change? Experiences from private sector adaptation in Kenya
Authors: Kate Elizabeth Gannon a,*, Florence Crick b, Joanes Atela c, Declan Conway Abstract Amidst increasing interest in multi-stakeholder partnerships…
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