BRECcIA has officially come to an end as of 31/03/2022. Collaborations are ongoing however, with solid lasting partnerships and groundbreaking research still underway. We thank everyone, staff and stakeholders, for the hard work that has lead to this project being a success. Please contact us via our LinkedIn page or …
By Dr Charlene Gaba Report from the 25 – 27 January 2022 Expert workshop on hydrological and agronomic models and their coupling, Cotonou, Benin. African countries in general and in particular those in arid regions including the Sahel often face food and nutritional crises linked to unfavourable agroclimatic conditions. In …
By Eunice Shame Kafwamba Bridging the gap between science and policy has been one of the activities LEAD has achieved under the BRECcIA project through research dissemination workshops and the media. These have provided interface among community, local level staff and high level policy makers. Minister of Agriculture takes up …
By Prof. Stephen Rwigi Small Research Project: Assessing Resilience of Drylands Communities to Shocks Associated with Rainfall Extremes Under Changing Climate and Landuse Conditions: Case of Turkana County, Kenya Introduction Our approach was based on inclusion and involvement of the key stakeholders in the whole research process. The stakeholders included …
Blogs compiled by Hope Mpata BRECcIA was able to sponsor places for University of Zimbabwe students at the October 2021 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium. Read about some of their experiences of the symposium and road trip to and from Vic Falls and their stay at Livingstone Lodge below. The best way …
By Dr Julie Reeves From 14th to 19th February 2022, a high level delegation from the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) travelled to South Africa and were hosted by the University of Pretoria (UP) for a benchmarking event. The visit was proposed by BRECcIA Co-I, Mr Kaleb …
By Dr. Namenya Daniel Naburi BRECcIA Post Doc and Joseph Lolentum) August 2021 Climate change shocks has exposed pastoralists to loss of livelihood and infringement of children rights. Children are the main source of family labour during drought period such as the one experienced from May – October 2021. Many …
By Dr. Namenya Daniel Naburi BRECcIA Post Doc and Joseph Lolentum) August 2021 Camel rearing has become one of the most preferred adaptive strategies among the pastoralist community in West Pokot, this is after realizing that other livestock such as cattle and sheep are more vulnerable to climate change shocks …
Joy Obando and Moses Muriuki The drylands support sparse settlements and agro-pastoralism which are the key factors that influence water development. In these environments, water is considered limited and intermittent. However, with the need to solve the challenges of water in these dryland environments, there is a tendency towards technical …
By Fiona Ngarachu COVID-19 has brought with it many challenges for researchers across the world. How do you collect data if you cannot go to the field, and in some cases, you cannot even leave your front door! For both social and physical scientists this presented unique challenges. I am …
