This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ...

Industries and activities handling NORM are identified and TENORM levels assessed in Slovenia. The identification is based on (1) survey of historical information available, (2) results published in scientific papers, ...

Degraded rangelands resulting from continuous overgrazing, frequent drought, termites, uncontrolled burning, opportunistic cultivation and other anthropogenic factors could be rehabilitated through reseeding. However, ...

The role of remote sensing in poverty alleviation in rural communities is discussed through a simple decision making model. The model comprises the input, transfer function and output. The output is used as a basis for ...

This paper presents a project approach to develop appropriate scientific and economic tools for improving farming systems in the Kenyan Lake basin. This approach aims to address poverty through livelihood strengthening ...

This paper discusses the limnology and hydrology of Lake Victoria, a shared property between the three lacustrine states, namely Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania owning 6, 45 and 49%, respectively. The estimated total nutrient ...

This study explores the dependence between the shares traded at the Nairobi stock Exchange and the prices for which the various companies' shares were selling. Using simulated time-series of financial asset returns, the ...

One of the critical issues for Community Development, Civil Society action and Governance anywhere and specifically in Africa is to create leaders at the fastest possible rate, at all levels of the society/ community. Such ...