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Assessing the impacts of poaching pressure and law enforcement on conservation of the Garamba National Park wildlife resources, North - Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2005)Conservation biology has two main goals: first, to understand the effects of human activities on species, communities and ecosystems, and second, to develop practical approaches to preventing extinction of species. The ... -
Assessing the impacts of rainfall variability on hydropower sector in Tanzania
(2009)Industrial production is gradually playing a strategic role in the socio-economic development of the country. This sector is heavily dependent on electrical power generated to a large extent from hydro-electric-power it ... -
Assessing the Influence of Aligning It Strategy, Performance Contract and It Organizational Structure on Institutional Performance. Case of Kenyan Public Universities.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The concept of aligning IT strategy with organizational strategy remains to be a key concern for scholars and enterprises over decades. Most studies on strategic alignment have confirmed that there exists a positive ... -
Assessing The Opportunities And Challenges In The Utilization Of Drought Early Warning Information As An Adaptation Strategy To Climate Change By County Governments In Kenya: A Case Study Of Isiolo County Government
(UoN, 2019)Kenya is among the countries in the developing world which is frequently impacted by droughts and other climate hazards. Whereas these hazards can be prevented or mitigated, in most cases the magnitude of their impacts ... -
Assessing the potential effects of climate variability and change on livestock in the arid lands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Abstract Extreme temperatures and rainfall patterns are being experienced in many parts of the world including Eastern Africa. These have been associated with droughts, floods, cold/hot spells, cyclones, among others ... -
Assessing the potential for solar energy utilization in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Energy is very important for the development of any country in this world and Malawi is not exceptional. Malawi depends mainly on the Hydro Electric Power, fossil fuels and biomass on its energy sources for social economic ... -
Assessing the potential of solar energy utilization in Central Tanzania
(University Of Nairobi, 2013-05)Solar energy is the energy direct from the sun. Central Tanzania is a very vulnerable area in the face of climate change, already seeing great droughts leading to recurrent hydro-power crisis and agricultural problems. ... -
Assessing the potential of wind energy for electrical power generation in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Tanzania depends heavily on hydropower for her electricity demand and experiences power shortage during the dry seasons. This research project investigates the wind power potential of Dodoma, a Central station of Tanzania ... -
Assessing The Predictability Of Rainfall In Southern Africa With Focus On Eswatini Using Global Ocean And Atmosphere Indicators
(UoN, 2019)Southern Africa and Eswatini in particular rely heavily on rainfall for agricultural production which supports socio-economic activities. Thus, skilful and timely rainfall predictions are very imperative, since it is only ... -
Assessing The Relationship Between Weather Parameters On Cotton Yield Production:a Case Study Of Ukiriguru In Mwanza Region Tanzania
(School of Physical Sciences, 2013)The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between weather parameters on cotton yield. Weather is one of the important factors that affect crop growth and yields. Agricultural activities in Tanzania are ... -
Assessing the skill of the seasonal rainfall prediction over the greater horn of Africa using global models as multimodel ensemble
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 2013)The usefulness and limitations in seasonal forecasts are due to uncertainty inherent in the climate system. The reduction of errors in the forecasts systems increases the reliability of the forecasts. The improved seasonal ... -
Assessing The Solar Energy Resource Potential In Trans-Nzoia County For Decentralized Domestic Power Generation
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main economic activity in Trans-Nzoia County is maize farming. The cost of farming has been rising annually while the yield and maize price keep fluctuating thus making life hard for the people there. Considering that ... -
Assessing the spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall over the Southern region Of Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)An understanding of temporal and spatial characteristics of rainfall is central to resources planning and management especially with evidences of climate change and variability. There are strong indications that rainfall ... -
Assessing the spatial and temporal characteristics of temperature and rainfall over the central and southern regions of Malawi during the winter season
(2014)Malawi is a land locked country located within the longitudes 33 degrees to 36 degrees East and latitude 9o 22’ to 17o7’. The total area is 118,480 square km – of which an area of 94,080 square km is occupied by land, and ... -
Assessing the Success of ICT’s from a User Perspective: A Case of Coffee Research Foundation
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2013)This study was conducted to evaluate the success of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from the users’ perspective and to validate the application of the updated DeLone and McLean IS success model (2003) within ... -
Assessing the suitability of an individualized electronic health record management system (iehrms) for cardiovascular care
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)This paper reports on a research study that aimed to obtain opinion on personalized electronic health record management systems for Cardiovascular Care Setting from two client points of view; medics and patients, ... -
Assessing The Suitability Of Tea Growing Zones Of Kenya Under Changing Climate And Modeling Less Regret Agrometeorological Options.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The suitability of tea production within the tea producing counties in Kenya by the years 2050 and 2070 was determined by the use of various methodologies where both ground based and satellite data was used. Tea production ... -
Assessing the temporal and spatial characteristics of rainfall and temperature over south Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Climate extremes including droughts, floods, and high/low temperatures are recurrent in southern Sudan and whenever they occur, they are associated with many socio-economic miseries. Recent assessment by IPCC, (2013) has ... -
Assessing the trend in the skill of seasonal rainfall forecast in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Many socio-economic activities in Kenya are weather and climate dependent. Therefore information on the expected weather is of paramount importance. This information is acquired through use of weather forecasts. The forecasts ... -
Assessing the vulnerability of maize production to climate change in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru and Narok counties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quantification of vulnerability and its components is currently an integral part of providing information to policy makers and stakeholders in an attempt to appropriately assess climate change consequences and support ...