Research Papers: Recent submissions
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Structural Adjustment, Poverty and Economic Growth: An Analysis for Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,School of economics,, 2002) -
Should we design extended or straightforward questions for small stock when records are unavailable?
(Department of Animal Production, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2012)Data from two closely related questions in a survey on rabbits is analyzed in order to determine whether results from these two groups of questions would yield similar results about numbers of rabbits kept by a household. ... -
Care of the low birthweight babies /neonatal intensive care
(School of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 2005)While the under five childhood mortality rates have shown a somewhat decline in the developing countries in the last three decades, the neonatal mortality rates (NMR) have generally remained static (Darmstadt 2003; 224-25) ... -
Legume research network project: a sythensis report of phase 1 (1994-2000)
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2004)The Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) was started in 1994 (by then known as the Legume Screening Network) to evaluate suitable legume species for different agro-ecological environments and to subsequently incorporate ... -
Lost and reclaimed: A case study of gully rehabilitation in central Kenya highlands using low-cost measures
(Department of soil science, 2004)Gully control and reclamation activities using low-cost measures were carried out in early March 2001 at Gatanga division, Kenya. The study area was selected on the basis of previous work carried out in farmers fields by ... -
The linkages between land- use change, land degradation and biodiversity in Embu and Mbeere Districts, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 05-06-04) -
Joint Implementation of Global Environmental Agreements: Socio-Economic Dimensions
(School of Law, 1997) -
Law, colonialism and Environmental Management
(School of Law, 1997) -
Joint implementation and forestry projects: conceptual and operational fallacies
(School of Law, 1998)Increased human activity is causing a build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs) which are thought to contribute to global warming. Climate change is an international environmental concern because the effects of GHG emissions will ... -
Agro-biodiversity and international law - a conceptual framework
(Oxford JournalsSchool of Law, 1999)This paper lays out the international legal framework currently governing agro-biodiversity management which emphasizes private property rights and thus provides incentives for the private sector to participate in agriculture. ... -
Custody and the Rights of and over Children
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Improving Tools and Techniques for Crisis Management: The Ecological Sources of Conflict
(International Environmental Law Research CentreSchool of Law, 2001) -
Community, farmers' and Breeders' Rights in Africa: Towards a Legal Framework for sui generis Legislation
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Biological Diversity Management in Africa: Legal and Policy Perspectives in the run-up to WSSDD
(School of Law, 2002) -
Innovation and Policy Process: Case of Transgenic Sweet Potato in Kenya
(School of law, 2002)Biotechnology is being integrated into the existing science and technology policy process in Kenya. This process is embedded in the country's history of agricultural development, characterised by conventional technology, ... -
Gender Dimensions of Law Colonialism and Inheritance in East Africa: Kenyan Women's Experiences
(School of Law, 2002)