The document summarizes a stakeholder workshop that discussed studies on climate variability, water scarcity, and local adaptation strategies in the Kapingazi Catchment in Kenya. Several presentations were made: 1) on climate change impacts on the basin based on historical data analysis; 2) survey results on local adaptation strategies; and 3) potential institutional approaches like payments for environmental services. Participants engaged in discussions and provided feedback. Key issues raised included perceptions of changing rainfall patterns not captured by data, the role of abstraction in river drying, and high evapotranspiration rates. Farmers were adapting crops and diversifying livelihoods like livestock but not fully applying climate knowledge.
Evaluation of anthropogenic activities in udyavara river basin, south west co...eSAT Journals
Abstract River environment is one of the highly water yielding place for present generation. It is influenced by geomorphic processes like shoreline erosion, siltation, sedimentation, flooding etc. Modification in river ecology is also influenced by the estuaries and sea. Most of the population will be alongside the river basin fetching river water for daily use. In this project work, Udyavara river basin is taken into consideration which is also prevailing at the coastal belt of Karnataka in Udupi district. Udyavara River incorporates the catchment that feed into the estuaries, coastlines and the groundwater that underlies the river basin. Increasing population, industrialization, solid waste dumping and improper sanitary conditions may contaminate the river water for future use. This study considers implementing of measures aimed at maintaining and improving the aquatic environment by restriction to adverse anthropogenic activities. Recently environmental problems have arisen in the river basin which is leading to monitoring and settling environmental objectives for groundwater and surface water pollution. The overall objective of the present study is to prevent deterioration and achieve environmental improvement. It can be concluded based on the results that environmental problems can be solved in this stage and sustainability can be achieved. Keywords: Udyavara River Basin, anthropogenic activities, third order, riverine environment, water pollution, water quality
Spatial water quality variations of DMMMSU-NLUC watershed and citizens’ aware...Jomar Aban
The research study was able to capture the social perspectives of DMMMSU-NLUC stakeholders pertaining to sustainable watershed resources management. Gender seemed to have played a major factor when it comes to the awareness and initiatives of the respondents. Males seem to be more aware than females when it comes to theories but females, on the other hand, seem to be more aware of the practical concepts on watershed resources management. Further, females prefer to conduct hands-on community outreach activities regarding watershed conservation than males. In contrary, males prefer to be more initiative by attending more seminars regarding watershed management. Work and social status also played a key role in terms of the awareness and initiatives of respondents. Students, local government officials, and local citizens are only fairly aware on the effects of industrialization in our watershed resources. It is even surprising to know that local government officials are not aware on the effect of siltation to the quality and biodiversity of watershed resources.
HOW TO CITE: Aban, J. L. and Manuel, J. I. Jr. (2015). Spatial water quality variations of DMMMSU-NLUC watershed and citizens’ awareness and initiatives to achieve sustainable watershed resources management. DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY Agency In-House Review 2015. June 1, 2015. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13229.90082/1
Utilization of Multiple Habitat Sampling Protocol for Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Water
Quality in Stream Ecosystem in Lawis,
Buruun, Iligan City
Evaluation of anthropogenic activities in udyavara river basin, south west co...eSAT Journals
Abstract River environment is one of the highly water yielding place for present generation. It is influenced by geomorphic processes like shoreline erosion, siltation, sedimentation, flooding etc. Modification in river ecology is also influenced by the estuaries and sea. Most of the population will be alongside the river basin fetching river water for daily use. In this project work, Udyavara river basin is taken into consideration which is also prevailing at the coastal belt of Karnataka in Udupi district. Udyavara River incorporates the catchment that feed into the estuaries, coastlines and the groundwater that underlies the river basin. Increasing population, industrialization, solid waste dumping and improper sanitary conditions may contaminate the river water for future use. This study considers implementing of measures aimed at maintaining and improving the aquatic environment by restriction to adverse anthropogenic activities. Recently environmental problems have arisen in the river basin which is leading to monitoring and settling environmental objectives for groundwater and surface water pollution. The overall objective of the present study is to prevent deterioration and achieve environmental improvement. It can be concluded based on the results that environmental problems can be solved in this stage and sustainability can be achieved. Keywords: Udyavara River Basin, anthropogenic activities, third order, riverine environment, water pollution, water quality
Spatial water quality variations of DMMMSU-NLUC watershed and citizens’ aware...Jomar Aban
The research study was able to capture the social perspectives of DMMMSU-NLUC stakeholders pertaining to sustainable watershed resources management. Gender seemed to have played a major factor when it comes to the awareness and initiatives of the respondents. Males seem to be more aware than females when it comes to theories but females, on the other hand, seem to be more aware of the practical concepts on watershed resources management. Further, females prefer to conduct hands-on community outreach activities regarding watershed conservation than males. In contrary, males prefer to be more initiative by attending more seminars regarding watershed management. Work and social status also played a key role in terms of the awareness and initiatives of respondents. Students, local government officials, and local citizens are only fairly aware on the effects of industrialization in our watershed resources. It is even surprising to know that local government officials are not aware on the effect of siltation to the quality and biodiversity of watershed resources.
HOW TO CITE: Aban, J. L. and Manuel, J. I. Jr. (2015). Spatial water quality variations of DMMMSU-NLUC watershed and citizens’ awareness and initiatives to achieve sustainable watershed resources management. DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY Agency In-House Review 2015. June 1, 2015. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13229.90082/1
Utilization of Multiple Habitat Sampling Protocol for Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Water
Quality in Stream Ecosystem in Lawis,
Buruun, Iligan City
Performance assessment of water filtration plants in pakistan - JBESInnspub Net
A study was carried out to evaluate the water quality of filtration plants installed at six different places of Cantonment Board Sialkot, Pakistan to suggest and recommend guidelines for their improvement. Water samples from six Treatment plants and their respective twelve connections (two from each treatment plants) were collected before and after treatment. In this way, total samples were collected and tested. Values of these samples before and after treatment were used for comparison with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for drinking water standards. Thirty three parameters including physical, chemical and bacteriological were determined for each sample. The results were satisfactory both chemically and bacteriologically according to WHO guidelines for water quality of treatment plants. The results showed that the samples of water were fit, both before and after treatment plant except for water sample of treatment plant No. IV & V (Before treatment). Total and faecal coliform were found in these samples. Various causes of faecal contamination before treatment may be due to leakage of pipelines, operation at tubewells, layout of freshwater pipes parallel or beneath the sewerage pipes or channels. Disinfection of water at source is recommended to deal with the faecal contamination; otherwise there is no need of filtration plant.
Nepal's history of water management_Dr. Hari Krishna ShreshthaSaciWATERs
Nepal’s History of Water Management Institutions: Is there a Role for them in Adapting to
Water Scarcity?
- Dr. Hari Krishna Shrestha, Nepal Engineering College
Assessment on the Ecosystem Service Functions of Nansi Lake in ChinaIJERA Editor
The assessment of ecosystem service functions is one of the focused area in modern ecological and
environmental research. As a typical shallow macrophytic lake in China, Nansi Lake is selected as the study
area. Based the indicator system and assessment models established in this research, the ecosystem service
functions of Nansi Lake are assessed. The results show that the ecosystem service function of drinking water
source area/aquatic product supply/ecological habitat/entertainment and landscape/ water purification function of
the lakeside zone for Nansi Lake is assessed as medium (2.2)/good (3.5)/medium (3)/medium (2.55)/medium (3),
and the overall ecosystem service function of Nansi Lake can be considered as ―Medium‖. The eutrophication
control and ecological restoration of lakeside wetland need to be enhanced in the future.
If something is potable that means it's safe to drink. In developed countries, tap water is usually potable. Potable water is for drinking and domestic use (cooking, bathing, watering the lawn, etc. We get potable water from springs, wells, streams, rivers, lakes etc. This water still must be treated to kill bacteria. It must also be tested to be sure that toxins from polluting sources have not made it unsafe to drink.
If something is potable that means it's safe to drink. In developed countries, tap water is usually potable. Potable water is for drinking and domestic use (cooking, bathing, watering the lawn, etc. We get potable water from springs, wells, streams, rivers, lakes etc. This water still must be treated to kill bacteria. It must also be tested to be sure that toxins from polluting sources have not made it unsafe to drink. The average person uses many gallons of water each day. After we have used it, the water may be dirty and no longer fit to drink. So what happens to that water?
Seasonal Variation of Groundwater Quality in Parts of Y.S.R and Anantapur Dis...IJERA Editor
Groundwater is used for domestic, industrial water supply and for irrigation all over the world. The groundwater
quality is a function of natural processes as well as anthropogenic activities. The safe potable water is
enormously essential for living and groundwater is one of the sources for human consumption in both urban as
well as rural areas. The area is located in the survey of India toposheet Number 57 J/3 lying between east
780
00’
0
’’ to 780
15’
0
” longitudes and 140
15’ 0
’’ to 140
30’
0
’’ North latitudes covering an area of 720 sq. kms.
Geologically, it is underlain mainly by Peninsular gneisses of Archean age followed by Gulcheru and Vemapalli
formations comprising quartzites, conglomerates, dolomites and shales. Major geomorphic units are
denudational hills, residual hills, pediments, pediplains, structural hills and valleys. The study area experiences a
semiarid climate. Physicochemical parameters viz., pH, total hardness, calcium, chloride, total dissolved solids,
fluoride were analyzed. Most of parameter show higher value than permissible limit in pre and post monsoon.
Further, a moderation in water quality was observed after the monsoon season, which can be attributed to a
possible dilution due to groundwater recharge People dependent on this water may prone to health hazard.
Therefore some effective measures are urgently required to enhance the quality of water in these areas
Tools and Technologies for Water Resources Planning and Climate Change Adapta...Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos
Objectives:
- To achieve basic understanding on steps in water resources planning
- To have better understanding on tool/technology that can be used for water resource planning and climate change adaptation
- To jointly assess the impacts of climate changes on water resources in Nepal
- To brainstorm the options to address the identified issues for planning processes
Contents:
Section 1 : Introduction to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and decision support tools
Section 2 : Tools and Techniques for IWRM
Section 3 : Group works
Presented by Michael Richards and Sara Namirembe. This presentation provides examples of places where payments for environmental services (PES) have been implemented.
Performance assessment of water filtration plants in pakistan - JBESInnspub Net
A study was carried out to evaluate the water quality of filtration plants installed at six different places of Cantonment Board Sialkot, Pakistan to suggest and recommend guidelines for their improvement. Water samples from six Treatment plants and their respective twelve connections (two from each treatment plants) were collected before and after treatment. In this way, total samples were collected and tested. Values of these samples before and after treatment were used for comparison with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for drinking water standards. Thirty three parameters including physical, chemical and bacteriological were determined for each sample. The results were satisfactory both chemically and bacteriologically according to WHO guidelines for water quality of treatment plants. The results showed that the samples of water were fit, both before and after treatment plant except for water sample of treatment plant No. IV & V (Before treatment). Total and faecal coliform were found in these samples. Various causes of faecal contamination before treatment may be due to leakage of pipelines, operation at tubewells, layout of freshwater pipes parallel or beneath the sewerage pipes or channels. Disinfection of water at source is recommended to deal with the faecal contamination; otherwise there is no need of filtration plant.
Nepal's history of water management_Dr. Hari Krishna ShreshthaSaciWATERs
Nepal’s History of Water Management Institutions: Is there a Role for them in Adapting to
Water Scarcity?
- Dr. Hari Krishna Shrestha, Nepal Engineering College
Assessment on the Ecosystem Service Functions of Nansi Lake in ChinaIJERA Editor
The assessment of ecosystem service functions is one of the focused area in modern ecological and
environmental research. As a typical shallow macrophytic lake in China, Nansi Lake is selected as the study
area. Based the indicator system and assessment models established in this research, the ecosystem service
functions of Nansi Lake are assessed. The results show that the ecosystem service function of drinking water
source area/aquatic product supply/ecological habitat/entertainment and landscape/ water purification function of
the lakeside zone for Nansi Lake is assessed as medium (2.2)/good (3.5)/medium (3)/medium (2.55)/medium (3),
and the overall ecosystem service function of Nansi Lake can be considered as ―Medium‖. The eutrophication
control and ecological restoration of lakeside wetland need to be enhanced in the future.
If something is potable that means it's safe to drink. In developed countries, tap water is usually potable. Potable water is for drinking and domestic use (cooking, bathing, watering the lawn, etc. We get potable water from springs, wells, streams, rivers, lakes etc. This water still must be treated to kill bacteria. It must also be tested to be sure that toxins from polluting sources have not made it unsafe to drink.
If something is potable that means it's safe to drink. In developed countries, tap water is usually potable. Potable water is for drinking and domestic use (cooking, bathing, watering the lawn, etc. We get potable water from springs, wells, streams, rivers, lakes etc. This water still must be treated to kill bacteria. It must also be tested to be sure that toxins from polluting sources have not made it unsafe to drink. The average person uses many gallons of water each day. After we have used it, the water may be dirty and no longer fit to drink. So what happens to that water?
Seasonal Variation of Groundwater Quality in Parts of Y.S.R and Anantapur Dis...IJERA Editor
Groundwater is used for domestic, industrial water supply and for irrigation all over the world. The groundwater
quality is a function of natural processes as well as anthropogenic activities. The safe potable water is
enormously essential for living and groundwater is one of the sources for human consumption in both urban as
well as rural areas. The area is located in the survey of India toposheet Number 57 J/3 lying between east
780
00’
0
’’ to 780
15’
0
” longitudes and 140
15’ 0
’’ to 140
30’
0
’’ North latitudes covering an area of 720 sq. kms.
Geologically, it is underlain mainly by Peninsular gneisses of Archean age followed by Gulcheru and Vemapalli
formations comprising quartzites, conglomerates, dolomites and shales. Major geomorphic units are
denudational hills, residual hills, pediments, pediplains, structural hills and valleys. The study area experiences a
semiarid climate. Physicochemical parameters viz., pH, total hardness, calcium, chloride, total dissolved solids,
fluoride were analyzed. Most of parameter show higher value than permissible limit in pre and post monsoon.
Further, a moderation in water quality was observed after the monsoon season, which can be attributed to a
possible dilution due to groundwater recharge People dependent on this water may prone to health hazard.
Therefore some effective measures are urgently required to enhance the quality of water in these areas
Tools and Technologies for Water Resources Planning and Climate Change Adapta...Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos
Objectives:
- To achieve basic understanding on steps in water resources planning
- To have better understanding on tool/technology that can be used for water resource planning and climate change adaptation
- To jointly assess the impacts of climate changes on water resources in Nepal
- To brainstorm the options to address the identified issues for planning processes
Contents:
Section 1 : Introduction to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and decision support tools
Section 2 : Tools and Techniques for IWRM
Section 3 : Group works
Presented by Michael Richards and Sara Namirembe. This presentation provides examples of places where payments for environmental services (PES) have been implemented.
A multilevel governance perspective on REDD+CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given at CIFOR's side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SBSTA-44) on 18 May 2016. The side event included discussions on the practicalities of results-based finance for REDD+. CIFOR presented research findings on REDD+ performance at different scales, as well as the mechanisms of benefit-sharing, multi-level governance and land use incentives.
This presentation shows findings on REDD+ gathered over the years of the multilevel governance module of CIFOR.
REDD+ benefit sharing: discourses on who ‘should’ benefitCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation, given on 27 September 2012 in connection with CIFOR’s new REDD+ Benefit Sharing project, discusses the idea of benefit sharing and how it relates to REDD+ and various stakeholders in the REDD+ process. Some examples of benefit sharing policies and proposals in various countries are given. The presentation also gives an overview of the complexities involved in the question: who should benefit from REDD+? For more information, see Chapter 8 of Analysing REDD+: “Who should benefit and why? Discourses on REDD+ benefit sharing” (go to http://www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publication/3822.html).
Lessons learnt from CIFOR research for PFES in VietnamCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Pham Thu Thuy, Grace Wong, Anastasia Yang, Le Ngoc Dung, Karen Bennett, Vu Tan Phuong given during a workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam analyses the Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) policy in Vietnam through the lens of achieving effectiveness, efficiency and equity.
Presentation by Florence Bernard and Slayde Hawkins.
PES may be prohibited by Constitution or law. This presentation discusses how policy may affect the implementation of PES and REDD projects.
Design of 3E REDD+ Benefit Sharing Mechanisms: Learning from Other Experiences CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Maria Brockhaus at a COP20 side-event titled "Benefit and Burden Sharing in Forest Policies and REDD+" in Lima, Peru.
The event addressed the benefits and costs associated with forest conservation initiatives across multiple countries, and their equity implications. It builds on results gathered from an ongoing multi-year European Commission-funded project aimed to provide policy options and guidance to improve the design, development, and implementation of REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms.
A perspective from the voluntary carbon market: supporting project-level PES ...IIED
A presentation by Chris Stephenson, head of operations at Plan Vivo, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on a perspective from the voluntary carbon market: supporting project-level PES and REDD+ initiatives.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
An introduction to CIFOR's global comparative study on REDD+ (GCS-REDD+)CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Maria Brockhaus at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable carbon and non-carbon results' from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Accessing the impacts of anthropogenic activities on wetlands,case study of l...KelvinKMiriiBscMSc
Wetland management and conservation by identification of various activities that lead to their degradation. Further suggestions on the partnership of all stakeholders are made. There is a need for the formulation of new policies to govern the management of wetlands
Fresh and fossil water is a rapidly diminishing resource worldwide. The accommodation sector is extremely vulnerable yet capable of reducing its consumption up to 50% while saving money, reducing chemicals and energy consumption. The ecoplan:net Water Conservation Planning Workshop provides a workbook/manual for participants to prepare your individual corporate water management plan including audit preparation and monitoring.
Design for Harvesting and Treatment of Rainwater in Naval, Biliranijtsrd
The study takes advantage of rainwater, a naturally processed water. Developing a design for an affordable, less chemically oriented method that would help many people gain access to the water they need easily. The design used materials that were cheap and can be easily accessed on the local market. The process starts from a stage where large particles of contaminants were removed through straining. The next was iltering the water through a sequence of sponge, charcoal, coarse and fine sand. And lastly was chlorination, which treated the rainwater from the bacteria's which were previously not removed from the filter. The study came up with the design that were easily availed on the local markets of Naval, Biliran. The components were easy to install and were effective in harvesting rainwater. The treatment results were not what the researchers envisioned it to be, but still they were able to produce safe drinking water. Sure enough, it could be an alternative for other uses aside from drinking. The design was incomplete, especially on the part of the treatment device thus, further studies are recommended for its improvement. Nevertheless, the study proved that simple customized rainwater harvester and treatment device is achievable with the materials that can easily be found on the local market. Ramon L. Pitao, Jr. | Dahlia D. Fernandez | Ric Cyrell Rosialda ""Design for Harvesting and Treatment of Rainwater in Naval, Biliran"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23897.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/23897/design-for-harvesting-and-treatment-of-rainwater-in-naval-biliran/ramon-l-pitao-jr
A Report of ENR-CSOs Participation in the 1st Water and Environment Week, 17t...Dr. Joshua Zake
This report highlights the key results based on the participation of the ENR-CSOs in the 1st Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK), 2018 organized by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Partners. It presents key emerging issues and recommendations (as detailed in Table 1) in this respect for consideration by the duty bearers.
Fresh water is a diminishing resource worldwide. The accommodation sector is extremely vulnerable yet capable of reducing its consumption while saving money and assuring a more sustainable future. This workshop enables property owners and operators to develop their individual water conservation plan, resulting in an immediate reduction in water demand from guests, staff and ongoing operations.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
Presentation by the Jane Goodall Institute. The goal of this project is to reduce deforestation and forest degradation within the Budongo-Bugoma corridor (BBC) by at least half by building awareness, capacity and governance mechanisms for private forest owners and community groups to access carbon payments and benefit from REDD based global approaches to climate change mitigation.
Presentation by Tuyeni Mwampamba. The presentation discusses data collection, analysis and reporting in Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) for REDD projects.
Presentation by Michael Richards. The presentation shows the necessary steps in conducting a social and biodiversity impact assessment (SBIA) for REDD projects.
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
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Report of the FORMAS - PRESA stakeholder workshop - September 2011
1. Report
Stakeholder workshop on understanding relations between
climate variability, water scarcity and local adaptation strategies
in Kapingazi Catchment
8 September, 2011
Embu, Kenya
2. Contents
List of abbreviations and acronyms ........................................................................................... 3
PRESA Pro-poor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa................................ 3
1. Background and workshop objectives ....................................................................... 4
2. Opening session ......................................................................................................... 4
3. Presentations during the workshop ............................................................................ 4
I. I. ............ Climate change, land use and water scarcity at the Kapingazi Basin by John
Mwangi Gathenya ...................................................................................................... 4
II. II......... Field practices/strategies: Survey results (PRA and questionnaires) on climate
variability/water scarcity adaptation strategies at the local level in Kapingazi
catchment by Delia Catacutan and Alba Saray: ......................................................... 5
III. III. Field practices/strategies: Botanic studies by Peter N. Mwangi .......................... 6
IV. IV. A potential way forward: Institutional aspects of PES in Kenya: challenges and
opportunities for catchment management and climate change adaptation by Sara
Namirembe ................................................................................................................. 7
4. Group discussions ...................................................................................................... 8
5. Conclusions .............................................................................................................. 13
6. Annexes.................................................................................................................... 14
V. I. .......................................................................................... Workshop agenda and program
.................................................................................................................................. 14
VI. II............................................................................................................... List of participants
.................................................................................................................................. 15
VII. III. Photo album of the workshop ............................................................................ 17
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3. List of abbreviations and acronyms
CBO Community based organizations
FDA Focal Development Areas
FORMAS The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences
and Spatial Planning
ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
MKEPP Mt. Kenya East Pilot Project on Natural Resource Management
PES Payments for Environmental Services
PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal
PRESA Pro-poor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa
REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation
SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
WRUA Water Resources Users’ Association
WSTF Water Services Trust Fund
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4. 1. Background and workshop objectives
The Kapingazi River lies just east of Mount Kenya in Embu County. The World Agroforestry
Centre (ICRAF), the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), and
the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) conducted studies at the Kapingazi
catchment on watershed management, climate variability and climate change adaptation. The
studies were with support from the Swedish Research Council (FORMAS) and the Pro-poor
Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa (PRESA) programme of ICRAF
The objectives of the one-day workshop on 8 September 2011 were:
i) To share findings from the studies with local level stakeholders.
ii) To obtain stakeholders’ feedback on management options that could address the
impacts of climate variability on farming practices and the availability of water in
Kapingazi catchment, particularly from a policy perspective.
The workshop was co-organized by ICRAF and SLU in cooperation with the Mt. Kenya East
Pilot Project on Natural Resource Management (MKEPP).
2. Opening session
The workshop was opened by Delia Catacutan from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
and Ingrid Öborn from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
3. Presentations during the workshop
The following presentations were made by scientists from various institutions involved in the
Kapingazi catchment. Dr John Mwangi Gathenya gave a presentation on climate change, land
use and water scarcity at the Kapingazi Basin while Dr Sara Namirembe discussed the
institutional aspects of PES in Kenya. Findings on field practices/strategies were presented by
Dr Peter N. Mwangi. Dr Delia Catacutan talked about the PRA survey results. Following
each presentation, participants provided feedback on the findings, methodology and proposed
environmental management options. The study was focusing on two areas, one in the upper
(Muthatari) and one in the lower (Kithunguriri) part of the catchment.
I. Climate change, land use and water scarcity at the Kapingazi Basin by John
Mwangi Gathenya
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the Kapingazi River is drying. Many reasons have been
given for this, including climate change and deforestation at the upper catchment area. Most
farmers at the Kapingazi basin practice rain-fed farming. There are different land use types
across the basin, from forest at the upper part, to tea, mixed tea and coffee farming, then
coffee and other crops such as maize at the lower areas. The Kapingazi basin has a high
population, which has doubled in the past 30 years.
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5. River level data collected from 1976 to 1994 was used to calculate river flow using the
Genriver model. The mean flow is 1.45 m3/s. The amount of rainfall in the area has not
changed during the study period. Therefore, the effects of climate change on rainfall are
minimal. The model showed that changing the types of land use in the area would have
marginal changes on water yields. An interesting finding of this exercise is that abstraction of
water has increased by ten times over the past 30 years and so has population. In dry years,
the amount of water abstracted exceeds the available river flow. A survey in March 2011
found many abstraction points. The water is abstracted for use by institutions, households and
for town supply. Kapingazi water is even supplied to areas that fall under other river basins
where abstraction would be more expensive due to difficult topography.
The evidence that there has been little climate change was contrary to the perceptions of
many of the participants from Embu who described irregular rainfall patterns, and longer,
drier periods. In particular, during the years 1984 and 2000, the Kapingazi River dried up
completely though the population was lower back then. This means that there could be other
factors contributing to the drying up the river, rather than abstraction as Dr Gathenya
suggested. Nevertheless, the issue of excessive abstraction cannot be ignored.
What are the interactions between temperature, rainfall and land use? Data suggests that the
rate of evapotranspiration at the Kapingazi basin is higher than total annual rainfall. The high
rate of evapotranspiration should be examined as a cause of the drying up of the Kapingazi.
The type of crops grown can make a difference in evapotranspiration, for example, compared
to annual crops, tea and coffee do not shed their leaves and their roots adapt by penetrating
further into the ground to obtain water.
II. Field practices/strategies: Survey results (PRA and questionnaires) on climate
variability/water scarcity adaptation strategies at the local level in Kapingazi
catchment by Delia Catacutan and Alba Saray:
Results from the survey done in April - May 2011 were discussed.
Tea farmers appear to be economically better-off probably because of being involved in
cooperative societies. Livestock are an essential element of livelihoods strategy as they
provide financial and food security. Financially well-endowed farmers are more likely to
make use of irrigation. Farmers have access to modern communication devices, such as
mobile phones. 90% of farmers have radios. Most farmers seem to be aware of climate
change issues, and have access to climate change information, but they are not applying the
knowledge. Local farmers adapt to changes they observe in the weather and climate by
modifying their agricultural practices, for example, by planting drought resistant crops,
reducing water usage and diversifying their enterprises by growing tea and trees and raising
livestock. The survey also looked at tree production strategies. In terms of terminology,
workshop participants suggested that the term ‘vulnerable crops’ be replaced with ‘sensitive
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6. crops.’
On crop selection and diversification, 50% of farmers in Muthatari Focal Development Area
(FDA) have no crop selection and diversification strategy. In the upper part of the watershed,
this figure goes down to 33%. Farmers own scattered pieces of land at both upper and lower
catchments. Participants noted that it is possible that crop diversification is driven by market
forces. In Muthatari, the high level of off-farm employment improves income and food
security despite climate change and may be a coping strategy to climate variability or simply
due to proximity to urban areas or reduced profits from farming. There was no agreement
among participants on whether reduced profits from farming were due to climate change or
due to smaller land sizes as a result of sub-division.
There is social capital in the form of neighbourhood support, humanitarian assistance,
community based organizations (CBO), churches and the water resource users’ association
(WRUA). Coping strategies in form of soil management included riverbank protection on one
hand and encroachment on wetlands on another.
Participants suggested that the researchers improve on the methodology used to obtain data
on coping strategies by households. Climate change cannot be separated from social and
welfare issues. Some farmers may be unable to adapt due to lack of funds for alternatives, for
example, being unable to afford more productive breeds of cattle.
It was noted that the survey had not adequately brought out coping strategies with regards to
income from livestock and dairy activities. The rearing of livestock could be due to market
forces, for example, at Muthatari, proximity to urban areas means better access to markets. It
could also be due to geographical factors, for example, some farmers at the upper catchment
do not have cows due to shortages in fodder. On the other hand, there are people who raise
cattle for traditional reasons, rather than for income generation. High grade, highly
productive grade cattle are labour intensive and, as youth move to urban areas leaving behind
aging parents, there could be greater adoption of dairy goat farming.
In summary, it was noted that the actions of farmers may not necessarily be linked to climate
change. Participants recommended focusing on the years described as extremely dry (1984,
2000) to tease out coping strategies to climate variability.
III. Field practices/strategies: Botanic studies by Peter N. Mwangi
There was an assessment of agroforestry practices at the focal development areas (FDAs) in
Kapingazi. Grevillea and Avocado trees can be found in 90% of farms. Indigenous trees occur
in few farms. Big farms have more trees but at lower densities. Bigger households tend to be
poorer and have lower density of trees on farm.
Farmers must see a market for trees and tree products to be encouraged to plant trees in their
farms. In some parts of the protected forests, the density of valuable tree species is lower than
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7. that in farms due to illegal logging. Tree density increases deeper into the forest.
Workshop participants suggested that both botanical and local names for tree species be used
in order to improve understanding of the research findings. Workers at tree nurseries can
provide information on seedlings that are popular in the area.
To ensure sustainability, it might be better to support farmers to ensure establishment of the
seedlings instead of having one-off tree planting activities where the survival rate is
extremely low. Supporting farmers in tree planting is already happening in some areas, but
farmers must see benefits in the trees. Farmers should be encouraged to grow indigenous
trees instead of exotic trees that mature faster. However, there are challenges in asking
farmers to grow trees amidst dwindling land sizes. Farmers need to be sure that the tree will
“pay”. This calls for honesty with farmers. Farmers will plant valuable trees where they can
take care of them, and they will put less valuable trees at the periphery of farms.
Whether climate change can result in an increase of parasites attacking trees should be
explored. Exotic trees absorb carbon at a faster rate than indigenous trees because of faster
growth. However, this could be at the expense of other ecosystem services.
IV. A potential way forward: Institutional aspects of PES in Kenya: challenges and
opportunities for catchment management and climate change adaptation by Sara
Namirembe
The presentation was about water sector management in Kenya, with a case study of the
Sasumua water catchment in Kenya, and the roles of the Nairobi Water Company and the
Water Services Trust Fund.
PRESA has proposed payments for environmental services (PES) to reduce sedimentation of
the Sasumua reservoir. If people change their land use practices, water treatment costs could
reduce, therefore, the environmental service at Sasumua is that of cleaner water. Savings in
water treatment costs could be used to reward farmers through PES. Unlike previous
conservation approaches that were top-down in nature, PES is voluntary and conditional.
PES in Kenya faces bureaucratic hurdles. These include the lack of mandate by the Water
Service Trust Fund (WSTF), political considerations for fairness across the country, and the
fact that the Nairobi Water Company is already paying numerous levies. Water Resource
Users’ Associations can only take action on public land, not on private land, even though the
source of the problem is in private land.
In terms of climate change, trees on farms help sequester carbon but growing trees has costs
for farmers. Most households make adaptation decisions based on their own needs, and some
interventions could be too costly to farmers.
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8. Workshop participants agreed that there should be recognition of the role of farmers in
landscape management, especially where land use practices have a positive effect. A national
policy is required where farmers receive some funds, similar to the manner in which forest
authorities receive funds from water abstractors and for pipeline wayleaves. Without such a
policy, it is unlikely that PES can happen. In the meantime, workshop participants felt that
there was a lot of emphasis on REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and
degradation), yet PES schemes can potentially generate more money from local rather than
international sources.
4. Group discussions
Participants split into four groups each with a particular set of questions to discuss. The
questions included:
1. Kapingazi River is important for domestic uses and irrigation, in order to meet the
need of the increased population. However, the river is drying. What are the most
important causes and impacts of this river drying? What can be the solutions to
mitigate/reduce the causes and impacts of water scarcity?
2. Currently it was found that farmers in both upstream and downstream prefer to plant
exotic species. Why do we want to promote indigenous species when it grows slower
than exotic spp and currently seem to provide less benefit than exotic spp? And how
to promote those species?
3. What do we understand by climate variability? How does this affect us? farmers?
How our strategy should be? (strategy for cc adaptation alone or should we
mainstreaming CC into our land use planning and management? And how? (for
example if we want to apply PES option how PES scheme should look like?)
4. Please suggest what would be the best potential development for land use in the
catchment? How can the best land use development be promoted?
Group 1:
Reasons why the river is drying
• Drought
• Illegal abstraction for irrigation and domestic use
• Encroachment on wetlands
• Abstraction of water for use in other watersheds
• Weaknesses in policy and governance regarding abstraction
• Population pressure
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9. • Planting of unfriendly trees in water sources and wetlands
• Quarrying
Impacts of the drying up of the river
• Water borne diseases
• Reduced household income
• Water related conflicts
Solutions to mitigate and reduce the causes and impacts of water scarcity
• Awareness and capacity building
• Law enforcement
• Policy review
• Rain water harvesting
• Accurate meteorological predictions
• Good farming practices, eg, agroforestry, soil conservation and planting perennial crops.
Indigenous trees
• They are water-friendly
• Provide herbal medicine
• Attract birds
How to promote indigenous trees
• Educate farmers
• Reward farmers
• Promote value-addition
Group 2:
Reasons why the Kapingazi River is drying
• Poor riparian vegetation cover and cultivation in wetlands
• Lower rainfall
• Over abstraction
• Cutting down of indigenous, water-friendly trees
• Exotic tree species
• Poor farming practices
• Poor enforcement of the Water Act.
Impacts of the drying up of the river
• Crop losses as yields decline, resulting in low income, food insecurity and increase in poverty
• Conflicts over water use
• Loss of time searching for water
• Disease outbreaks
• Increase in food prices
• Decreased availability of fodder
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10. • Increased household spending
• Decline in education standards as children drop out of school due to poverty
• Reduced tax revenue by government
• Breakdown of families
Solutions to mitigate and reduce the causes and impacts of water scarcity
• Proper riparian management by planting trees and grass
• Replace exotic tree species with indigenous species
• Apply water harvesting technologies
• Enforce environment and water policies
• Enforce Ministry of Agriculture policies in land management
• Capacity building and extension services
• Plant water friendly trees, such as bamboo
• Provide incentives for riparian management
• Plant indigenous, drought-resistant crops, such as tubers and indigenous vegetables
• Promote agroforestry
• Diversification of crops
• Storage facilities for crops and fodder
Indigenous trees
• Water friendly
• Increase biodiversity
• Promote pollination as they flower at different times
• Provide herbal medicine
• Friendly to food crops – less competitive
• Promote aesthetics
• Improve soil fertility
• Diverse products, for example, fruits for people and animals
• Drought resistant
How to promote indigenous trees
• Educate farmers
• Fundraising activities
• Compensating/rewarding farmers
• Provide planting material and options for propagation
• Linkages to markets for indigenous tree products
• Promote value addition
• Review policy on the usage of indigenous tree species on farms
Group 3:
Effects of climatic variation on farmers, for example, variation in rainfall, temperature and the
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11. onset of rains
• Effects differ from enterprise to enterprise
• Effects on production, hence, affecting incomes and food security
• Affects livelihood strategies
• Outbreak of diseases and pests affecting humans, crops and livestock
Strategies to deal with climate change
• Diversification in production, by adopting early maturing or late maturing crops
• Adoption of technology: water harvesting for irrigation, farming with greenhouses, soil and
water conservation measures.
• Reverting to traditional crops to suit anticipated weather
• Taking out crop insurance
• Using meteorological information for planning
• Off-farm income, eg, seeking employment in nearby towns
• Mainstreaming climate change into land use planning and management
• Changes in the policy environment to make it conducive
• Capacity building
• Incentive mechanisms, such as PES
• Water harvesting and storage facilities
• Land use change for riparian areas, for example,
o shifting tuber crops away from wetlands and taking them closer to homesteads
o at the upper part of the catchment, combining tea and dairy farming with agroforestry
o at the lower catchment, combining agroforestry with fruit trees
o mixed farming and agroforestry
• capacity building
For PES to succeed as a strategy, it should include
• Mitigation
• Adaptation
• Standards, that is, roles for determining performance
Group 4:
Effects of climatic variation on farmers, for example, variation in rainfall, temperature and the
onset of rains
• Climate variation makes planning difficult. Planning is important in sourcing inputs, labour,
etc.
• Decreased availability of fodder for livestock
Strategies to deal with climate change
• Diversification
• Storage of animal feed (sillage) for those times of the year when natural fodder is unavailable
• Raising livestock, as livestock are seen as a source of readily available income
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12. • Flexibility in planning by farmers, as the extent of climate variability cannot be predicted. For
example, will the rains come early or late? Will there be too much rain or too little?
• Irrigation as a coping strategy. This means greater interest in the well-being of the river.
• Improvements in ground cover
For PES to succeed as a strategy, it should include
• Research, to guide extension works as they advise farmers on means of improving production
• Research to produce more appropriate crops, for example, quick maturing maize that can also
be used as animal feed
• The interests of landowners in order to get greater participation
• PES scheme could target rewarding landowners and farmers for improvements in ground
cover
Many of the participants believe that indigenous trees should be promoted because they are
water friendly, provide herbal medicine and attract birds (biodiversity). Promotion of
indigenous trees can happen through farmer education, providing planting material,
rewarding farmers and enhancing the value addition of these trees. There should be
appropriate policies on the use of indigenous trees on farms.
In Kenya, the variability in rainfall seasons is the most important concern among farmers.
Unpredictable rainfall has made planning difficult, as the timing and quantities of rain is
uncertain. Nevertheless, farmers continue to till and prepare the land, but leave room for
variability. Climate variability reduces production, and hence, incomes. It has been blamed
for outbreak of diseases affecting people, crops and livestock.
Individualistic motivation can drive adaptation strategies better than communal motivation,
for example, public land is likely to be neglected compared to privately-owned land. PES has
been proposed as a solution in conserving environmental services, but it should appeal to the
interests of landowners. All land owners must benefit regardless of land size, if PES is to
encourage farmers to maintain environmental services from the landscape. Among the PES
interventions proposed is improving ground cover. Capacity building is necessary for PES to
succeed.
There should be a mainstreaming of climate change into sustainable land use planning and
management. This requires changes in policy and regulations, and necessitates capacity
building. PES should include mitigation and adaptation.
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13. 5. Conclusions
• Biodiversity in tree species emerged as a strong point in group discussions.
Biodiversity is an environmental service that could be marketed under a PES scheme.
• Scientific models have their limitations, and researchers were advised to make use of
local knowledge in the community. For instance, local ecological knowledge has been
captured by the Mount Kenya East Pilot Project (MKEPP) through participatory rural
appraisals (PRAs).
• It is necessary to explore further the sources of sedimentation. This could be done
with the assistance of the soil health unit (GRP 4) at ICRAF.
• Improve the knowledge of botanical tree species names among communities.
Meanwhile, scientists should strive to know the local names used by communities to
identify tree species.
• Survey results should be shared with the communities where the survey was
conducted.
• There is a wide array of strategies that households use to respond quickly to changes
in climate and markets.
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14. 6. Annexes
I. Workshop agenda and program
Time Content Responsible
8.30 ‐ 9.00 Registration Judith
9.00 – 9.30 Welcome and introductions 1) Ingrid Oborn/Delia
Catacutan
2) MKEPP Representative
9.30 – 10.00 ‘THE CONFLICT’ John Mwangi Gathenya
Aspects of climate variability and water scarcity in
Kapingazi catchment
10.00 ‐10.15 Tea break
10.15 – 10.45 ‘FIELD PRACTICES/STRATEGIES’ Alba Saray & Delia Catacutan
Survey results (PRA & Questionnaires) on climate
variability/water scarcity adaptation strategies at the local
level in Kapingazi catchment
10.45 – 11.15 ‘FIELD PRACTICES/STRATEGIES’ Peter N. Mwangi
Botanic studies
11.15 – 11. 45 ‘A POTENTIAL WAY FORWARD’ Sara Namirembe
Institutional aspects of PES in Kenya: CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
11:45‐12:00 General Discussions
12.00‐ 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Group discussion/workshop Facilitators
14.30 – 15.15 Sharing of workshop results Representatives from the
discussion groups
15.15 – 15.30 Tea break
15.30 – 16.00 Way forward & Closing Delia Catacutan & Minh Ha
Hoang
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15. II. List of participants
Name Institution ‐ position Contacts
Deputy District Agricultural Officer daoembunorth@yahoo.com
1. Jackson Nyaga
Embu North, Ministry of Agriculture 0721951163
dioembuwest@yahoo.com
2. John M. Njeru Irrigation Officer (DIO) Embu West
0711486693
3. Alice Muthoni Nyaga Muthatari FDA leader 0726‐583020
Retired veterinary doctor ‐ Muthatari dpkariuki@yahoo.com
4. D.P. Kariuki
FDA 0722‐384401
5. Daniel N. Gichuki Kapingazi WRUA secretary 0723156026
6. Dominic Mwaniki Kithunguriri FDA leader 0728‐284879
Muthatari FDA leader & Kamiu
7. Isaia Njeru Mbaka 0722‐939145
Kavanga C.B.O. project
8. James Mwaniki Njue Muthatari FDA leader 0723‐147930
jnderitu53@yahoo.com
9. John Nderitu Muiga Farm Manager ‐ Tujenge (K) Dairy Farm
0723631501
10. Sicily Njeri Kithunguriri FDA leader 0715‐401555
Kangaru School (water extraction mbrasio@yahoo.com
11. Brasio Mugo
project) 0725821640
emkinyua@mugania.ktdateas.co
Tea extension services assistant KTDA
12. Espedita Muthoni Kinyua m
Mangania, Kithunguriri
0728‐683827
nestryndichu@yahoo.com
13. Nestry G. Ndichu MKEPP ‐ (hydrologist)
0721‐842702
bmkikuvi@yahoo.com
14. Boniface Kivuvi Agriculture Officer, MKEPP
0733854414
koomefs@yahoo.com
15. Francis Koome Simon MKEPP‐ Water Resources Expert
0720804169
pnmwangi@yahoo.com
16. Peter Mwangi Botany dept, JKUAT
0723412269
Muchuku09@gmail.com
17. John Kamau Botany dept, JKUAT
0720670281
Julius.kamau@formin.fi
18. Julius Kamau Forest Specialist, Embassy Finland
0710 607239
Joymwa86@yahoo.com
19. John Mwangi JKUAT/ ICRAF
0721581318
mgathenya@yahoo.com /
20. John Mwangi Gathenya Univ. of Reading J.M.Gathenya@reading.ac.uk
D.C.Catacutan@cgiar.org
21. Delia Catacutan ICRAF
s.namirembe@cgiar.org
22. Sara Namirembe ICRAF
m.h.hoang@cgiar.org
23. Minh Ha Hoang ICRAF
Swedish University of Agricultural Ingrid.Oborn@slu.se
24. Ingrid Öborn
Sciences (SLU) +46703703705
C.Muthuri@cgiar.org
25. Catherine Muthuri ICRAF
0710272109
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17. III. Photo album of the workshop
Sharing of group discussions at the Izaak Walton Hotel, Embu, Kenya.
Participants during presentations at the Izaak Walton Hotel, Embu, Kenya.
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