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Building resilience to mitigate the impact of droughts and floods : proceedings of the KIPPRA Regional Conference held from 5th-7th June 2018, Nairobi, Kenya / edited by: Dr Naomi Mathenge, Adan Guyo Shibia, Andrew Levi Olando, Felix Murithi.
LIBRA QC929.2 .K57 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- KIPPRA Regional Conference (2018 : Nairobi, Kenya)
- Series:
- Conference proceedings ; no. 8.
- Conference proceedings ; no. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Droughts--Kenya--Congresses.
- Droughts.
- Floods--Kenya--Congresses.
- Floods.
- Natural disasters--Kenya--Congresses.
- Natural disasters.
- Climate change mitigation--Kenya--Congresses.
- Climate change mitigation.
- Kenya.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 126 pages : color illustrations, color portraits, color charts ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Nairobi, Kenya : Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, June 2018.
- Contents:
- Preface : adapted from opening speech by Mr Henry K. Rotich, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury and Planning : 6th June 2018, Nairobi
- Keynote address : adapted from the keynote address by Dr Julius Muia, EBS, Principal Secretary, State Department for Planning, the National Treasury and Planning
- Foreword / Dr Rose Ngugi, Executive Director, KIPPRA
- Executive summary
- ch. 1. Introduction
- ch. 2. Overview of developments and emerging issues related to droughts and floods in the region
- ch. 3. Climate change : agricultural systems, trade and coping mechanisms at firm and household levels
- ch. 4. Disaster risk management : coordination and institutional framework
- ch. 5. Conclusions and action areas.
- annex. Conference detailed programme
- Presenters' profiles
- Papers received for the conference
- Participating institutions.
- Notes:
- Summaries of presentations and panel discussions.
- Includes conference program and presenters' profiles with portraits.
- OCLC:
- 1097452038
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