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View article: Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Seychelles: Challenges and proposed strategies
Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Seychelles: Challenges and proposed strategies Open
Integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) has gained traction among scientists and development practitioners, given their complementary benefits of reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing the resilience o…
View article: Identifying yield and growing season precipitation gaps for maize and millet in Cameroon
Identifying yield and growing season precipitation gaps for maize and millet in Cameroon Open
Climate change drives huge differences between the actual and projected yield and growing season precipitation. Therefore, this work identifies yield and precipitation gaps for maize and millet at the national and subnational scales as wel…
View article: Expert elicitations of smallholder agroforestry practices in Seychelles: A SWOT-AHP analysis
Expert elicitations of smallholder agroforestry practices in Seychelles: A SWOT-AHP analysis Open
Agroforestry can leverage the co-benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation while conserving biodiversity and restoring degraded and deforested lands. The preference of relevant stakeholders regarding agroforestry practices enhan…
View article: Community perceptions and attitudes towards the management of protected areas in Seychelles with Morne Seychellois National Park as case study
Community perceptions and attitudes towards the management of protected areas in Seychelles with Morne Seychellois National Park as case study Open
Designated as a protected area (PA) in 1979, the Morne Seychellois National Park (MSNP) hosts one of the three Ramsar sites in Seychelles – the Mare Aux Cochon (MAC). The park occurs partly in an area with private land ownership suffering …
View article: A situational analysis of agricultural development, food, and livelihood security in Seychelles: Where to from here?
A situational analysis of agricultural development, food, and livelihood security in Seychelles: Where to from here? Open
There is a significant political will to increase agricultural productivity under climate change while reducing its environmental impact.Increasing resilient productivity and reducing emissions from agriculture are central components of 42…
View article: Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in Seychelles in a context of 100% access to electricity
Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in Seychelles in a context of 100% access to electricity Open
Seychelles is among four countries in the African continent with 100% access to electricity, of which over 90% of the energy is generated from fossil fuels. The energy transition is a crucial enabler of sustainable development and climate …
View article: Local Governance Capacity Needs for Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Seychelles: An Assessment Based on the Capital Approach
Local Governance Capacity Needs for Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Seychelles: An Assessment Based on the Capital Approach Open
As a Small Island Developing State, Seychelles is disproportionately affected by climate change, and enhancing her adaptive capacity is a national priority. Identifying and integrating local capacity needs into policy measures can improve …
View article: Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in Seychelles in a context of 100% access to electricity
Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in Seychelles in a context of 100% access to electricity Open
Seychelles is among four countries in the African continent with 100% access to electricity, of which over 90% of the energy is generated from fossil fuels. The energy transition is a crucial enabler of sustainable development and climate …
View article: Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Sectorial Policies in Seychelles
Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Sectorial Policies in Seychelles Open
Mainstreaming climate adaptation objectives into existing policies and practices, as opposed to developing new or dedicated adaptation policies has several advantages for achieving sustainable change. Based on in-depth analysis of 31 strat…
View article: Risk perceptions, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change at farm level across four agricultural zones in Seychelles
Risk perceptions, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change at farm level across four agricultural zones in Seychelles Open
This study assesses climate-related risks, vulnerabilities and adaptation measures of 140 randomly selected farm households across four agricultural zones on Mahe, the largest of the Seychelles islands. Applying the composite index approac…
View article: Vulnerability of Fishery-based Livelihoods to Climate Variability and Change in a Tropical Island: Insights From Small Scale Fishers in Seychelles
Vulnerability of Fishery-based Livelihoods to Climate Variability and Change in a Tropical Island: Insights From Small Scale Fishers in Seychelles Open
An indicator approach based on six major components and their corresponding sub-components was applied in order to assess community vulnerability of small-scale fishers on Mahe and Praslin Island with the framework of the Livelihood Vulner…
View article: Vulnerability of maize, millet, and rice yields to growing season precipitation and socio-economic proxies in Cameroon
Vulnerability of maize, millet, and rice yields to growing season precipitation and socio-economic proxies in Cameroon Open
In sub-Saharan Africa growing season precipitation is affected by climate change. Due to this, in Cameroon, it is uncertain how some crops are vulnerable to growing season precipitation. Here, an assessment of the vulnerability of maize, m…
View article: Identifying maize yield and precipitation gaps in Uganda
Identifying maize yield and precipitation gaps in Uganda Open
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), precipitation is an important driver of agricultural production. In Uganda, maize production is essentially rain-fed. However, due to changes in climate, projected maize yield targets have not often been met as…
View article: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN FOREST REHABILITATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A TROPICAL ISLAND: INSIGHTS FROM PRASLIN, SEYCHELLES
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN FOREST REHABILITATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A TROPICAL ISLAND: INSIGHTS FROM PRASLIN, SEYCHELLES Open
Community involvement gained momentum after the establishment of the Terrestrial Restoration Action Society Seychelles (TRASS) in 2009 to address the concerns of forest rehabilitation on the fire ravaged lands on Praslin.This study assesse…
View article: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Seychelles
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Seychelles Open
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Seychelles is quite vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and adaptation is considered a national priority. Despite efforts to enhance its adaptive capacity, a number of barriers still hamp…
View article: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Seychelles
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Seychelles Open
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Seychelles is quite vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and adaptation is considered a national priority. Despite efforts to enhance its adaptive capacity, a number of barriers still hamp…
View article: Application of time-cost trade-off model in forest management projects: The case of Oak decline project
Application of time-cost trade-off model in forest management projects: The case of Oak decline project Open
Oak decline has been observed periodically in the different parts of the world. We conducted this study to evaluate the project control in this phenomenon. In this paper, the project control methods have proposed to be useful tools to deal…
View article: Community-Managed Water Supply Systems in Rural Uganda: The Role of Participation and Capacity Development
Community-Managed Water Supply Systems in Rural Uganda: The Role of Participation and Capacity Development Open
Over 85% of Uganda’s 34 million people depend on rural water supply systems and the current water and environment sector performance report (2017) reports an 84% functionality of rural water sources such as boreholes and shallow wells with…
View article: An Integrated Approach to Capacity Development in Forestry and Climate Change in West Africa
An Integrated Approach to Capacity Development in Forestry and Climate Change in West Africa Open
The BIODEV capacity development programme (BCDP) uses forestry, agroforestry and trees to derive a broad range of development and environmental outcomes (high-value biocarbon) while strengthening the capacities of local and national instit…