Community Based Environment Assessment, Kenya: Community Based Environmental Impact Assessment For Community Water Projects - Couverture souple

Rware, Harrison; Njoka, Jesse; Spaling, Harry

 
9783639664898: Community Based Environment Assessment, Kenya: Community Based Environmental Impact Assessment For Community Water Projects
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639664892 ISBN 13 : 9783639664898
Editeur : Scholars' Press, 2014

Synopsis

Kisayani Water Project (KWP) was implemented in Kibwezi, a semi-arid area in Kenya, to improve the livelihood of the communities in the area. The Project underwent an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before implementation. This study, evaluated environmental and social impacts of the project. There was significant change in internal population immigration which increased by 80%, while land price per acre increased from Kshs. 600 to Kshs. 25,000. Beneficiaries had Water borne disease prevalence of 18.6% while control had 81.4 % of the total cases reported. The project led to 30% improvement in food. Diversification of income activities increased by 97% while environmental conservation initiatives increased by 90%. Lives of both women and youth were better after than before the project. Project management by the local community, greatly improved sense of ownership. Environmental awareness among the community members improved by 40% after participation in the EIA. Some underlying factors such as local politics, poor governance in local water project committees as well as weak capacity in leadership were found to threaten the sustainability of water project.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Kisayani Water Project (KWP) was implemented in Kibwezi, a semi-arid area in Kenya, to improve the livelihood of the communities in the area. The Project underwent an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before implementation. This study, evaluated environmental and social impacts of the project. There was significant change in internal population immigration which increased by 80%, while land price per acre increased from Kshs. 600 to Kshs. 25,000. Beneficiaries had Water borne disease prevalence of 18.6% while control had 81.4 % of the total cases reported. The project led to 30% improvement in food. Diversification of income activities increased by 97% while environmental conservation initiatives increased by 90%. Lives of both women and youth were better after than before the project. Project management by the local community, greatly improved sense of ownership. Environmental awareness among the community members improved by 40% after participation in the EIA. Some underlying factors such as local politics, poor governance in local water project committees as well as weak capacity in leadership were found to threaten the sustainability of water project.

Biographie de l'auteur

Harrison is a monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment specialist. He has an MSc in Range-ecology specialized in Community Based approaches to impact assessment. He has broad experience in M&E as a freelance and as a regional M&E specialist with CAB International and as an M&E research officer at International Livestock Research Institute.

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Éditeur
Scholars' Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639664892
ISBN 13 
9783639664898
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
148
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