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dc.contributor.authorMwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-14T06:36:40Z
dc.date.available2018-11-14T06:36:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, Vol. 36, No. 1: 25–38en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/2172
dc.description.abstractThe drylands of Kenya make up about 80% of the total land area and are defined by aridity, thermal stress, soil moisture deficiency and general human want. The poverty bedevilling the drylands leave their inhabitants without a sustainable livelihood, compelling them to rely on physical environmental resources. Indeed, the exploitation of natural resources in these areas has led to the manifestation of the tragedy of commons hypothesis. Official documents show that about 80% of households in these areas use charcoal and firewood as fuel, leading to deforestation. This situation is not accompanied by re-forestation, leaving more land bare annually, and therefore risking desertification. This is compounded by overstocking and encroachment of human settlements, which further leads to the destruction of other natural resources, including wetlands. This paper analyzes literature and roots for a paradigm shift in the exploitation of dryland resources to avert possible desertification. As a panacea, it proposes a public-private partnership of social scientists to avert this trend and augment environmental management and livelihood in the drylands of Kenya.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectdesertificationen_US
dc.subjectdrylandsen_US
dc.subjectpublic-private partnershipen_US
dc.subjectresourcesen_US
dc.titleA Public-Private Partnership Scheme To Avert Desertification in the Drylands of Kenya: Lessons for Social Scientistsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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