Trade in grandfathered individual transferable quota has been argued to inevitably lead to a Transitional Gains Trap whereby government reallocation of quota that was initially gifted becomes politically impossible once the original beneficiaries have been succeeded by fishers who paid for their...

Trade in grandfathered individual transferable quota has been argued to inevitably lead to a Transitional Gains Trap whereby government reallocation of quota that was initially gifted becomes politically impossible once the original beneficiaries have been succeeded by fishers who paid for their...

The impacts of recurrent droughts have increased vulnerability and reduced the adaptive capacity of the people living in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALS) of Kenya. Current interventions are short-term and curative in nature, hence unsustainable. Some of the most arid and semi-arid lands are...

Access to modern energy services is key to economic development and progress towards millennium development goals (MDGs). Yet only 20% of Kenyan population of which 5% are rural residents have access to electricity. The study focuses on East Pokot and Marigat Districts, commonly known as Baringo...

Evaluating the environmental sustainability performance of a nation is complex. This paper considers the merits of environmental indices, and how effective they are when assessing the environmental sustainability of any nation. The simplicity and generic qualities of environmental indices...