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Ethiopian IGE team

IGE Fellows contributed to national plans for clean cooking

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How can we involve the private sector in a transition to clean cooking in Ethiopia? This was the...

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Fish farmers

Fish farmers record 20 percent better yield one year after EfD training

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Nigeria's aquaculture industry has received a significant boost, thanks to EfD Nigeria’s effort to...

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Slum area in Delhi

Rising temperatures cause lost incomes for informal workers

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A study by EfD researchers Saudamini Das and E. Somanathan found that high temperatures cause...

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Fish farm

Building trust among stakeholders was key for successful policy engagement in fisheries

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EfD Colombia’s researchers show that involving experts from public institutions at an early stage...

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Researchers in the field

New method helps assess climate vulnerability of protected areas

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Climate change is a challenge for Protected Areas (PA), such as national parks. It can affect...

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Water kiosk

Researchers and water company collaborates - poor people could by more water

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A team consisting of EfD Kenya, international associates, and the Nairobi City Water and Sewer...

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The survey team

EfD-funded project using laser technology improves rice farming in Vietnam

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After three years of implementation, a laser-assisted land leveling project in the Mekong Delta of...

Adaptation to climate change and climate variability and its implications for household food security in Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on

Climate change and climate variability affect weather patterns and cause shifts in seasons with serious repercussions such as declining food production and productivity for communities and households in Kenya. To mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and variability, farming households have been encouraged to adopt different strategies such as new crop varieties, crop and livestock diversification, and water-harvesting technologies.

Agriculture, Climate Change