SubProject Five

Objectives

Medium-term

1. To establish climate and air quality monitoring, modelling and early warning system;

2. To strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystem to climate vulnerability;

3. To enhance access to clean energy for service and productive use.

Long-Term

1. To enhance the livelihoods of communities in Lake Victoria Basin by building the adaptive capacity of communities and resilience ecosystems through knowledge-driven community-based adaptation initiatives supported by state-of-the-art modelling and early warning systems;

2. To entrench low carbon development pathway in the LVB through harnessing renewable energy resources for service and productive use.

Subproject 5 aims at enhancing resilience of LVB communities and ecosystems to climate change through interdisciplinary approaches, focusing on understanding climate change impacts and adopting solutions at household, farm, and landscape levels.

The Subproject aims at understanding climate impacts through climate simulations. It also explores solutions for communities and ecosystems to become resilient to climate change, focusing on sustainable technologies and practices adopted by farmers and fishermen. Further, the Subproject explores renewable energy solutions, demonstrating the potential of a solar cooker with thermal energy storage. It also investigates mechanisms for community and regional resilience, addressing cultural, societal, and governance barriers.

TEAM MEMBERS

    1. Prof. Regina Nyunja (Local Team Leader)
    2. Prof. Steven Van Passel (Flemish Team Leader)
    3. Prof. Regina Nyunja, Biodiversity
    4. Prof. Dennis Ochuodho, Plant Ecology
    5. Dr. Calleb Olweny, Plant Breeding & Biotechnology
    6. Prof. Darius Andika, Environmental Horticulture
    7. Prof. Solomon Ogara, CIS
    8. Dr. ArvinLucy Onditi
    9. Dr. Frankline Otiende (Environmental Impact Assessment)
    10. Prof. Jan Cools (Environment and Sustainable Management)
    11. Prof. Sophie Van Schoubroeck (Engineering Management)
    12. Prof. Michele Moretti (Agriculture, Food and Environment)
    13. Prof. Wim Thiery (Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering)
    14. Prof. Nicole Van Lipzig (Geography and Tourism)
    15. Prof. Ann Van Griensven (Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering)
    16. Prof. Maarten Vanierschot (Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion)
    17. Prof. Joost Dessein (Agricultural Economics)

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