Vol 10 Issue 1 January 2022-March 2022

Abstract: Riparian communities livelihood vulnerability to shocks and stresses appears to have increased in the last decades due to climate change. In the humanitarian assistance circle, the contemporary debate is focusing on how to make resilience a core aim of external assistance when responding to disasters and other related stresses. The approach has ignored capability and the ability of Riparian Communities to respond, withstand and recover from such shocks and stresses. It is on this background that this study investigated riparian communities’ vulnerability and response to shocks and stresses in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study was conducted in four purposively selected Sub-Counties - Kiharu, Kangema, Mathioya, and Maragua, due to their richness in wetlands. Data was collected using household’s survey questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion. Questionnaire were administered to a randomly selected sample of 404 respondents from the riparian community in the four sub-counties. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 26.0. Chi-squared test was used to test for association between vulnerability and response to shocks and stresses.  Rejection value for statistical tests was set at P< 0.05. Results showed proness to shocks and stresses   rate of 60.4%. It is concluded that livelihood strategies of riparian communities were not sustainable due to a high rate of vulnerability to shocks and stresses, which sometimes are beyond their vulnerability level of control in responsive, adoptive, and transformative leading to reduction in resilience level. Hence the study recommends technological natural resource information early warning system, natural resource information system, balancing ecology in the lens of response to shocks and stresses for sustained livelihood through empowerment, capacity building and stakeholders’ active participation.

Keywords: Shocks, Riparian, Stresses, Community, Livelihoods, Wetlands.

Title: Riparian Communities Response to Livelihood Shocks and Stresses in Murang’a County, Kenya

Author: Isaiah Ochieng Abillah

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Abstract: Wetlands, all over the world, offer many livelihood support services to riparian communities and beyond but are currently severely threatened with decimation.  In Murang’a County, Kenya, wetlands are a key life support system for many communities but their survival is currently uncertain due to extensive encroachment, filling up, pollution and weak legislation. Our study aimed at investigating the impact of riparian community’s livelihood strategies on wetlands conservation and restoration in Murang’a County, Kenya. Data was collected in 4-sub counties of the County using household’s survey questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion. A randomly selected sample of 404 respondents were recruited for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 26.0. Results showed an encroachment rate into the wetlands by the riparian communities of 60.4%. A highly significant and positive correlation was obtained between livelihood strategies and impacts on wetlands ((r=0.184, p value =0.001). Members of the riparian communities were poorly informed about the roles of wetlands, with 70% unaware of any wetland’s conservation efforts. A whopping 73.7% had not participated in any wetland conservation effort. Hence, there is need for community sensitization and empowerment on wetlands wise use as well as sustainable wetland utilization, conservation and management.

Keywords: Riparian, Wetlands, Conservation, Restoration.

Title: Impact of Riparian Community’s livelihood strategies on Wetlands Conservation in Murang’a County, Kenya

Author: Isaiah Ochieng Abillah

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Abstract: Today, the world is facing so many serious problems that any one of them could lead humanity down the path of destruction. All of humanity is aware of this fact, but drastic action cannot be taken while world leaders continue to protect only their own interests and not those of the populace. This research discusses what needs to be done to ensure humans do not destroy the planet. Here is the manual to save the world from the apocalypse.

Keywords: activism, activist, climate change, climate crisis, Green New Deal, animal rights, racism, discrimination, childcare, gun violence, gun control, unite, unify, integrate, planet, Earth, save the world, apocalypse.

Title: Activism for Climate Change, Green New Deal, Animal Rights, Anti Racism, Childcare, and Gun Violence Must Be All United into One Integrated Platform to Prevent the End of the World

Author: Kenji Abe

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ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Abstract: This study examined China’s foreign policy in Africa and Nigeria development. The study was anchored on the dependency theory as propounded by Dos Santos in 1970. The study adopted ex-post research design while data was gotten from secondary source such as textbooks, journal articles, newspapers, magazines and internet and the data generated was analyzed through content analysis. The findings of the study showed that China's foreign policy interests in Africa is centered on political, economic and security interest and China’s foreign policy has not resulted in development in Nigeria, as Chinese firms in Nigeria employ more than 84 percent of local labour, despite the fact that few of these employees are technical or managerial staffs. Based on the findings the study recommended among others; that Africa should take advantage of China’s economic, political and ideological interest in Africa as China should be encouraged to strengthen and improve its co-operation with Africa in other areas such as engineering and technology and the government of Nigeria should put down strong laws as well as implement the laws, that will lead to Chinese firms putting more Nigerians into managerial and technical positions.

Keywords: Policy, dependency, security, technology, economy.

Title: CHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN AFRICA AND NIGERIA DEVELOPMENT

Author: Dr. Tamunopubo Big-Alabo, Dr. Emmanuel C. MacAlex-Achinulo

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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