February 2025

Impacts of climate change on water resources in the N'zi watershed in Côte d'Ivoire

For several decades, the N'zi region has been experiencing increasing climatic disturbances, characterized by decreasing rainfall, increasing droughts, and growing anthropogenic pressures such as urbanization and land-use changes. This study aims to analyze the impacts of climate change on water resources in the N'zi watershed in Côte d'Ivoire. The data used for this research includes rainfall,...

Author(s): Kan Alexis Koffi, Beh Ibrahim Diomande and Pyalo Atina Badameli

February 2025

Situating environmental degradation in Ogoniland, Niger Delta, Nigeria, within an environmental justice framework

The Niger Delta, Nigeria's oil-rich region, has been subject to environmental degradation and neglect despite being the country's largest oil producer. The Ogonis are a minority ethnic group within the Niger Delta region. Due to the abundance of crude deposits, their land has been a beehive of oil exploration since the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria in the late 1950s. This subregion is also the most affected...

Author(s): Bright Oluwatomilola Olunusi, and Tope Emmanuel Adeboye

February 2025

Analysis of pesticide use in farming practices in Northern Cameroon

This study aims to contribute to a reduction in the health and environmental risks associated with the use of chemical pesticides. Three hundred farmers, stockbreeders, and agro-pastoralists were selected and surveyed in a reasoned manner in the Departments of Benoue, Faro, Mayo Rey, and Mayo Louti. Twenty-four pesticides were identified as the most widely used, along with herbicides. Some turn out to be counterfeit...

Author(s): Alain Loabé Pahimi, Hervé Leclerc Tcheumi and Benoît Loura

February 2025

Farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and extreme climate events in selected agro-ecological zones in Kitui County, Kenya

A field survey was conducted in Kitui County, Kenya, to assess farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and extreme climate events in selected agroecological zones. Primary data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to 341 respondents. Rainfall data for the study was obtained from the Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) rainfall dataset while temperature...

Author(s): Charles K. Ndungu, Evelyn J. Mutunga, Moses Mwangi and Patrick C. Kariuki