干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Water Resources Management among Smallholder Irrigators in the Tsavo Sub-Catchment, Kenya

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DOI	10.3390/resources8030130
	Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Water Resources Management among Smallholder Irrigators in the Tsavo Sub-Catchment, Kenya
	Oremo, Francis; Mulwa, Richard; Oguge, Nicholas
通讯作者	Oremo, F
来源期刊	RESOURCES-BASEL
EISSN	2079-9276
出版年	2019
卷号	8 期号:3
英文摘要	The rising demand for food production in a changing climate impacts water resources negatively in semi-arid agro-ecosystems. In the Tsavo sub-catchment of Kenya, this is compounded by a surging population and expansion of cropping as a land use; leading to increased abstraction of surface water resources and deterioration of related ecosystem services. The impact of increased abstraction is more profound during water stress seasons when stream-flow levels are low. While water policies have incorporated a requirement for environmental flows, unregulated abstractions persist suggesting an inherent challenge. Drawing on a sample of 279 households, we analysed farmers' engagement in water resources management and explored how this can inform water resource planning. Seasonal water scarcity and user conflicts were the major challenges experienced by the farmers. Ordinal and logistic regression models show that knowledge, attitude and practices were culture-dependent being impacted by educational attainment, level of income, access to extension and membership to local networks. Attitude and practice were further influenced by land tenure and farm distance to water sources. Since knowledge of water management issues informed attitudes and practices, improved awareness and targeted extension support are necessary in the development and implementation of policy decisions on water resources management.
英文关键词	water resources management smallholder irrigation abstraction ecosystems Tsavo sub-catchment
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000487935800035
WOS关键词	GOVERNANCE ; AGRICULTURE ; ADOPTION ; FARMERS ; INNOVATIONS ; ENGAGEMENT ; SECURITY ; THREATS ; FOOD
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333830
作者单位	[Oremo, Francis; Mulwa, Richard; Oguge, Nicholas] Univ Nairobi, Ctr Adv Studies Environm Law & Policy, POB 30197, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Oremo, Francis,Mulwa, Richard,Oguge, Nicholas. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Water Resources Management among Smallholder Irrigators in the Tsavo Sub-Catchment, Kenya[J],2019,8(3).
APA	Oremo, Francis,Mulwa, Richard,&Oguge, Nicholas.(2019).Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Water Resources Management among Smallholder Irrigators in the Tsavo Sub-Catchment, Kenya.RESOURCES-BASEL,8(3).
MLA	Oremo, Francis,et al."Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Water Resources Management among Smallholder Irrigators in the Tsavo Sub-Catchment, Kenya".RESOURCES-BASEL 8.3(2019).