ESR 04: Rainwater harvesting, storage and use in mitigating drought emergencies in semiarid environments
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Employer: University of Nairobi |
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Job location: Nairobi Kenya |
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Apply before: 15 Mar 2019 |
Summary
This ESR position will:
Analyse Regulatory frameworks for water facilities and use in East Africa;
Contribute to understanding rainwater harvesting systems and use in the region;
Assess the role of networks in development rainwater harvesting systems;
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Home institution: University of Nairobi, Kenya
Principal supervisor: Prof. Oguge Nicholas Oguge
Co-supervisor: Prof. Robert Hope
Non-academic co-supervisor: Mr. James Oduor
Application deadline: 15 March 2020
Starting date: Between 1 May and 1 September 2020
Duration: 3 years
Topic
Policies in water governance tend to be addressed either as an infrastructure or food production issue. Different sectors are often mandated to manage the two components, and rarely is a nexus approach applied. Water governance as an infrastructure focuses on development of water facilities, while for food production, the focus is on sustaining livelihoods and food security. In East Africa, this dichotomous approach has led marginal consideration of rainwater harvesting in policies, strategies and frameworks in the public sector. It is our thesis that appropriate public policies, strategies and regulation of rainwater harvesting would significantly contribute to environmental, economic and social development. In semiarid environments, this would increase smallholder farmers resilience to climate change.
This ESR position will:
Analyse Regulatory frameworks for water facilities and use in East Africa;
Contribute to understanding rainwater harvesting systems and use in the region;
Assess the role of networks in development rainwater harvesting systems;
Conduct cost-benefits analysis
Develop models of decentralised rainwater harvesting and utilisation.
Expected results:
Determination of policy enablers and barriers;
Cost effective rainwater harvesting systems for small holder farmers in different contexts;
Models for integrating water infrastructure and farmer livelihoods.
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