Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

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Table 49: Types of IK, key players and Challenges Sector Types of IK Form (oral,music,arti Livestock Use of plant extracts to treat various human and animal ailments eg Aloe Vera Agriculture -Treatment of crop pest and diseases -Soil Conservatio n (Loglines,tr ashlines etc) -Value addition of traditional food crops fact) Instructions/individual s holding knowledge Oral Traditional practitioners -Oral -Music -old men/women instructors -practitioners ie farmers or farm workers 76 Access conditions/polic y Not readily accessible -available during farm work -Consultation 15.5 Constraints/Challenges in utilization/documentation Indigenous Knowledge (IK) o Bias and preference of modern technologies o Inadequate /lack of proper documentation of IKs o Lack of scientific studies to validate these technologies o Only very few people have the knowledge o Materials used not readily available o Dosage and amounts not known o There is a weakness in passing of knowledge from old to new generation hence eroding Indigenous knowledge. Table 50: proposed interventions No. Prioritized issues/ challenges Current Intervention Proposed intervention in the plan period (2006- Responsible institution Users Public Public Remarks
1 Inadequate documentation 2 Lack of scientific studies to validate IKs 3 Bias/preference of modern technologies 2010) - Carry out a survey to document all IKs - Research institutions Documentation to carry out studies by the national museums of Kenya (NMK) Awareness Carry out creation sensitization/training of the community on the importance of IKs 77 FD,MOA KARI/KEFRI FD, MOA, NEMA CHAPTER 16: ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS 16 .1 Status of environmental governance and institutional arrangements 16.1.1 Collaborating Government Departments Key collaborating departments in environmental conservation in the district include forest department, ministry of agriculture, ministry of livestock development and fisheries, ministry of water, provincial administration, county council and public health department. 16.1.2 <strong>Environment</strong>al NGOs/CBOs/Private sector organizations These include, the Green Belt Movement, Council of Women of Kenya, several community based environmental conservation groups and churches. 16.1.3 Donor Organizations Active in the <strong>District</strong> o IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)- Through the Mount Kenya East Pilot project for Natural Resources management (MKEPP) –integrated project for the sustainable utilization of natural resources o SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency)-Through the National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme (NALEP) which incorporates aspects of environmental conservation as part of its activities o EU (European Union) –Through Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF) - CEF
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MAY 2007 DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT ACTIO
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3.3 Pollution and Waste Generated F
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15.3 Constraints/challenges in envi
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1.2.4 High cost of Artificial Insem
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1.2.10 Lack of Awareness Though the
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Table 1. Administrative Boundaries
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upper areas experience reliable rai
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Table 5a: PROJECTED POPULATION BY A
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CHAPTER 3: HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND INF
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All these areas lack public utility
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Respiratory tract infections - 1254
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Fig 2: Storms drain being used to d
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Page 29 and 30: - Girls = 742 = 1,792 Pupils 2. SEC
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