Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Food Security in Kilifi County, Kenya.
| dc.contributor.author | Umazi, Nyale Gladwell | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-27T08:37:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-27T08:37:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | MASTER OF ARTS in Diplomacy, Development, and International Security | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the assessment of climate change effects on food security in Kilifi County, Kenya. With climate change posing increasing threats to agricultural production and food availability, particularly in vulnerable regions like Kilifi County, understanding its effects on food security is imperative for devising effective adaptation strategies. The study aims to explain climate change effects on food security in Kilifi County, Kenya, with specific objectives including determining the status of food security, assessing the effect of climate change on food security and evaluating climate change policy interventions in promoting food security within the county. This study is significant because it aims to fill the gap in previous research done on the effect of climate change on food security dimensions. This study focused on Ganze constituency due to its high levels of existing poverty. The study applied the Adaptive Capacity theory and Food Entitlement Decline theory to assist in analyzing various aspects of the study. Mixed-methods approach combining quantitative analysis of climate data and household surveys, supplemented by qualitative engagement through focus group discussions will be employed. This study established that climate change has had an impact on food security in Ganze sub-county, Kilifi County. The study further established that the vulnerabilities facing the young and elderly is widening as many are increasingly struggling to access food whose availability is diminishing as climate change continues and its mitigation is lacking robust resilience. The study recommends the entrenchment of climate smart agriculture as well as the involvement of the local population in structured decision making and implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. It is envisaged that the findings will contribute to knowledge that may be used in policy and targeted interventions that will enhance resilience in food security. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Umazi, N. G. (2024). Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Food Security in Kilifi County, Kenya. Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6088 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| dc.subject | Climate change | |
| dc.subject | Agricultural production | |
| dc.subject | Food availability | |
| dc.subject | Climate change policy | |
| dc.title | Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Food Security in Kilifi County, Kenya. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |