Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences by Author "Birner, Regina"
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Farmers’ intrinsic values for adopting climate-smart practices in Kenya: empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis
Ngigi, Marther W.; Müller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-03)This study assesses intrinsic values and motivations farmers have for adopting various climate-smart agricultural practices in Kenya. The qualitative method of laddering was employed as an interview technique, and means-end ... -
Gender Differences in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Participation in Group-based Approaches: An Intra-household Analysis From Rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Mueller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Elsevier, 2016-04)Existing studies on adaptation to climate change mainly focus on a comparison of male-headed and female-headed households. Aiming at a more nuanced gender analysis, this study examines how husbands and wives within the ... -
The Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation A Cross-Country Comparison of Stakeholder Networks
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; Ngigi, Marther W.; Ali, Snigdha; Okoba, Barrack; Koné, Daouda; Alemu, Tekie (2015)An increasing body of research is focusing on the question of how poor agricultural households will both perceive and be affected by climate change. In view of its predicted effects, the need to identify effective adaptation ... -
The role of livestock portfolios and group-based approaches for building resilience in the face of accelerating climate change: An asset-based panel data analysis from rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Muller, Ulrike; Birner, Regina (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), 2015-10)This study examines the impact of multiple shocks on assets by employing two waves of a panel data set of 360 rural households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a ‘within’ ... -
A Stakeholder Map for Climate Change Adaptation in Kenya’s Agriculture Sector
Ngigi, Marther W.; Okoba, Barrack; Aberman, Noora; Birner, Regina (2011) -
Understanding the Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation: A Cross-Country Comparison Using the Net-Map Method
Aberman, Noora; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; Ngigi, Marther; Ali, Snigdha; Okoba, Barrack; Koné, Daouda; Alemu, Tekie (2015)In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, ...