COMMUNICATION RELATED FACTORS IN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA
COMMUNICATION RELATED FACTORS IN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA
Anthony Gitonga Maina - PhD candidate, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Silas Odongo Oriaso - Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. George Odera Outa - Technical University of Kenya & Associate Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Alfred Owuor Opere - Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The study focused on communication related factors affecting climate change policy implementation among smallholder farmers in Laikipia County, Kenya. It was believed that the national and county governments climate change policies for enhanced food security and community resilience were being affected by several undocumented and unaddressed communication related factors. Using household surveys, focused group discussions, key informant interviews and community engagements on selected smallholder farmers and stakeholders drawn during community-led initiatives, local administration meetings and agricultural extension workshops in Laikipia County, results show that factors associated with what, who, where, when, why and how policies were communicated greatly affected their implementation and consequential climate change adaptation.
