Evaluating accessibility and usability of dissemination pathways for delivering climate information and services to vulnerable groups in semi-arid Kenya
Abstract
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Access and use of climate information and services are essential
for building adaptation to impacts of climate change. These
include early warning systems, weather forecasts, and research
outputs relating to climate change adaptation in relation to food,
health and conservation of natural resources. Climate
information and services would help vulnerable groups (e.g.
women, children, the elderly) to increase awareness and build
capacity for disaster preparedness and community resilience
to a changing climate. Despite concerted efforts by research
institutions and climate scientists to generate and disseminate
climate-related information and services, millions of vulnerable
people in arid lands continue to experience food, income and
health insecurities. Media sources (e.g. mass, print and
electronic) and communication via community channels have
been used to disseminate vital climate information and services,
but their efficiency in reaching vulnerable groups is not wellestablished.
A major research need was to characterize
dissemination pathways for climate information and services
to which vulnerable groups access climate information, and
perceive as appropriate. A major goal was the determination of
preferences and user-friendly attributes to the flow of climaterelated
information and services to these groups.
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