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Richard Samson Odingo

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According to Wikipedia, Richard Samson Odingo was a Kenyan scientist who was the vice chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when it was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 2007 with Al Gore. He had held this position for more than 20 years prior. He was awarded full Professorship at the University of Nairobi in Geography in 1987. He has been a consultant of several international agencies including multiple United Nations Agencies and has taught for many years at the University of Nairobi.

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Richard Samson Odingo's Published Works

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Published Works

  • Special Report on Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry - Review Editor and Scoping Team (2001) (53)
  • The Kenya Highlands: land use and agricultural development (1971) (50)
  • Health and disease in Kenya. (1974) (49)
  • Kenya's Climate Change Technology Needs assessment Report, May 2004 - Prepared under the Auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Review Editor. (2004) (48)
  • Equity and social considerations related to climate change (1994) (43)
  • Land Reform in the Kikuyu Country (1967) (33)
  • Climate and Human Health (2008) (22)
  • Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa (2010) (19)
  • The definition of desertification: its programmatic consequences for UNEP and the international community (1990) (17)
  • Implications for African agriculture of the greenhouse effect (1990) (13)
  • Report of the Kenya pilot study FP/6201-87-04 using the FAO/UNEP methodology for assessment and mapping of desertification (1990) (11)
  • Weather and climate sector (2002) (10)
  • Health and diseases in Kenya (1974) (10)
  • Desertification Revisited: Proceedings of an Ad Hoc Consultative Meeting on the Assessment of Desertification (1990) (10)
  • The Abnormal and unseasonal rains in East Africa (1962) (8)
  • The Kenya Highlands (1971) (8)
  • The Dynamics of Land Tenure and of Agrarian Systems in Africa: Land Tenure Study in the Nakuru, Kericho and Machakos Areas of the Kenya Highlands (1985) (7)
  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): its role in climate change adaptation in Africa (2000) (6)
  • Coping with Floods in Kenya: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation Options for the Flood-Prone Areas of Western Kenya (2004) (6)
  • Sustainable agricultural development in Kenya and competing needs for agricultural land to the year 2000 AD (2000) (5)
  • Climatic variability and land use: an African perspective (1979) (5)
  • Implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification (PACD) 1978-1991 (1991) (5)
  • An African dam (Kamburu/Gtaru, Tana river, Kenya). Stockholm, Swedish Natural Science Research Council (1979) (5)
  • Prospects for new sources of energy: A report on the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy, Nairobi, Kenya, 10–21 August 1981 (1981) (4)
  • History of Medicine, and Health Services in Kenya (1900-1950) (1974) (4)
  • Land Settlement in the Kenya Highlands (1967) (3)
  • The clean development mechanism in Africa: a framework for the design of sustainable development projects (2001) (3)
  • Climate Change 2001: Impacts and Adaptation - Review Editor. (2001) (3)
  • The global impacts of climate change on human health (2009) (3)
  • Land Settlement and Rural Development in Kenya in Studies in "East African Geography and Development (1971) (3)
  • Regional Aspects of Global Climate Change and its Interactions with Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000) (3)
  • Climate Change and Economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa; Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Africa in the Decades ahead (2008) (3)
  • Observations on land use and settlement in the Kenya highlands (1968) (2)
  • A Study of Agrarian Change in Kenya with Special Reference to Kericho District (1973) (2)
  • Basic space sciences in Africa (1983) (2)
  • New perspectives on natural resource development in developing countries (1981) (2)
  • Studies in East African geography and development: essays presented to S. J. K. Baker (1972) (2)
  • Socio economic scenarios : key socio economic considerations (2009) (1)
  • Diagnosis of Urbanization and seasonal Rainfall over the City of Nairobi (2017) (1)
  • Co-operatives in the Kenya Highlands settlement schemes (1969) (1)
  • Drought and Development Policy in Africa; scenarios of Climate Change and Implications for Food Security in Africa (2004) (1)
  • Climate Change 2001: Mitigation (2001) (1)
  • The Natural Resources of Kenya (1972) (1)
  • Influence of Urbanisation on Minimum and Maximum Temperature characteristics over Nairobi City (2018) (1)
  • Public Lecture on Global Climate Change and Implications for Global and National Security. University of Nairobi, 2008. (2008) (1)
  • Aquatic ecology and fisheries [limnology, fishery resource, management, Kamburu/Gtaru hydro-electric dam area, Kenya (1979) (1)
  • Drought in Eastern Africa (2003) (1)
  • Theme Parks and Technology Parks (2012) (0)
  • The search for effective new policy approaches to Disaster Risks Management (2012) (0)
  • Climate in the Kamburu and Gtaru Dams Area (1979) (0)
  • Mitigation briefs : ICRA Workshop (2009) (0)
  • Post-Kyoto Negotiations and African priorities on climate Change. (2008) (0)
  • Challenge of Global Warming and climate Change Adaptation in ACP Countries (2008) (0)
  • the Human Aspects of the Geography of East Africa (1972) (0)
  • The Security and Conflict Implications of Changing Climate. Paper presented at the Government workshop on Climate Change and Security (2011) (0)
  • News from Policy and Legislation IPCC (0)
  • The vulnerability of the GHA countries, Economic to climate change impacts; An analysis of the Dangers posed to our Region by Climate Variability and climate change. Paper presentation at the GHACOF (2010) (0)
  • Review of drought research in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda (1985) (0)
  • The Clean Development Mechanism -A Framework for the Development of Sustainable Projects. (2001) (0)
  • Climate change impacts on peace and security in Africa (2007) (0)
  • Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Study of Impacts, Vulnerability and Economic policy Responses. AERC (2010) (0)
  • Development of hydro-electric power resources in East Africa; with special reference to Kenya (1979) (0)
  • Africa’s Experiences with responding to Climate change: A look at the relevant institutions (2011) (0)
  • The Scope of Land Re-Settlement in the Kenya Highlands"- publication in the Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium of the East African Academy (1966) (0)
  • A Rejoinder to the Team of the Global Rain Project who visited our reform last week promising to bring artificial rain to end the current drought in the Greater horn of Africa (GHA), Nation Newspaper (2011) (0)
  • Workshop Monograph on Climate Risk Management. Paper Prepared for IDRC Regional Office, Nairobi (2009) (0)
  • Global and regional impacts of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Importance of Adaptation Programmes to reduce the resultant damage in vulnerable locations in the Continent (2009) (0)
  • Overview of Regional Climate change Scenarios IPCC SRES scenario and suggested New Scenario Building for ARS. Paper presented at regional Meteorological Workshop (2011) (0)
  • Climate change and its impacts -the Threat ofclimate change in Africa. COF, Arusha, Tanzania (2010) (0)
  • The Eastern African rural settlement pattern and its bearing on local-level development strategy (1988) (0)
  • Climate Change and Human health in the 21st Century. (2008) (0)
  • The Ecological Crisis and the Search for sustainable Development Solutions for the Renewal of the City of Napoli, Italy, Napoli paper presentation on the occasion of the 160 jubilee of the City. (2011) (0)
  • The Challenge of Climate Change (2003) (0)
  • Demystifying the science of climate change. Paper presented to ESSEA conference and climate change and natural resource use in Eastern Africa, Kenya College of Communication (2010) (0)
  • Drought Occurrence in Eastern Africa Sub-Region, as witnessed from Palaeo- and Instrumental Climate records. (2003) (0)
  • African Experience: Some Observations from Kenya (2019) (0)
  • Land Use and Agricultural Settlement in the Kamburu-Gtaru Dams Area (1979) (0)
  • Climate change challenge : implications for development in Southern and Eastern Africa (2008) (0)
  • Mitigation Briefs. Presented to Meteorological officers from the IGAD Sub- Region, Nairobi (2008) (0)
  • The threat of climate change to sustainable development of the GHA sub-region. (2013) (0)
  • Multi-purpose River Basin Development in Developing Countries: Report of an International Workshop (1976) (0)
  • Kamburu/Gtaru Ecological Survey:: Preliminary Report on a Trans-disciplinary Ecological Study of the Kamburu/Gtaru Hydro-electric Dam Area on the … (1975) (0)
  • Climate Risk management training. African Development Bank (2008) (0)
  • The Impacts and Implications of Global Climate Change for Economic Development in Africa. Paper prepared to AERC workshop on Economic Development in Africa (2009) (0)
  • The Rise of Green Technology and Economy. Can they guarantee the survival of Democracy in the 21st century? Buenos Aires, Argentina, Conference on Human Rights. Proceedings of the Workshop on Democracy and Human Rights in the World, (2010) (0)
  • Human Migrations in East and Central Africa: The Case of the Nilotics (1972) (0)
  • Observations on Typological Problems in a Changing Subsistence Agriculture in Kenya (1972) (0)
  • ) Resource Management Issues Relevant to Planning and management of Hydro-Power Resources in the Greater Horn of Africa (2001) (0)
  • Typological Characteristics of Subsistence Agriculture in Kenya (1973) (0)
  • Revised National Guidelines for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Kenya. World Bank, Carbon Assist Workshop, Nairobi, (2009) (0)
  • Review Report on the CP Pre-Proposal "The Challenge of Climate Change - Research to Overcome Its Impact on Food Security, Poverty and natural Resource Degradation in the Developoing World", (2003) (0)
  • Some problems with the concept of JI (1995) (0)
  • The security and Conflict Implications of a Changing climate in Kenya. Paper presented at the Kenya Government workshop in Mombasa (2011) (0)
  • Geopolitical Problems of East Africa (1966) (0)
  • Climate change impacts on urban development in Africa (2007) (0)
  • Climate Challenges to the Tourist Industry in Africa (2008) (0)
  • Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report - Review Editor of Chapters on Uncertainty and Risk Assessment (2001) (0)
  • Impacts of Climate change on the Coastal Zone and Small Island States-GHACOF workshop (2009) (0)
  • State of the art review of research on drought in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda) : a study (1985) (0)
  • Is there any hope for climate change adaptation inAfrica (2012) (0)
  • Climate Change in the IGAD Sub-Region of the Horn of Africa Countries. (2008) (0)
  • GEOGRAPHIA POLONICA 19, 1970 (1970) (0)
  • Demographic Implications of Regional Inequalities in Kenya (1971) (0)
  • Summary conclusions and recommendations (2019) (0)
  • Climate Change and Renewable Energy Issues in East Africa (2008) (0)
  • Kenya Population Distribution Map (1962) (0)
  • The Kenya Carbon Assist Project. (2008) (0)
  • Quantifying Socio-economic benefits of Weather and Climate- (2008) (0)
  • The Challenges of Climate Change on the Tourist Industry in Kenya (2008) (0)
  • A Look at Climate Change and Human Mobility in Africa (2009) (0)
  • Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries (1979) (0)
  • Africa in Transition Geographical Essays (1968) (0)
  • Adaptation to Climate change workshop. Paper delivered to workshop of Meteorologists, ICPAC and Dagoretti Corner, KMD, Nairobi (2010) (0)
  • Factoring Weather and Climate Information and Climate Change Products into Disaster Reduction strategies in Kenya: A contribution to Disaster Management Policies. (2002) (0)
  • The impacts on society of possible climatic change: if warning prevails in Mazingira (1977) (0)
  • Introduction to the Kamburu/Gtaru Ecological Survey (1979) (0)
  • Contributions to understanding climate Change Adaptation (2008) (0)
  • Primary School Visual Geographies - Africa (1966) (0)
  • Climate Change Implications on Drought and other climate extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa, the threat of climate related Disasters (2012) (0)
  • The Kenya Highlands - Agricultural Geography (1971) (0)
  • Climate change adaptation mitigation carbon emissions control energy conservation Africa (2009) (0)
  • Post-Independence Agricultural Changes in the Kenya Highlands (1970) (0)
  • Beijing Lecture on Climate Change and Africa 2011 (2011) (0)
  • Food and Energy Systems in Sub-saharan Africa; a study of the Implications of Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability of Food Production and energy in Sub-saharan Africa, Nemetria Organisation, Italy. Distinguished Lecture Series Umbria (2011) (0)
  • Importance of Adaptation studies for Climate Change and Vulnerability. . (2004) (0)
  • Opportunities and Barriers for Climate Change Policies in Developing countries and the contribution of the IPCC (2004) (0)
  • Post - Kyoto Negotiations- African Priorities (2005) (0)
  • Climate Change and the Energy Sector in East Africa. (2002) (0)
  • Technology Parks and their application in GHA countries (2012) (0)
  • Climate and Human Health in Africa and its Impact on economic development (2008) (0)
  • Renewable and low-carbon energy technologies and the development predicaments of Sub-saharan African Countries (2012) (0)
  • Consultancy, Report on Climate Change and ICPAC (2012) (0)
  • The dynamics of land tenure and agrarian systems in Kenya. A study of the Nakuru, Kericho and Machakos areas of the Kenya highlands (1989) (0)
  • Climate change Knowledge Capacity Development (2012) (0)
  • Year-score card on adaptation to climate change and Environmental Degradation in East Africa. Paper Presented at the CDF 29 Workshop, Entebbe (2011) (0)
  • External Shocks and Africa (2010) (0)
  • Energy Options and global Warning in the first held of the 21st century and Prospects for the Expansion of Nuclear Power distinguished Lecturer Presented at the Gucci foundation (2011) (0)
  • Kenya: Response to Climate Change and Opportunities for Sustainable Development (2006) (0)
  • Consolidated Report on the Second Consultative Carbon Assist Workshop in Kenya, held at the Windsor Golf Hotel, Nairobi, on behalf of the World Bank Carbon Assist Programme (2009) (0)
  • Drought in Eastern Africa - CLIVAR/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/IPCC Workshop on Drought in Tucson Arizona. (2003) (0)
  • People and Farms in Growing Kenya (1971) (0)
  • Climate change in Sub -Saharan Africa and itsimplications for Economic Development and for Peace and Security. Workshop Paper prepared for ICPAC (2010) (0)
  • Problems of Nilotic Migrations (1968) (0)
  • The Spectre of Climate Change in Sub -Saharan Africa. Paper Delivered at a Workshop, Climate Academy of Sciences (2011) (0)
  • International Policies and Protocols in Disaster Management (2005) (0)
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation in Kenya (2005) (0)
  • Solar Radiation Management (SRM) and Climate Change Mitigation in GHA (2011) (0)

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