Raban Chanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4784186 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raban Chanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raban |
| FAMILY NAME | Chanda |
| SIGNATURE | CHANDA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4655-4039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effect of indigenous and scientific forecasts on pastoralists’ climate change perceptions in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda
This study investigated the effect of climate information on the climate change perceptions of pastoralists in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Data on socio-economic characteristics, climate risk perceptions, use of indigenous knowledge-based forecasts (IFs) and scientific knowledge-based forecasts (SFs) were collected from 269 pastoralists using household surveys. The findings indicated that pastoralists using IFs only were more likely to p…
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indicators of Rain
This study investigated the abiotic and biotic environmental indicators used among pastoralists and arable farmers to predict the onset and cessation of rain as well as to make short-term and seasonal forecasts in the Rwenzori region of Western Uganda. We used a mixed-methods approach that included surveys of 907 households, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The results indicate that resident birds such as white-browed coucal…
Natural and human dimensions of environmental change in the proximal reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta
Though wetlands are vital for the proper functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and provisioning of a wide range of goods and services, their sustainability is being threatened by inappropriate human resource use practices due to our limited understanding of how these systems operate and lack of appropriately informed interventions. We attempt to address these limitations by using historical CORONA photographs of 1967, Landsat imagery of 1989, 199…
The role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta, Botswana
This paper draws on archival information, anecdotal evidence from local communities, in situ observations during field investigation and multi‐date remotely sensed satellite imagery. The authors investigated the role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta. Their study concerned a period slightly in excess of 140 years between 1860 and 2001. Environmental changes in this sub‐region appear to be th…
Dynamics of grazing policy and practice
Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management
Human perceptions of environmental degradation in a part of the Kalahari ecosystem
The Human and Environmental Factors in Traditional Crop Complex Development in Zambia
Dynamics of grazing policy and practice
Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management
Natural and human dimensions of environmental change in the proximal reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta
Though wetlands are vital for the proper functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and provisioning of a wide range of goods and services, their sustainability is being threatened by inappropriate human resource use practices due to our limited understanding of how these systems operate and lack of appropriately informed interventions. We attempt to address these limitations by using historical CORONA photographs of 1967, Landsat imagery of 1989, 199…
Human perceptions of environmental degradation in a part of the Kalahari ecosystem
The Human and Environmental Factors in Traditional Crop Complex Development in Zambia
Human perceptions of environmental degradation in a part of the Kalahari ecosystem
Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management
Dynamics of grazing policy and practice
The role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta, Botswana
This paper draws on archival information, anecdotal evidence from local communities, in situ observations during field investigation and multi‐date remotely sensed satellite imagery. The authors investigated the role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta. Their study concerned a period slightly in excess of 140 years between 1860 and 2001. Environmental changes in this sub‐region appear to be th…
Natural and human dimensions of environmental change in the proximal reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta
Though wetlands are vital for the proper functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and provisioning of a wide range of goods and services, their sustainability is being threatened by inappropriate human resource use practices due to our limited understanding of how these systems operate and lack of appropriately informed interventions. We attempt to address these limitations by using historical CORONA photographs of 1967, Landsat imagery of 1989, 199…
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indicators of Rain
This study investigated the abiotic and biotic environmental indicators used among pastoralists and arable farmers to predict the onset and cessation of rain as well as to make short-term and seasonal forecasts in the Rwenzori region of Western Uganda. We used a mixed-methods approach that included surveys of 907 households, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The results indicate that resident birds such as white-browed coucal…
Effect of indigenous and scientific forecasts on pastoralists’ climate change perceptions in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda
This study investigated the effect of climate information on the climate change perceptions of pastoralists in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Data on socio-economic characteristics, climate risk perceptions, use of indigenous knowledge-based forecasts (IFs) and scientific knowledge-based forecasts (SFs) were collected from 269 pastoralists using household surveys. The findings indicated that pastoralists using IFs only were more likely to p…
Geography (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Livestock (3 works)