Abstract
Mapping Poverty and Ecosystem Services in Kenya Track: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs Author(s): Norbert Henninger, Janet Nackoney This project analyzes the spatial distribution of poverty and selected ecosystem services in Kenya. Ecosystem services are the benefits people derive from ecosystems and include goods (food and water), services (flood and disease control), and nonmaterial benefits (spiritual and recreational benefits). Using existing data, the project will map areas in Kenya important for producing food (from crops, livestock, and wildlife), supporting tourism and recreation, supplying timber, and generating electricity. Services from freshwater and marine systems, biodiversity, and climate regulation will also be mapped and analyzed. The project will integrate high-resolution poverty data from Kenya's census with these ecosystem services. The project seeks to gain new insights on the spatial congruence of poverty and ecosystem services, improve targeting of programs addressing poverty and selected environmental services, and provide integrated datasets and methodologies for multi-scale use. It aims to improve environmental reporting in Kenya and contribute to better integration of environmental issues in national poverty reduction strategies. Norbert Henninger World Resources Institute Biological Resources Program 10 G St. NE, Floor 8 Washington , DC 20002 US Phone: 202-729-7652 E-mail: norbert@wri.org Janet Nackoney World Resources Institute Information Program 10 G St. NE Floor 8 Washington , DC 20002 US Phone: 202-729-7652 E-mail: nackoney@wri.org |
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