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Community Participation In Environmental Resource Management Question Paper

Community Participation In Environmental Resource Management

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION)
ERC 404: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DATE: Monday 6th April, 2009

TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other THREE.
1.
a)
Write short notes on the following terms:
i.
Stakeholders,
ii.
Participatory monitoring and evaluation,
iii.
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA)
[15 marks]
b)
Involving communities in the management of environmental resources is not necessary. Discuss. [10 marks]
2.
With illustrations, discuss the following tools used in community participation in environmental resource management.
a)
Visioning,
b)
Scoring and ranking,
c)
Problem tree.
[15 marks]
3.
You are working on a water project in Kajiado, clearly explain how you would go through the process of problem identification and action plan development with the community. [15 marks]
4.
Explain how you would handle conflicts in a participatory tree planting project. [15 marks]
5.
Clearly discuss how you would develop community-driven participatory monitoring and evaluation objectives and indicators, in an environmental resource management programme. [15 marks]