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Dr. Volenzo Tom Elijah

Department of Disaster management and Sustainable Development

School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office No: ABA Room 301

Kakamega-Webuye Roa

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Dr. Volenzo Tom Elijah

Dr. Volenzo Tom Elijah is  a  community engaged scholar  with over two decades of  work and research experience.This experience spans Natural Resource management, Disaster management, Rural development, Food systems, Sustainable Development, climate change adaptation planning, policy engagement, mainstreaming of social safeguards, cross scale governance, participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.Dr.Elijah has hands -on experience in teaching , mentorship, and community  engagement in diverse areas.His research interests  include Agro-ecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Governance, Adapatation and Mitigation, Resilience, Food Security, Social Ecological systems, System thinking, Institutional economics, Policy and Risk analysis.He is also a  peer reviewer , having reviewed  more than 50  scholarly manuscripts for pub-med and  scopus  indexed journals.

Some of his Key Publications

  1. Musetsho K.D, Mwendera E, Madzivhandila T, Makungo R, Volenzo TE, Nephawe K.A and Mamphweli N.S (2024). Assessing Policy, Governance and Institutional Systems for Water-Energy-Food Nexus, The Case Of The Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Environmental Science and Policy. Frontiers in water DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1253921
  2. Mwendera, K. D. Musetsho, T. Madzivhandila, R. Makungo, N. S. Mamphweli, K. A. Nephawe, T. Volenzo. (2023) Integrating Water-Energy-Food Nexus Innovations and Practices into Policy, Governance and Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Development in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa: Literature Review. International Journal of Food Science and Agriculture, 7(3), 346-359. doi: https://doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2023.09.003
  3. Adeeyo, R.O.; Edokpayi, J.N.; Volenzo, T.E.; Odiyo, J.O.; Piketh, S.J.( 2023) Determinants of Solid Fuel Use and Emission Risks among Households: Insights from Limpopo, South Africa. Toxics 2022, 10, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/ toxics10020067
  4. Volenzo T.V., Makungo, R (2021). Effective Mainstreaming of Agricultural Emissions into Climate Action Agenda: The Case of Institutions and Smallholder Dairy Production Systems, Western Kenya.Atmosphere 2021, 12(11), 1507; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111507
  5. Madilonga, R.T.; Edokpayi, J.N.; Volenzo, E.T.; Durowoju, O.O. Water Quality Assessment and Evaluation of Human Health Risk in Mutangwi River, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, x. https://doi.org/10.3390
  6. Volenzo, T.E.,& Odiyo, J.O. 2019. Perception of environmental spillovers across scale in climate change adaptation planning: The case of small-scale farmers’ irrigation strategies, Kenya. Climate https://doi: https://doi.org/10.20944/201910. 0289.v1
  7. Volenzo Tom and John Odiyo: Participatory Planning and Assessment Dilemmas: The Case of Water Resources Management- Int. j. of Environ Res and Public Health. doi; 10.3390/ ijerph15081635
  8. Volenzo Tom and John Odiyo (2020): “Integrating endemic medicinal plant species into global supply chain: The case of prunus africana and implications for ecological sustainability” doi:https://doi.org/10.20944/ 201811.0053.v1- Heliyon
  9. Volenzo, T.E., Odiyo, J.O. & Obiri, J., 2019, ‘Greenhouse gas emissions as sustainability indicators in agricultural sectors’ adaptation to climate change: Policy implications’, Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 11(1), a576. https://doi.org/10.4102/ jamba. v11i1.576
  10. Volenzo, T.E. & Odiyo, J.O., 2019, ‘Linking risk communication and sustainable climate change action: A conceptual framework’: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 11(1), a703. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba. v11i1.703
  11. Volenzo, T., Singoro, B., & Wakhungu, J. (2013). Managing climate change risks for sustainable food security in Kenya: Prospects and options. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 5(1), 13-30.
  12. Volenzo Tom and John Odiyo (2020). Unpacking the nexus between policy field, risk management and environmental externalities in adaptation planning: The case of smallholder dairy farmer production systems, western Kenya. Sustainability. Preprints
  13. Volenzo T E and Makungo R.0 ( 2023) . Exploring the role of financing in sustainable governance of Water- Energy – Food nexus: the case of small-scale farmer households, Western Kenya. Environmental Science and Policy.

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