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Climate change policies in countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region are evolving from a top-down, government-led approach towards more pluralistic climate governance, which incorporates a local perspective and actors while strengthening the communities' resilience. Egypt, as a case study with high economic and natural vulnerability to climate change, and a significant number of vulnerable communities, is struggling to coordinate and effectively manage current sketchy...

This study investigated socioeconomic empowerment of senior secondary science students in Nigeria and STEM Teachers' Preparedness.A descriptive survey design was used.The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.The population consisted of all 1,983 STEM teachers in the 234 public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State.Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample, 318 (125 males and 193 females).Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the...

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This study intends to indicate the extent of gender disparity; compare gender gap in science and engineering with that of social science and health fields; and explore the reasons for gender gap in Addis Ababa University (AAU). It employed a mixed design, using document analysis for collecting quantitative data regarding the extent of disparity and using interview for collecting qualitative data regarding the reasons for disparity. Quantitative data were analyzed using percentages while...

<p class="p1">HCV prevalence rates in Egypt are high. While low, HIV prevalence rates may be underreported. Adequate solutions to address these public health challenges are lacking. Stigma, misperceptions, and lack of specialized skills to deal with infection are persistent impediments. To address these challenges, we propose a plan that incorporates the use of online education and hybrid formats to meet the needs in the field. Online education has been used with success elsewhere in the...

A study of pesticides in the Bizerte lagoon watershed on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia showed that herbicides and fungicides are the most commonly used compounds. A survey was made of selected farmers. Pesticide contamination was monitored in the water column and sediments at four selected sampling sites (lagoon (A) and in three oueds—Chegui (B), Garaa (C), and Tinja (D)). Polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) were used to assess pesticide contamination. Thirty-two...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine socio-demographic factors influencing the use of mobile phones in accessing rice information on climate change adaptation by rain-fed farmers in Tanzania with reference to Morogoro region.

Increasing air temperatures as a result of climate change are worsening the impact of heat exposure on working populations, including mining workers, who are at risk of suffering heat-related illnesses, injury and death. However, inadequate awareness of climate change-related occupational heat stress risks and adaptation strategies have been shown to render occupational heat stress management ineffective. A concurrent mixed-methods approach was used to assess the perceptions of climate...

This paper examines best basic leadership styles that can be used by principals to improve academic performance of learners in rural schools.Authors argue that basic leadership styles can have positive effects in learner performance.The study was conducted in best performing rural schools in the Eastern Cape Province.The belief is that poor performing schools can learn from successful schools.A phenomenological study with an interpretive-constructivism approach was conducted to establish...

<p class="p1"><strong>Background: </strong>In Egypt, several infectious diseases of zoonotic origin have emerged in recent years like H1N1, MERSCoV and H5N1, the latter now endemic. Responding to these diseases requires a workforce trained in multi-disciplinary approaches to zoonotic disease research and control. It is difficult to deliver multidisciplinary and one health training globally because of the limited number of higher education programs that support such training. In low and...

The availability of good quality water is an indispensable feature for preventing diseases, improving quality of life as well as the health of the ecosystem. The water quality index (WQI) of five underground reservoirs located in different areas of Ekpoma, was determined by measuring a number of parameters including temperature, pH, total dissolved and suspended solids, total hardness, total alkalinity, total acidity, sulphates, chlorides, dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demands...

Introduction Stunting or linear growth retardation in childhood is associated with delayed cognitive development due to related causes (malnutrition, illness, poor stimulation), which leads to poor school outcomes at later ages, although evidence of the association between the timing and persistence of stunting and school outcomes within the sub-Saharan African context is limited. Methods Anthropometric data around birth (0–4 months), early (11–16 months) and late childhood (ages 4–8 years)...

This paper aims to analyse the role of feminine caregivers in Palestine through the outcomes of the preliminary step of the Emancipatory Research (ER) carried out in the PARTICIPACTION project (financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation). The ER is a bottom-up process that promotes a progressive involvement of vulnerable groups of people as researchers at first hand. In the case herein considered, the researchers are...

Globally, women with disabilities experience heightened and unique forms of violence compared to men with disabilities and women without disabilities. Yet formalised guidelines for their inclusion in gender-based violence (GBV) research is lacking. This paper draws on ethical guidelines for researching violence against women, and studies on the ethicality of including people with disabilities in research, to advocate for women with disabilities’ inclusion and safety in GBV research....

Education is a key pillar to the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDG’s) hence poor academic achievement by students across all levels of education is detrimental to the realization of these noble goals. This study aimed to establish the relationship between learning strategies and student performance in physics. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between self-regulated strategies and student performance in physics in public secondary schools in Nakuru...