Firms coping mechanisms and resilience to the impacts of droughts and floods in Kenya / (Record no. 2177)

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control field KeNa-CAJ
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789966817198
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency KeNa-CAJ
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency KeNa-CAJ
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 577.22
Item number .SHI
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shibia, Adan Guyo.
9 (RLIN) 14769
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Firms coping mechanisms and resilience to the impacts of droughts and floods in Kenya /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Adan Guyo Shibia.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Nairobi, Kenya :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. [2020]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent vii, 70p. :
Other physical details color illustrations ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title KIPPRA discussion paper ;
Volume/sequential designation no. 220
9 (RLIN) 14787
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Results and discussions -- Conclusion and recommendations.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "With the climate change predicted to increase, the recurrence and severity of droughts and floods are projected to rise. Building coping mechamisms of firms is crucial in reducing social-economic costs associated with droughts and floods. Scarcity of research on how firms cope with droughts and floods, and factors that affect their resilience remains a hindrance to policy interventions. This study sought to accomplish two objectives; first to understand the coping mechanisms employed by firms in Kenya to manage the impacts of drought and floods; and second to enrich insights on factors that affect firm resilience to the impacts of droughts and floods. The analyses employed a unique survey of about 800 firms across 27 Kenyan counties in three sectors: Wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services, and manufacturing. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis, principally bivariate Probit models and univariate Probit models were used to achieve the objectives of the study. Bivariate Probit Models were preferred for analysing choices firms make given multiple use of different coping mechanisms. This study systematically analysed hoe firms employ finance and non-finance coping mechanisms towards mitigating the impacts of drought and floods. Finance coping measures were further disaggregated into formal finance and informal finance; while non-finance coping mechanisms were further disaggregated into sustainable and unsustainable measures. <br/>The findings suggest that firms employ multiple coping mechanisms including use of formal and informal finance, sustainable and unsustainable non-finance coping measures. The firms' choice of coping measures varies by firm-specific characteristics, geographical characteristics and the sector in which the firms operate. Moreover, the use of finance and sustainable non-finance coping mechanisms are shown to be complementary. This suggests the importance of deepening use of financial instruments as a strategy for building firm resilience to the impacts of droughts and floods. Costs imposed on firms through infrastructure are found to worsen resilience. The paper calls for deepening use of financial instruments; tailoring interventions to firm-level characteristics; and the need to enhance efforts in building resilient infrastructure such as electricity water and roads.
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
9 (RLIN) 14805
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Ministerial Reports
Edition 23
Classification part 577.22
Item part .SHI
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Ombudsman Library Headquarters Ombudsman Library Headquarters Main shelves 06/10/2023 Donation 0.00   577.22 .SHI 0000000003599 16/11/2023 C - 01 0.00 16/11/2023 Ministerial Reports
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Ombudsman Library Headquarters Ombudsman Library Mombasa Regional Office Main shelves 06/10/2023 Donation 0.00   577.22 .SHI 0000000003600 16/11/2023 C - 02 0.00 16/11/2023 Ministerial Reports