Chris A. ShisanyaPROJECT PARTNERKenyatta University
Department of Geography
P. O. Box 43844
GPO 00100 NAIROBI, KENYA E-mail:
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Phone (office): +254 (0) 20 8 10 90 1 Ext. 5 73 21 / 57315
Phone (mobile): +254 7 22 31 27 67
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Education
Full Professor of Geography: 2010 to present, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Associate Professor: 2002-2010; Kenyatta University, Kenya
Ph.D. (Agroclimatology): 1996, Universität Trier, Germany
M.Sc. (Climatology): 1988, Kenyatta University, Kenya
B.Ed.(Science) (Hons): 1985, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Experience and Achievements
2010 to date: Full Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Kenyatta
University.
2002 to date: Associate Professor of Agroclimatology, Department of Geography,
Kenyatta Universit
2006: Visiting DAAD Scholar, Forschungsinstitut Wasser und Umwelt (Institute of Water
and Environment), University of Siegen, Germany.
2001: Visiting DAAD Scholar, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Trier, Germany
1999-2002: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Geography, Kenyatta University
1990-1999: Lecturer in Applied Climatology & Advanced Quantitative Techniques, Dept. of Geography, Kenyatta University
1996: University of Trier, FB VI - Geosciences: Part-time experimental scientist
1992-1994: Part-time Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) scientist at Kiboko
1988-1990: Tutorial Fellow, Department of Geography, Kenyatta University
1988: Graduate Teacher, Aquinas High School, Nairobi
1985: Graduate Teacher, Bukhalalire
High School, Busia
District
Memberships
CERNVec (Community of Excellence in Neglected Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases)
African Network for Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (AfNET) (East Africa Representative to the Technical Scientific Committee)
Kenya Meteorological Society (KMS)
Organisation for Social Science Research (OSSREA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kenya DAAD Scholars Association (KDSA)
Network Watershed Management Eastern Africa (IWMNET)
Network disaster management East Africa (UNEDRA).
African Remote Science Society (ARSE)
Awards
Vice Chancellor’s
Research Award in 2009
DAAD Alumni Equipment Grant in 2002
Vice Chancellor’s Award for highest number of peer-reviewed Scientific Publications in 2001
Research and publications
International Journals Single Authorship
Shisanya, C.A. 2005. Yield and nitrogen fixation response by drought tolerant tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray var. latifolius) in sole and maize intercrop systems in semi-arid southeast Kenya. Journal of Food Technology 3(3): 300-307.
Shisanya, C.A. 2005. Economic analysis of maize-tepary bean production using a soil fertility replenishment product (PREP-PAC) in semi-arid Eastern Kenya. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment Vol. 3(2): 309-312.
Shisanya, C.A. 2004. Leaf water potential responses of three bean varieties to water stress during flowering in a semi-arid environment of Kenya. South African Journal of Botany: 70(5): 713-716.
Shisanya, C.A. 2003. A note on the response by smallholder farmers to soil nutrient depletion in the East African highlands. Food, Agriculture & Environment Vol.1 (3&4): 247-250.
Shisanya, C.A. 2003. Yield and nitrogen response by drought tolerant tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray var. latifolius) in sole and maize intercrop systems in semi-arid Kenya. Pakistan Journal of Agronomy 2(3): 126-137.
Shisanya, C.A. 2002. Improvement of drought adapted tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray var. latifolius) yield through biological nitrogen fixation in semi-arid SE-Kenya. European Journal of Agronomy 16(1): 13-24.
International Journals Multiple Authorship
Shisanya, C.A., Recha, C., Anyamba, A. 2011. Rainfall variability and its impact on normalized difference vegetation index in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya. International Journal of Geosciences, 2011, 2, 36-47. doi:10.4236/ijg.2011.21004 Published online February 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijg).
Proud, S.R., Rasmussen, M.O., Fensholt, R., Sandholt, I., Shisanya, C., Mutero, W., Mbow, C., Anyamba, A. 2010. Improving the SMAC atmospheric correction code by analysis of meteosat second generation NDVI and surface reflectance data. Remote Sensing of Environment, doi.10.1016/j.rse.2010.02.020.
Shisanya, C.A., Mucheru, M.W., Mugendi, D.N., Kung’u, J.B. 2008. Effect of organic and inorganic nutrient sources on soil mineral nitrogen and maize yields in central highlands of Kenya. Soil Tillage Research, doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.05.016
Shisanya, C.A., Makokha, M.O., Kimani, S.K., Kalumuna, M., Tenge, A. 2007. Farmer tree nursery as a catalyst for developing sustainable best management land use practices in Lake Victoria catchments ecosystem. Journal of Applied Sciences 7(13): 1755-1761
Shisanya, C.A., Khayesi, M. 2007. How is climate change perceived in relation to other socioeconomic and environmental threats in Nairobi, Kenya? Climate Change, 85: 271-284.
Maingi, J.M., Gitonga, N.M., Shisanya, C.A., Hornetz, B. 2006. Population levels of indigenous Bradyrhizobia nodulating promiscuous soybean in two Kenyan soils of the semi-arid and semi-humid Agroecological zones. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the tropics and Subtropics, 107(2): 149-160.
Obando, J., Shisanya, C. 2006. A review of the DAAD Alumni Summer School 2005 ‘Topics of Integrated Watershed Management’ FWU Water Resources Publications, Volume No. 05/2006, ISSN No. 1613-1045,/fb10/fwu/ www/ publikationen/volume0506, Participatory Watershed Management Plan for Bwathonaro Watershed, Kenya http://WaterResourcesPublications.uni-siegen.de
Shisanya, C.A., Recha, W., Makokha, G.L., Mutisya, D.N., Okolla, J., Anyamba, A. 2005. Exploring the possibility to predict southeast Kenya normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) using seasonal climate forecast. European Journal of Scientific Research, 12(1): 276-287.
Publications with Students
Makokha, G.L., Shisanya, C.A. 2010. Temperature cooling and warming rates in three different built environments within Nairobi city, Kenya. Advances in Meteorology Vol 2010, Article ID 686214, doi:10.1155/2010/686214.
Makokha, G.L. Shisanya, C.A. 2010. Trends in mean annual minimum and maximum near surface temperature in Nairobi city. Advances in Meteorology Vol 2010, Article ID 676041, doi:10.1155/2010/676041.
Recha, C.W., Shisanya, C.A., Makokha, G.L., Kinuthia, R.N. 2008. Perception and use of climate forecast information among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Kenya. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences 1(2): 123-135.
Maingi, J.M., Shisanya, C.A., Gitonga, N.M. 2001. Population level of bean rhizobia in the soil of semi-arid south-east Kenya and assessment of symbiotic behaviour. East African Journal of Science 3(1): 13-18.
Maingi, J.M., Shisanya, C.A., Gitonga, N.M., Hornetz, B. 2001. Nitrogen fixation by common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in pure and mixed stands in semi-arid south-east Kenya. European Journal of Agronomy, 14: 1-12.
Books Single Authorship
Shisanya, C.A. 1996. Chances and risks of maize and bean growing in the semi-arid areas of SE-Kenya during expected Deficient, Normal and Above Normal rainfall of the short rainy seasons. Materialien zur Ostafrika-Forschung, Heft 14, Trier, ISBN 3-921-599-19-9
Books Multiple Authorship
Shisanya, C.A., Khayesi, M. 2010. How is Climate Change Rated and
Understood in Nairobi City, Kenya? VDM Verlag, Saabruecken, Germany.
ISBN (978-3-639-25954-4).
Jaetzold, R., Hornetz, B., Shisanya, C.A. 2010. Farm Management Handbook of Kenya Vol II: Natural Conditions and Farm Management Information, Part B, Western Kenya – Nyanza Province. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi.
Jaetzold, R., Hornetz, B., Shisanya, C.A. 2007. Farm Management Handbook of Kenya Vol II: Natural Conditions and Farm Management Information, Part B, Central Kenya. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi.
Jaetzold, R., Hornetz, B., Shisanya, C.A. 2007. Farm Management Handbook of Kenya Vol II: Natural Conditions and Farm Management Information, Part B, Eastern Kenya. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi.
Jaetzold, R., Hornetz, B., Shisanya, C.A. 2007. Farm Management Handbook of Kenya Vol II: Natural Conditions and Farm Management Information, Part B, Western Kenya. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi.
Hornetz, B., Shisanya, C.A., Gitonga, N.M. 2000. Studies on the ecophysiology of locally suitable cultivars of food crops and soil fertility monitoring in the semi-arid areas of southeast Kenya. Materialien zur Ostafrika-Forschung, Heft 23, Trier, ISBN 3-921-599-43-1
Kenya: Atlas of Our Changing Environment (UNEP 2009). ISBN: 9789280729955 (Contributor & Member of the Editorial Team).
Chapters in Books
Shisanya, C.A., Gitonga, N.M. 2007. Evaluation of nitrogen fixation using 15N dilution methods and economy of a maize-tepary bean intercrop farming system in semi-arid SE-Kenya. In: Bationo, A., Waswa, B., Kihara, J., Kimetu, J.(Eds), Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 389-400, ISBN-13978-1-4020-5759-5 (HB).
Obando, J., Shisanya, C.A. 2006. A review of the DAAD Alumni Summer School 2005 "Topics of Integrated Watershed Management", S. Thiemann, R. Winnegge & G. Foerch (Eds.), DAAD Alumni Summer School 2006 – Participatory Watershed Management Plan. Weiterbildung in Siegen (WIS) 20, pp. 43-47, ISBN-978-3-932604-20-1.
Shisanya, C.A. 2006. Legumes for soil fertility, food, fodder and cash. In: Mugendi, D.N., Mucheru-Muna, M.W. and Mugwe, J.N. (Eds.), Soil Fertility: Enhancing Community Extension. Munila Publishers, Nairobi, pp. 58-72, ISBN-9966-9821-1-6.
Shisanya, C.A. 2005. Agricultural needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: The challenges of agricultural biotechnology. In: Dris, R. (Ed.), CROPS: Growth, Quality and Biotechnology. WFL Publisher, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 1196-1205, ISBN 952-91-8601-0.
Shisanya, C.A. 2005. An analysis of accessibility to rural domestic water supply: A case study of Kakamega District, Kenya. In: Jansky, L., Haigh, M.J. and Prasad, H. (Eds.), Sustainable Management of Headwater Resources: Research from Africa and India. United Nations University Press, Tokyo, pp. 178-201, ISBN 92-808-1108-8.
Shisanya, C.A. 2004. Improvement of grain legume production in semi-arid Kenya through biological nitrogen fixation: The experience with tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray var. latifolius). In. Dris, R. and Jain, S.M. (Eds). Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops. Vol. 1: Preharvest Practices. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 163-188, ISBN Vol. 1: 1-4020-1698-0.
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