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James G. Lyimo

Researcher at University of Dar es Salaam

Publications -  26
Citations -  754

James G. Lyimo is an academic researcher from University of Dar es Salaam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Livelihood & Climate change. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 21 publications receiving 552 citations.

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Vulnerability and adaptation of rain fed agriculture to climate change and variability in semi-arid Tanzania.

TL;DR: A vulnerability assessment of rain fed agriculture to climate change and variability in semi-arid parts of Tabora Region in Tanzania was conducted in 2009 as mentioned in this paper, where both primary and secondary data were collected using different methods including structured questionnaire interviews, focus group discussion, documentary review and field observations.
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Land Use Change Trends and Their Driving Forces in the Kilombero Valley Floodplain, Southeastern Tanzania

TL;DR: In this article, moderate resolution Landsat images were freely downloaded from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) archives, analyzed using the random forest (RF) algorithm and mapped in ArcGIS 10.2 software to examine the LUC trends from 1990 to 2016 in the Kilombero valley floodplain (KVFP), Tanzania.
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Climate Change, Adaptive Strategies and Rural Livelihoods in Semiarid Tanzania

TL;DR: In this paper, the impacts of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods with particular focus on agricultural production, food security and adaptive capacities in semi-arid areas of Tanzania were analyzed.
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Analysing past land use land cover change and CA-Markov-based future modelling in the Middle Suluh Valley, Northern Ethiopia

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the past land use land cover (LULC) change and simulates the future change using Landsat images in northern Ethiopia, using a supervised classification method with a maximum...
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Soil and water conservation effects on soil properties in the Middle Silluh Valley, northern Ethiopia

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of community-based Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) practices on selected soil properties in the Middle Silluh Valley, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia were evaluated.