Dr, Caroline Mulinya
PhD (JOUST) | MA (UoN) | B.Ed (MOI)
Senior Lecturer & Director, CECARE
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Dr. Caroline Mulinya is a highly accomplished academic and researcher specializing in Climatology and Climate Change. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography (Climatology and Climate Change) from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (2017), a Master of Arts in Geography (Climatology) from the University of Nairobi (2006), and a Bachelor of Arts in Education (Geography) from Moi University (1999).

Currently, she serves as a Senior Lecturer in Geography (Climatology and Climate Change) and Director of the Centre of Excellence in Climate Action and Research (CECARE). Previously, she was the Director of Academic Linkages and International Relations at Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU). She has also held positions as a Lecturer and Head of the Geography and Environmental Sciences Department at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Earlier in her career, she worked as a Research Scientist at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) and as a Research Assistant for IUCN, focusing on socio-economic and indigenous knowledge of Lembus Forest in Eldama Ravine County.

Dr. Mulinya has received prestigious fellowships, including a GEF fellowship for her Master's research on the conservation of Mount Marsabit and two Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) awards for training in climate change and forest-related issues. She is currently a Research Fellow with the African Impact Network Association ARIN and ACTS( African Centre for Research and Policy Studies).
With over 15 years of experience in education, she has mentored and supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate students. She has authored over 20 publications on climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation, particularly in agriculture, health, water, and gender. Actively engaged in community-based environmental management and conservation initiatives, she is a member of the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG), where she convenes the Science and Negotiations Thematic Group, and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), where she serves as Chairperson for Kakamega County.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Agricultural Drought in Kakamega South Sub-County, Kakamega County, Kenya DOI:10.51867/ajernet.4.2.70 • R. Turyahabwe , C. Mulinya , A Mulabi and M. Olowo (2022):A Comparison of the Efficiency of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Tools Used in Lotic Environmental Impact Assessment of Human Activities in A Tropical Mountain Stream in Eastern Uganda,August 2022 DOI:10.4314/gjg.v14i2.1 •
2. R. Turyahabwe , C. Mulinya and W. Shivoga (2022) Relationships between land use, habitat quality, physicochemical water quality and fish communities in the Sironko River Catchment, a mountainous tropical stream flowing into the Lake18 Kyoga in Eastern Uganda,June 2022Lakes & Reservoirs Research & Management 27(2)DOI:10.1111/lre.12406
3. W. Chelagat C. Mulinya and J. Mabonga (2022):Seasonal agricultural drought effects on small scale farmers crop production in Kakamega South Sub- county
4. C. Mulinya (2022):Factors Affecting Small Scale Farmers Coping Strategies To Climate Change In Vihiga Sub County In Kenya, February 2022DOI:10.9790/0837-2702070109
5. Sundukwa, P Ekwenye, J , C.Mulinya (2021): An interlace of African Traditional Religion practices among the Abatirichi people of Western Kenya in mitigating climate change, IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 26, Issue 1, Series 5 (January. 2021) 12-18 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0837-2601051218 www.iosrjournals.org 12 |Page
6. J. Khagali and C. Mulinya (2020):The Impact of Artisanal Surface Gold Mining on Socio-Economic Development of Residents of Rosterman Area, Kakamega County.IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science DOI:10.9790/0837-2512090916
7. Alwang’a R. Mulinya C. and Mabonga(2020) Gold Mining Industry and Its Implications on the Environment in Kakamega South Sub-County, Kakamega County, Kenya ,IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 25, Issue 9, Series 7 (September. 2020) 47-61 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI:10.9790/0837-2509074761 www.iosrjournals.org 47 |Page
8. Remigio Turyahabwe , Caroline Mulinya and William Aino Shivoga (2020) Influence of land use/cover on water quality in the River Sironko catchment area, Eastern Uganda IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) e- ISSN: 2319-2402,p- ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 14, Issue 8 Ser. I (August 2020), PP 26-36www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/2402-1408012636www.iosrjournals.org 26 | Page
9. Remigio Turyahabwe , Caroline Mulinya and William Aino Shivoga (2020) Challenges Associated with Incomplete Assessment of Stream Ecosystem Health and Land use Interaction Studies in East and Southern Africa – A Review Article (Elixir e-ISSN: 2229712X-Elixir Environ& Foresryr 145( 2020)-54683-54688 ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 14, Issue 8 Ser. I (August 2020), PP 26-36 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/2402- 1408012636www.Elixir journla.org
10. Cherop K.1 , Muchanga K.,1Mulinya C 1(2019): A Historical Assessment of the Marakwet Food Security Mechanisms c. 1850-2000. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 24, Issue 6, Ser. 7 (June. 2019) 48-59 e-ISSN: 2279-0837,p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0837-2406074859 www.iosrjournals.org 48 |Page