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Climate Change Situation in Kenya and Measures Towards Adaptive Management in the Water Sector

Climate Change Situation in Kenya and Measures Towards Adaptive Management in the Water Sector

Joan Mwihaki Nyika
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 2643-7406|EISSN: 2643-7414|EISBN13: 9781522583479|DOI: 10.4018/IJESGT.2020070103
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Nyika, Joan Mwihaki. "Climate Change Situation in Kenya and Measures Towards Adaptive Management in the Water Sector." IJESGT vol.11, no.2 2020: pp.34-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESGT.2020070103

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Nyika, J. M. (2020). Climate Change Situation in Kenya and Measures Towards Adaptive Management in the Water Sector. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Green Technologies (IJESGT), 11(2), 34-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESGT.2020070103

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Nyika, Joan Mwihaki. "Climate Change Situation in Kenya and Measures Towards Adaptive Management in the Water Sector," International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Green Technologies (IJESGT) 11, no.2: 34-47. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESGT.2020070103

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Abstract

Climate change is a growing challenge to socio-economic development and sustainable environmental management worldwide. Developing countries with low adaptive capacity and high vulnerability to the phenomena are affected severely. This study assessed the climate change situation in a developing country, its effects on the water sector and adaptive responses to improve climate change resilience using Kenya as a case study. Findings showed that Kenya is experiencing temperature and rainfall rises currently, and future projections showed an even worse situation. Climate variability and change however differed based on time and space. Highlighted effects on the water sector included fluctuations in its quantities and deterioration of its quality. Adaptive responses such as infrastructural modifications of water body environments, forecasting using models to predict climate change uncertainties and disseminating early warnings are discussed. Their success relies on strong policy and institutions to steer their implementation in Kenya.

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