In Eastern Africa, increasing climate variability and changing socioeconomic conditions are
exacerbating the frequency and intensity of drought disasters. Droughts pose a severe threat …

Rainfall variability with periodicity of 5–6 years has been demonstrated for our study area
and may be attributed to tropical and extra-tropical factors which operate during different …

Background The arid and semi-arid lands experience inherently unpredictable rainfall and
frequent droughts, which are exacerbated by climate change. This consequently leads to …

The evaporation loss is a key component that affects managing the water resources of arid
and semi-arid regions, where the resources are not uniformly distributed. Due to the climate …

Substantial anthropogenic change of the Earth's climate is modifying patterns of rainfall, river
flow, glacial melt and groundwater recharge rates across the planet, undermining many of …

Sand dams (SDs) are rainwater harvesting methods in East-African drylands for rural water
supplies and small-scale irrigation practices. However, little information exists on their ability …

Njoro sub-county in Kenya suffers from constant water shortages causing the residents to
rely on both improved and unimproved water sources in the area. The households in the sub …

Enabling ecosystems is central to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), for
which understanding, assessing and modeling ecosystems' interactions remained proactive …

This paper presents an evaluation of the gaps and barriers in policy development and
implementation with regard to Climate Change in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALS) …

Evaporation loss is a key component of water resource management in arid and semi-arid
regions where they are not uniformly distributed temporally. Also, due to the climate …