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Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Eastern Africa

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Eastern Africa

Alfred Opere, Anne Omwoyo, Purity Mueni, Mark Arango
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781799801634|ISBN10: 1799801632|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799801641|EISBN13: 9781799801658
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0163-4.ch010
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Opere, Alfred, et al. "Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Eastern Africa." Hydrology and Water Resources Management in Arid, Semi-Arid, and Tropical Regions, edited by Christopher Misati Ondieki and Johnson Utu Kitheka, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 199-227. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0163-4.ch010

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Opere, A., Omwoyo, A., Mueni, P., & Arango, M. (2019). Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Eastern Africa. In C. Ondieki & J. Kitheka (Eds.), Hydrology and Water Resources Management in Arid, Semi-Arid, and Tropical Regions (pp. 199-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0163-4.ch010

Chicago

Opere, Alfred, et al. "Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Eastern Africa." In Hydrology and Water Resources Management in Arid, Semi-Arid, and Tropical Regions, edited by Christopher Misati Ondieki and Johnson Utu Kitheka, 199-227. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0163-4.ch010

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Abstract

Climate change is causing great impact on water resources in Eastern Africa, and there is need to establish and implement effective adaptation and mitigation measures. According to IPCC, less rainfall during the months that are already dry could increase drought as well as precipitation, and this has great impact on both permanent and seasonal water resources. Increased sea surface temperature as a result of climate change could lead to increased drought cases in Eastern African and entire equatorial region. Climate change will also result in annual flow reduction in various river resources available within the region such as the Nile River. IPCC predicts that rainfall will decrease in the already arid areas of the Horn of Africa and that drought and desertification will become more widespread, and as a result, there will be an increased scarcity of freshwater even as groundwater aquifers are being mined. Wetland areas are also being used to obtain water for humans and livestock and as additional cultivation and grazing land. This chapter reviews the climate change impacts on water resources within the Eastern Africa Region. The climate change impacts on different water resources such as Ewao Ngiro have been highlighted and projection of future climate change on water resources examined. Stream flow for Ewaso Ngiro was found to have a significant increasing trend in 2030s of RCP4.5 and non-significant decreasing trend in stream flow in 2060s for RCP4.5.

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