Climate Change Adaptation Through Sustainable Water Resources Management in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorAsokan, Shilpa Muliyil
dc.contributor.authorObando, Joy
dc.contributor.authorKwena, Brian Felix
dc.contributor.authorLuwesi, Cush Ngonzo
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-28T07:51:37Z
dc.date.available2020-09-28T07:51:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA book chapter published in African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptationen_US
dc.description.abstractWater is the medium through which society experiences the most dramatic and direct manifestations of climate change. At the same time, water has a critical role to play in climate change adaptation and is central towards achieving Africa Water Vision 2025, and the targets set for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the Kenya Vision 2030. There are fundamental challenges that need to be addressed in order to achieve sustainable water resources management, mainly, the inherent uncertainty associated with the changing climate, the inflexibility in infrastructure and institutions that manage water, and the poor integration of all stakeholders and sectors in water resources management. This study investigates the challenges and opportunities in implementing integrated water resources management and its critical role towards climate change adaptation. A preliminary assessment of sustainable management of water resources and its role in effective climate change adaptation and resilience building in Kenya is carried out through questionnaire survey and stakeholder interactions. Climate change-induced uncertainty, diminishing water sources aggravated by growing water demand, weak institutional and financial governance, and lack of transparency and stakeholder inclusiveness are identified as the main challenging factors that need to be addressed to build a climate resilient society. The study furthermore emphasizes the critical role of water management in achieving Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAsokan, S. M., Obando, J., Kwena, B. F., & Luwesi, C. N. (2020). Climate Change Adaptation Through Sustainable Water Resources Management in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities. African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 1-11.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-45105-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030451059
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20441
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectWater resources managementen_US
dc.subjectClimate change adaptationen_US
dc.subjectClimate resilienceen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectAgenda 2030en_US
dc.titleClimate Change Adaptation Through Sustainable Water Resources Management in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunitiesen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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