Climate Changea Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Kenya

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-04-14
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Todeterminetheclimatechangesthatareduetonaturalvariabilityandthoseduetohumanactivitiesisquitechallenging,justlikedelineatingtheimpacts.Moreover,itisequallydifficulttoascertaintheadaptivestrategiesforcopingwiththeclimatechangesandinparticularfordevelopingcountrieslikeKenya.Whileclimatechangeisaglobalphenomenon,theimpactsaremoreorlessspecifictolocalareassuchasobservedinKenyancase.Thereforeclimatechangeimpactsadaptationstrategiesareappropriatelyapplicabletoagivenlocalperspective.ThestudyinvestigatedthemainindicatorsofclimatechangeandeffectiveadaptivestrategiesthatcanbeemployedinKenya.Basedononlinequestionnairesurvey,thestudyestablishedunpredictablerainfallpatternsasthemajorindicatorofclimatechangeinthecountry,whilewaterharvestingandchangeofcroppingmethodsarethebestadaptivestrategies.