Climate Change In Kenya

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According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate change is real and is happening now and it has been projected that if greenhouse gas emissions, the leading cause of climate change, continue to rise, the effects of climate change such point being 80 km away from their village), no pastures for the animals, no food for the people and the situation is worsening. (Drought and Resilience in East Africa Sunday, 23 April 2017, 6:41 pm)
In Baringo County, there has been a drastic reduction in milk production. The distances to water sources for households are increasing, putting the lives of the residents and animals at a risk. The government has started an initiative to purchase about 100,000 animals from the areas worst hit by …show more content…

While the government is helping relocate some livestock, the lack of rain places incredible strain on farmers.
Wild animals also struggle to find enough food during droughts.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare estimates that some 40 percent of the animals in the Tsavo West National Park during Kenya’s last severe drought.
Droughts have a “direct impact” on Kenya’s tourism industry which relies on visitors to its wildlife reserves.
1.3.4 Loss of corals through bleaching
Climate change is also affecting the East African coral reef, another important part of Kenya’s tourism industry
Acidification of the seas is beginning to affect the coral reefs, and the East African reef is one of the great reefs of the world. It presents challenges for fisheries, for biodiversity of the seas, for oxygenation of the ocean, (and) for …show more content…

Communities that are residents like the Elmolo are already experiencing changes. The waters of Lake Turkana have dropped by 1.5 meters since 2015, according to satellite data collected by the US Department of Agriculture and published this year by Human Rights Watch. Similarly, a recent study by the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) has reported declining catches, both due to changes in water levels and overfishing. For the communities who depend on these waters, that means less fish to bring home to their families.
The institute has also reported that should water inflow of Lake Turkana reduce to below that lost by evaporation, its sensitive ecosystem could be changed permanently, scientists say, the lake could be divided into two lakes, with a smaller section breaking off and eventually becoming a lifeless, salty pool of algae as the worst-case scenario the salinity of the lake is likely increase to the level that it cannot support freshwater organisms that live in the lake and that many productive areas will definitely be lost.
1.3.6 Irregular and unpredictable and increased frequency of intense

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