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Water in Africa: Climate Water in Africa: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Change, Agriculture, and Water Use in Central Water Use in Central KenyaKenyaJonathan ChoiJonathan ChoiEliza HarkinsEliza Harkins
Central KenyaCentral Kenya
Mt. Kenya as water sourceMt. Kenya as water source
A latitude of 0 degrees, on the equator! A latitude of 0 degrees, on the equator!
Runs on tourism, agriculture, grain farming, Runs on tourism, agriculture, grain farming, and ranchingand ranching
Water SolutionsWater Solutions
According to WWF, According to WWF, deep water deep water temperatures have temperatures have risen 0.2-0.7 degrees risen 0.2-0.7 degrees C since early 1900sC since early 1900s
Map shows the Map shows the predicted increase in predicted increase in agricultural land use agricultural land use by 2050, from IFPRIby 2050, from IFPRI
Mpala Research CenterMpala Research Center
200 square km of reserve land; associated 200 square km of reserve land; associated property in the town of Nanyukiproperty in the town of Nanyuki
Students, professors, and researchers from Students, professors, and researchers from around the globearound the globe
““Mpala is strongly committed to using [its] Mpala is strongly committed to using [its] research to benefit the surrounding research to benefit the surrounding communities, the nation of Kenya, and global communities, the nation of Kenya, and global conservation efforts as a whole.”conservation efforts as a whole.”
Part 1: Soil RespirationPart 1: Soil RespirationJonathan ChoiJonathan Choi
Results: GrazingResults: Grazing
Results: BurningResults: Burning
Part 2: Irrigation Part 2: Irrigation AnalysisAnalysisEliza HarkinsEliza Harkins
Rural Water Rural Water Systems in Systems in
KenyaKenya
River River Pipes Pipes House House
RiverRiver Streamflow gaugesStreamflow gauges Construction of sensorConstruction of sensor Government involvedGovernment involved
PipesPipes 2 kinds of sensors: 2 kinds of sensors:
mechanical and mechanical and electronicelectronic
Locations unknownLocations unknown
HouseholdsHouseholds Surveys of household Surveys of household
water usewater use Streamflow at site – Streamflow at site –
bucket and stopwatchbucket and stopwatch
Responsibilities in Responsibilities in KenyaKenya
Creating 1 page leave behindCreating 1 page leave behind
GPS mapping of pipe systemsGPS mapping of pipe systems
Recording and cataloguing work doneRecording and cataloguing work done
Putting together and installing of “gadgets”Putting together and installing of “gadgets”
GPS of water tower gulley GPS of water tower gulley
Creating manuals/documents for equipment useCreating manuals/documents for equipment use
Assisted in obtaining streamflow data from Assisted in obtaining streamflow data from WRMAWRMA
Responsibilities at Responsibilities at PrincetonPrinceton
Program for predicting streamflow based on Program for predicting streamflow based on depth of the riverdepth of the river
Using GIS software to create maps of the Using GIS software to create maps of the pipespipes
Data examination Data examination
Challenges Challenges Different fields working on Different fields working on
same projectsame project
Meter malfunction, Meter malfunction, changing measurement changing measurement
techniquetechnique
Community differences in Community differences in water allocationwater allocation
Ill – timed Ill – timed experimentation lengthexperimentation length