The rains presently pounding most parts of Kenya have taken a heavy toll. There have been a significant number of fatalities, thousands of people displaced by floods, property destroyed and crops washed away. The meteorological department is warning that the rains will not let up soon, while the Kenya Red Cross has issued a detailed [...]
By Otushabire Tibyangye: Daily Monitor Every farmer anticipates a big harvest at the end of the growing season but a number of factors at play during the time the crops are in the field have a big influence on the outcome. That is why farmers have to use pesticides, fertilisers and appropriate technology against these [...]
By BOZO JENJE: Business daily Kenya is among countries in Africa targeted to pioneer a system to track adaptation to climate change and development. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) says the new system for tracking the social impacts of efforts to adapt to climate change could soon be in place in Africa [...]
There is widespread interest in the impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and on the most effective investments to assist adaptation to these changes, yet the scientific basis for estimating production risks and prioritizing investments has been quite limited. Here we show that by combining historical crop production and weather data [...]
Estimates of climate change impacts are often characterized by large uncertainties that reflect ignorance of many physical, biological, and socio-economic processes, and which hamper efforts to anticipate and adapt to climate change. A key to reducing these uncertainties is improved understanding of the relative contributions of individual factors. We evaluated uncertainties for projections of climate [...]
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Recent Trends, Current Projections, Crop-Climate Suitability, and Prospects for Improved Climate Model Information. Good climate projections for agriculture can help guide investments in risk management and adaptation. New reports offer insights into the reliability of future climate projections for agriculture, and show how to make the most of current data. Read more about the studies [...]
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