A review of the impact of climate change on water security and livelihoods in Semiarid Africa: cases From Kenya, Malawi, and Ghana

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dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-11T10:01:20Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-11T10:01:20Z
dc.date.issued 2023-09-27 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22340
dc.description.abstract Within semiarid Africa, precipitation is the most important hydrological variable upon which livelihoods are carved since it determines the cycle of rainfall and water security needed for agriculture. However, research shows that climate change has largely altered that. This article critically reviews the extensive literature on climate-water-livelihoods in semiarid sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the common threads that underlie them. By comparing three cases in three different regions (Ghana for West Africa, Kenya for East Africa, and Malawi for Southern Africa), this article provides a basis for cross-comparison and a framework for understanding the impact of climate change on water security and livelihoods in semiarid Africa. A cross-country, cross-region comparison of the impact of climate change on water security is essential for long-term and medium-term preparedness for adaptation to climate-induced water insecurity. Crucially, this calls for a renewed focus on the synergies between climate change and social, ecological, political, and economic factors, which have often been ignored in the water insecurity and climate change discourse on semiarid areas. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE en
dc.subject KENYA en
dc.subject WATER MANAGEMENT en
dc.subject AFRICA en
dc.subject MALAWI en
dc.subject GHANA en
dc.title A review of the impact of climate change on water security and livelihoods in Semiarid Africa: cases From Kenya, Malawi, and Ghana en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 1 en
dc.BudgetYear 2023/24 en
dc.ResearchGroup Equitable Education and Economies en
dc.SourceTitle Journal of Climate Resilience & Climate Justice en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9813891 en
dc.PageNumber 107-118 en
dc.outputnumber 14548 en
dc.bibliographictitle Dinko, D.H. & Bahati, I. (2023) A review of the impact of climate change on water security and livelihoods in Semiarid Africa: cases From Kenya, Malawi, and Ghana. Journal of Climate Resilience & Climate Justice. 1:107-118. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22340 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22340 en
dc.publicationyear 2023 en
dc.contributor.author1 Dinko, D.H. en
dc.contributor.author2 Bahati, I. en


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