Potential for community based adaptation to droughts: Sand dams in Kitui, Kenya

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 67-73

  Lasage, R ^a   Aerts, J ^a   Mutiso, G C M ^b   de Vries, A ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SASOL   (Kenya)

^c ACACIA Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community based; Evaluation; Kenya; Sand dam; Vulnerability; Water management

Indexed keywords

DAMS; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

SAND DAM; VULNERABILITY; WATER HARVESTING;

DROUGHT;

DAM; DROUGHT; RUNOFF; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; KENYA; KITUI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38949180183     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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