Theme: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)

Gender Mainstreaming in Drought Management Systems for Agro-Pastoral Communities in Kenya’s ASAL Regions

IUCN Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Working Group

Elizabeth W. Mwangi

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Floods and Droughts, Samburu County, Women Gender and Youth
Year: 2025

Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya’s ASAL: A qualitative study

PLOS One

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Community-Based Adaptation
Year: 2025

Adaptive Strategies to Climate Change in ASAL Pastoral Communities of Northern Kenya

Global Scientific Journal

Abdiqafar Mohamed

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Adaptation and Resilience, Pastoralism
Year: 2025

GIEWS Country Brief ? The Republic of Kenya

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: , Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Resilience, Food Security, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2025

Latest COPs on Climate Change, Desertification and Biodiversity: Key Outcomes for Africa (2024?2025)

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Climate Finance, Policy and Legislation, Africa, Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2025

Water Governance In Pastoralist Areas Of Africa

Feinstein International Center

David Pertaub

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Pastoralism, Water and Water Resources, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Governance
Year: 2025

The Role Of Nyayo Tea Belt As A Buffer Zone In Sustainable Conservation Of Kakamega Forest

Iconic Research and Engineering Journals (IRE Journals)

Vuyiya Esther, Konje Martha

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Community-Based Adaptation, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2025

Assessing socially differentiated needs and preferences for bundled livestock insurance in Northern Kenya using a multi-method approach

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Rupsha Banerjee, Tanaya DuttaGupta, Kelvin Shikuku, Ambica Paliwal

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Livestock, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Climate Adaptation: Women And Water Scarcity Strategies In Kakuma Refugee Camp, North?West Kenya

Rift Valley Institute

Tutu Alamin Jebrin

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Water and Sanitation, Community-Based Adaptation, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Climate And Climate Change

LivestockAfrica

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate-Smart Agriculture, Education
Year: 2024

Financing Climate Resilience: Balancing Access and Impact in the IGAD Region

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), IGAD Centre of Excellence for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Protection (CAEP)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Finance, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Impact Of Drought And Development On The Effectiveness Of Beehive Fences As Elephant Deterrents Over 9 Years In Kenya

Conservation Science and Practice

Lucy E. King

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Community-Based Adaptation, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Conflict Peace and Security
Year: 2024

Kitui County Technical Brief

Adaptation Consortium, County Government of Kitui, Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)

Alice Jebiwott, Joab Osumba, Ivy Magoma, Kennedy Ododa, Sam Mwendwa, Caleb Muendo, Fredrick Kimwilu, Esperanza Karaho, Amanda April, Robi Redda, Michelle du Toit

Type:
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Kitui County, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2024

Longitudinal Study On Locally-Led Water Infrastructure Investments In Select Arid And Semi-Arid Counties In Kenya

Adaptation Consortium

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Adaptation and Resilience, Water and Sanitation, Weather and Meteorology
Year: 2024

Makueni County Environment Action Plan 2025?2029

County Government of Makueni

Type:
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Makueni County, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2024

Methane Gas Emission Of 2023 Report

Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Emissions and Gases, Livestock, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Tana River County
Year: 2024

Rapid Gender Analysis And Protection Assessment Of Drought Situation In Marsabit County Report

Strategies for Northern Development (SND)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Women Gender and Youth, Marsabit County, Conflict Peace and Security
Year: 2024

Tharaka Nithi County Climate Change Action Plan (TNCCAP) 2023?2028

County Government of Tharaka Nithi

Njue Njagi Kaithungu, Peterson Mwirigi Kathenya

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Tharaka-Nithi County, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2024

Transformational Climate Finance: Kenya?s County Climate Change Funds

NEMA

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Finance, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Water Supply And Livelihoods Of Pastoralists In Kajiado County, Kenya

International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities

Mathew Tajeu, Weldon Kibet Ng'eno

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Kajiado County, Pastoralism, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2024

Women-Led Solutions for Drought Resilience

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Lorena Aguilar

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Women Gender and Youth
Year: 2024

Zai Pits As A Climate-Smart Agriculture Technique In Southern Kenya: Maize Success Is Influenced More By Manure Than Depth

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Matthew J. Bowers, Simon Kasaine, Bruce A. Schulte

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate-Smart Agriculture, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Crops and Crop Yields
Year: 2024

Climate And Conflict Situation Report: Integrating Climate Action In Fragile And Conflict-Affected Areas Of Karamoja And Turkana

Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Conflict Peace and Security, Climate Change Impacts, Civil Society
Year: 2024

Effects Of Climate Change On The Availability Of Non-Timber Forest Products (Ntfps) In The Kavonge And Museve Hilltop Forests In Kenya

Magna Scientia Advanced Research And Reviews

Vandi Alex Saffa, Harun Mutuma Kiruki, Festus Mbatha Mutiso

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Pastoralism, Forestry and Natural Resources, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Forecasts For Pastoralists: Increasing Demand For Weather Forecasts To Support Adaptation In Northern Kenya

Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC)

Ellen Reid

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Climate Information Services, Pastoralism
Year: 2024

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Traditional Livestock Enclosures In Kenya And Options For Mitigation

Tropentag

Sonja Leitner, Yuhao Zhu, Victoria Carbonell, Rangarirayi Lucia Mhindu, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Lutz Merbold

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Livestock, Emissions and Gases, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2024

Locally Defined Seasonal Rainfall Characteristics Within The Horn Of Africa Drylands From Rain Gauge Observations

American Meteorological Society

Katherine Cocking, Michael Bliss Singer, David MacLeod, Mark O. Cuthbert, Rafael Rosolem, Flavian Muthusi, Paolo Paron, Joyce Kimutai, Phillip Omondi, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Asaminew Teshome, Katerina Michaelides

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Horn of Africa, Rainfall, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2024

Drought Response And Resilience In Kenya

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts, Water and Sanitation, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2024

Impacts Of Rainfall Variability On Streamflow In The Drylands Of Northern Kenya

International Journal of Current Science Research and Review

Stephen K. Rwigi, Gilbert O. Ouma, Clinton O. Ogola, Martha Mugo, Pascalia Kaguara, Luke Olang, Justin Sheffield

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Rainfall, Water and Water Resources, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Pastoralism
Year: 2024

Unlocking Economic Potential of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Unlocking Tourism Potential in Arid and Semi-Arid Counties of Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Faith Kimaiyo, Winfred Gatwiri

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Tourism and Wildlife
Year: 2023

Unlocking Economic Potential of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Do farmers use climate information in adaptation decisions? case of smallholders in semi-arid Kenya

Sage Journals

John R Busienei, Kizito Kwena, Oliver Lee Ernest Mbatia, Patrick Irungu, Stella Matere, Tabeel Nandokha

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Information Services, Agriculture and Food Systems
Year: 2023

Facing old and new risks in arid environments: The case of pastoral communities in Northern Kenya

PLOS Climate

Janpeter Schilling, Luise Werland

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Pastoralism
Year: 2023

Assessing Key Behavioural Theories Of Drought Risk Adaptation: Evidence From Rural Kenya

Journal of the Society for Risk Analysis, Wiley Periodicals LLC

Jeroen C.J.H. Aerts, Oliver V. Wasonga, Teun Schrieks, Toon Haer, W.J. Wouter Botzen

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Isiolo County
Year: 2023

Blood Carbon: How A Carbon Offset Scheme Makes Millions From Indigenous Land In Northern Kenya

Survival International

Simon Counsell

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Carbon Markets, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Pastoralism, Samburu County
Year: 2023

Building Climate-Resilient, Female-Led Businesses In Kenya

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Dorice Agol, Kate Gannon, Elizabeth Sprout, Elena Castellano, Shaikh Eskander, Declan Conway, Mamadou Diop

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Laikipia County,
Year: 2023

Climate Information And Kenya’s Women Smallholder Farmers: A Needs Assessment

Sauti East Africa

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Information Services, Women Gender and Youth
Year: 2023

Climate Security Study: Kenya

adelphi

Emma Whitaker, Lucas Destrijcker, Johanna Caitlin Dieffenbacher, Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Conflict Peace and Security
Year: 2023

Environmental And Social System Assessment - Water And Sanitation Program (P179012)

, World Bank Group

Type: Government and Legislation
Theme/Sector: Water and Sanitation, Governance, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Final Reviewed Participatory Climate Risk Assesment Report Mandera County

County Government of Mandera

Issack A. Ali, Basra Hussein, Abdirahman Maalim Hussein, Siyad Ahmed Maalim, Adan Ahmed Omar, Samson Mulandi, Mohamedweli Alinur, Mustafa Sheikh Osman, Irshad Hussein Haji, Abdimalik Bishar Maalim, Alio Hassan Kala, Saadia Adan Mohamed, Adan Ismail Sheikh, Ismail Mukhtar Adan, Abdi Mohamed Haji, Sulekha Adow

Type:
Theme/Sector: Mandera County, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Community-Based Adaptation
Year: 2023

Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program. Laikipia County

County Government of Laikipia, The National Treasury And Economic Planning

Type:
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Laikipia County, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2023

From Climate Risk to Resilience: Unpacking the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya

The African Climate Foundation, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Faaiqa Hartley, Timothy S. Thomas, Wole Hammond

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Development Finance, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Irrigation News ? 18th Issue (July?September 2023)

National Irrigation Authority

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate-Smart Agriculture, Water and Water Resources, Kajiado County
Year: 2023

Isiolo County Water Strategy 2023?2035

County Government of Isiolo

Type:
Theme/Sector: Isiolo County, Water and Water Resources, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Governance, Adaptation and Resilience
Year: 2023

Kenya Flooding In Eastern And Northern Counties: Briefing Note

ACAPS (Assessment Capacities Project)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Health and Climate Change, Floods and Droughts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Lake Turkana, Kenya – Envisioning A Climate Change-Proof Future

European Research Council (ERC), Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts (LICIIs)

Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, André Braga Junqueira, Miquel Torrents-Ticó

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Bioculture, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Justice
Year: 2023

Makueni County Climate Risk Assessment Report

County Government of Makueni

Type:
Theme/Sector: Makueni County, Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Participatory Climate Risk Assessment Report ? Churo/Amaya Ward

County Government of Baringo

Type:
Theme/Sector: Baringo County, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Community-Based Adaptation
Year: 2023

Reconciliation Of Charcoal Production And Preservation Of Biological Diversity In Kenya

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Fuelwood and Charcoal, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Kajiado County
Year: 2023

Social And Economic Contributions Of The Drip Irrigation Technology At The Household And Community Level In Kajiado County, Kenya

International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science

Esther K. Muriuki, Mary O?Shaughnessy, Violet N. Gathara

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate-Smart Agriculture, Crops and Crop Yields, Kajiado County
Year: 2023

Sub-County Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (CCAAP) 2023?2027 Turkana North And Kibish

County Government of Turkana

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Migration, Disaster Risk and Reduction
Year: 2023

Turkana County Climate Change Action Plan

County Government of Turkana

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Pastoralism, Climate Migration, Governance
Year: 2023

Uncertainty In The Drylands: Rethinking In/Formal Insurance From Pastoral East Africa

Sage Publications

Leigh Johnson, Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Ian Scoones, Masresha Taye

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Pastoralism, Adaptation and Resilience, Insurance
Year: 2023

Wajir County Climate Action Plan

County Government of Wajir

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Wajir County, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2023

West Pokot County Climate Change Action Plan 2023?2027

County Government of West Pokot

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), West Pokot County, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2023

West Pokot County Participatory Climate Risk Assessment Report

County Government of West Pokot

Type: County-level Documents
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), West Pokot County, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2023

Assessing The Sensitivity Of Modelled Water Partitioning To Global Precipitation Datasets In A Data-Scarce Dryland Region

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

E. A. Quichimbo, M. B. Singer, K. Michaelides, R. Rosolem, D. A. MacLeod, D. T. Asfaw, M. O. Cuthbert

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Earth Data, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Africa
Year: 2023

Conservation Of Terrestrial Flora And Fauna In Rachuonyo South Sub-County, Kenya: Situational Analysis Of Vegetation Clearance

IOSR Journal of Environmental Science Toxicology and Food Technology

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Land Use and Land-use Change, Fuelwood and Charcoal
Year: 2023

Effects Of Charcoal Ban On Value Chains And Livelihoods In Kenyan Coast ? Stakeholders? Perceptions

Elsevier

Chemuku Wekesa, Doris Mutta, Mahamane Larwanou, Godwin Kowero, Anders Roos

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Fuelwood and Charcoal, Clean Cooking, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Policy and Legislation
Year: 2023

Kenya El Niño Floods Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1

UNICEF

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Disaster Risk and Reduction, Early Warning Systems, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

The Impact Of Community-Based Conservation On Pastoralists? Climate Change Adaptation

Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi

Jackson Wachira, Paul Stacey, Joanes Atela, George Outa

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Pastoralism, Climate Change Impacts, Community-Based Adaptation
Year: 2023

An Assessment Of The Status Of Blue Economy Sectors In Kenya: Sector Report On Coastal Agriculture

University of Nairobi

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Blue Economy and Coastal Ecosystems, Agriculture and Food Systems, Governance, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2023

Desert Safaris Circuit 2

Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)

Type: Government and Legislation
Theme/Sector: Tourism and Wildlife, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Governance, Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Year: 2023

Towards Early Response To Desert Locust Swarming In Eastern Africa By Estimating Timing Of Hatching

Elsevier

Tobias Landmann, Komi M. Agboka, Igor Klein, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Emily Kimathi, Bester T. Mudereri, Benard Malenge, Mahgoub M. Mohamed, Henri E.Z. Tonnang

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Disaster Risk and Reduction, East Africa, Climate Information Services
Year: 2023

Striving to be resilient: the role of crop-poultry integrated system as a climate change adaptation strategy in semiarid Eastern Kenya

Elsevier

Daniel Kangogo, Kelvin Mulungu

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Crops and Crop Yields, Agriculture and Food Systems
Year: 2022

The Potential Of Nature-Based Enterprises In The Arid And Semi-Arid Lands Of Kenya: Case Studies In Loima And Turkana West Sub-Counties, Turkana County

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

Jackline Kemboi, Jesse Owino, Patrick Mwirigi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Nature-Based Solutions, Turkana County
Year: 2022

Data-Driven Model for Animal Surveillance: Case of Pastoral Communities in Kajiado County, Kenya

Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

E. Ayienga, S. Kinyimu

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Kajiado County, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2022

Dryland Pastoralism Climate Landscape and Food Security in the Suam River Basin of Kenya

Scientific Research Publishing

Clinton Ouma, Edward M. Mugalavai, Gilbert Ouma, Kaleb Mwendwa, Namenya Daniel Naburi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Agriculture and Food Systems, Food Security, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2022

Impacts of climate change variability on livestock health in arid and semi-arid land in Kenya: A critical literature review

International Journal of Livestock Policy

Japheth Jones

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Livestock
Year: 2022

Reducing Climate Risks by Improving Food Production and Value Chains: A Case of Sandy Soils in Semi-arid Kenya

Frontiers in Climate

Alvin Smucker, Ingrid Öborn, Libère Nkurunziza, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Shem Kuyah, Stanley Karanja Ng?ang?a, Sylus Musei, Sylvia Nyawira, Winifred Karugu

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Food Security, Soils
Year: 2022

Sustainable Land Use and Rights for Climate Adaptation and Resilience among Marginal Communities in Kenya and Tanzania

Power Shift Africa

Emmanuel Siakilo, Mohamed Adow

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Governance
Year: 2022

The Biomass Challenge In Kenya

Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)

Emily Bolo, Salome Okoth, Joanes Atela, Tom Randa, Haron Akala, Paul Osogo

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Biomass, Energy and Fuels, Clean Cooking, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2022

The Effect of Drought Early Warning Systems on Vulnerability of Kenyans Living in the ASALs: A Before and After Analysis Using Interrupted Time Series

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Kimberly Asawo, Maureen Wanyonyi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Floods and Droughts, Food Security
Year: 2021

The Effect of Drought Early Warning Systems on Vulnerability of Kenyans Living in the ASALs: A Before and After Analysis Using Interrupted Time Series

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Kimberly Asawo, Maureen Wanyonyi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Floods and Droughts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL),
Year: 2021

Coping with drought: Narratives from smallholder farmers in semi-arid Kenya

Elsevier

Amy Quandt

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Floods and Droughts, Agriculture and Food Systems, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2021

Water Sector Desk Review Samburu And Turkana Counties

USAID

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Water and Sanitation, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Samburu County, Turkana County, Counties
Year: 2021

Makueni County Environment And Climate Change Policy 2021

County Government of Makueni

Type:
Theme/Sector: Makueni County, Governance, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2021

Assessment of climate change related disasters in arid and semi-arid lands. A case of Baringo County, Kenya

Editon Consortium Publishing

Ednah Chemutai Koskei

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Baringo County, Climate Change Impacts, Counties, Disaster Risk and Reduction
Year: 2020

Hotspots Of Water Scarcity And Conflicts In The Ewaso Ng?iro North Basin

Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD)

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Water and Water Resources, Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Conflict Peace and Security
Year: 2020

Drivers and responses to climate variability by agro-pastoralists in Kenya: the case of Laikipia County (2019)

Springer Nature

Godfrey O. Atsiaya, Job Kibiwot Lagat, Lenah W. Nakhone, Oscar I. Ayuya

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Laikipia County, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2019

Factors Influencing the Adaptation Decisions to Impacts of Climate Change among the Maasai Pastoral Community in Narok County, Kenya

Scientific Research Publishing

Evans Ngenoh, Janet C. Korir

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Livestock, Narok County, Pastoralism
Year: 2019

Level of Awareness about Climate Change among the Pastoral Community

Janet C. Korir

Janet C. Korir

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2019

The devolved climate finance mechanisms: principles, implementation and lessons from four semi-arid countries

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Finance
Year: 2019

The Devolved Climate Finance mechanism: Principles,implementation and lessons from four semi-arid countries

DCF Alliance

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Finance
Year: 2019

Magnitudes of Climate Variability and Changes over the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya between 1961 and 2013 Period

Scientific Research Publishing

Christopher Oludhe, Gilbert Ouma, Guleid Artan, Jully O. Ouma, Laban Ogallo, Luke O. Olang

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2018

Effects of Capital Assets on Livelihood Based Outcomes from Livestock Production among Youth in the Semiarid Lands of Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Mathew Muma

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Livestock, Women Gender and Youth
Year: 2018

Pastoral and Agropastoral Production Systems in the Arid and Semi-arid Areas

World Food Programme

Mathew K. Kigomo

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2018

Effects of Capital Assets on Livelihood Based Outcomes from Livestock Production among Youth in the Semiarid Lands of Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

Mathew Muma

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Livestock
Year: 2018

Supporting private adaptation to climate change in semi-arid lands in developing countries

Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE)

Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Florence Crick, Estelle Rouhaud, Declan Conway, Sam Fankhauser

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2018

Climate change adaptation among female-led micro,small and medium enterprises in semi-arid areas: a case study from Kenya

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Joanes Atela, Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Florence Crick

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts, MSMEs, Women Gender and Youth, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2018

State Department Of ASAL Strategic Plan 2018?2022

Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)

Type: Government and Legislation
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Adaptation and Resilience, Governance, Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2018

Funding adaptation in Kenya’s drylands

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Adano Wario Roba , John Nyangena

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2017

Distilling the Value of Water Investments

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Caroline King-Okumu, Victor Ayo Orindi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Finance, Investments, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2016

Cracking the Climate-Water-Energy Challenge in the Drylands of Kenya

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Energy and Fuels, Water and Water Resources
Year: 2016

Enabling private sector adaptation in developing countries and their semi-arid regions â?? case studies of Senegal and Kenya

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Florence Crick, Mamadou Diop, Momadou Sow, Birame Diouf, Babacar Diouf, Joseph Muhwanga, Muna Dajani

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Change Impacts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2016

Adapting livelihoods to floods and droughts in arid Kenya: Local perspectives and insights

African Journal of Rural Development

A. Quandt, Y.A.Kimathi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Floods and Droughts, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2016

Resilience in the Rangeland: Changes and Challenges for Pastoral Communities in Kenya and Ethiopia

CARE International

Sara Pavanello

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2015

Inclusive green growth in Kenya: Opportunities in the dryland water and rangeland sectors

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Caroline King-Okumu

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2015

Economic contribution of the pastoral meat trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Benard Chira Gituku, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Robinson Kinuthia Ngugi

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Isiolo County, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2015

Economic contribution of the pastoral meat trade in Isiolo County, Kenya: Findings from Oldonyiro and Garbatulla Towns

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Marcelino Napao Iruata, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Robinson Kinuthia Ngugi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Counties, Isiolo County, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2015

A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland systems of Northern Kenya

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Caroline King-Okumu

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Investments
Year: 2015

The Unrelenting Persistence of Certain Narratives: An Analysis of Changing Policy Narratives about the ASALs in Kenya

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Michael Ochieng Odhiambo

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2014

Evolving Customary Institutions in the Drylands: An opportunity for devolved natural resource governance in Kenya?

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Daoud Tari Abkula, James Pattison

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Environment and Natural Resources
Year: 2014

The contribution of camel milk production as a livelihood strategy for building pastoral resilience in the drylands of Kenya

University of Nairobi

Yazan Ahmed Mohamed Elhadi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Agriculture and Food Systems, Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2014

Carbon stocks in semi-arid pastoral ecosystems of northern Kenya

Springer Open

Bulle Hallo Dabasso, Dana Hoag, Zerihun Taddese

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Carbon Markets, Pastoralism
Year: 2014

Assessing drought displacement risk for Kenyan,Ethiopian and Somali pastoralists

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Justin Ginnetti, Travis Franck

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Floods and Droughts, Pastoralism, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Horn of Africa
Year: 2014

Evaluating Access and Use of Dissemination Pathways for Delivering Climate Information and Services to Women Farmers in Semi-Arid Kenya

International Journal of Advanced Research

Mary Waiganjo, Shadrack Cheplogoi, Viola Cherotich Kirui

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Information Services, Agriculture and Food Systems, Women Gender and Youth
Year: 2014

On the margin: Kenya's pastoralists From displacement to solutions,a conceptual study on the internal displacement of pastoralists

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Martina Caterina, Nina Schrepfer

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Floods and Droughts, Pastoralism
Year: 2014

Participatory digital map-making in arid areas of Kenya and Tanzania (PLA 66)

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Tom Rowley

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts
Year: 2013

Moving beyond the rhetoric: the challenge of reform in Kenya’s drylands

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Michael Ochieng Odhiambo

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2013

Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Mike Shanahan

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Livestock, Pastoralism
Year: 2013

Decision-Making for Climate Resilience Livelihoods and Risk Reduction: A Participatory Scenario Planning Approach

CARE International

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Disaster Risk and Reduction
Year: 2012

Characterising Access to Climate Information and Services by the Vulnerable Groups in Semi-Arid Kenya

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

B. Omedo Bebe, Cherotich Kirui, Saidu Oyarekhua Oseni

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Information Services, Climate Justice, Poverty and Inequality
Year: 2012

Counting on Uncertainty:The Economic Case for Community-Based Adaptation in North-East Kenya

NEF Consulting

Natalie Nicholles, Olivier Vardakoulias, Victoria Johnson

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Community-Based Adaptation
Year: 2012

National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands

Ministry of East African Community,Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and Regional Development

Type: Government and Legislation
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Policy and Legislation, Environment and Natural Resources
Year: 2012

Access to Climate Change Information and Support Services by the Vulnerable Groups in Semi-Arid Kenya for Adaptive Capacity Development

African Crop Science Society

Viola Cherotich Kirui, Oseni Saidu, B. Omedo Bebe

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Climate Information Services, Women Gender and Youth, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2012

Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Garissa County, Kenya

CARE International

Type: Reports and Publications
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Counties, Disaster Risk and Reduction, Garissa County
Year: 2011

Livelihood diversification and enhanced food security through agro-pastoralism: Socio-cultural and other challenges among Maasai pastoralists of Narok North district of Kenya

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

Agnes Oywaya Nkurumwa, J. G. Mwangi

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Food Security, Livestock, Narok County, Pastoralism
Year: 2010

Evaluating accessibility and usability of dissemination pathways for delivering climate information and services to vulnerable groups in semi-arid Kenya

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

B. Omedo Bebe, Saidu Oyarekhua Oseni, V. Kirui

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), Climate Change Impacts, Climate Justice, Poverty and Inequality
Year: 2010

Enhancing Resiliency to Drought in Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Cynthia Awuor, Jo-Ellen Parry

Type: Research and Academic
Theme/Sector: Adaptation and Resilience, Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)
Year: 2010

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