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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5641-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5641-2021
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Research article
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03 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2021
| 03 Nov 2021
Land use and climate change effects on water yield from East African forested water towers
Charles Nduhiu Wamucii
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen
University & Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Pieter R. van Oel
Water Resources Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Arend Ligtenberg
Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing,
Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 PB
Wageningen, the Netherlands
John Mwangi Gathenya
Soil, Water and Environmental Engineering Department, School of
Biosystems and Environmental Engineering, Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Adriaan J. Teuling
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen
University & Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Latest update: 24 Apr 2024
Short summary
East African water towers (WTs) are under pressure from human influences within and without, but the water yield (WY) is more sensitive to climate changes from within. Land use changes have greater impacts on WY in the surrounding lowlands. The WTs have seen a strong shift towards wetter conditions while, at the same time, the potential evapotranspiration is gradually increasing. The WTs were identified as non-resilient, and future WY may experience more extreme variations.
East African water towers (WTs) are under pressure from human influences within and without, but...
