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Articles | Volume 30, issue 8
Articles | Volume 30, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-2225-2026
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Articles | Volume 30, issue 8
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20 Apr 2026
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The effects of upstream water abstraction for commercial export farming on drought risk and impact of agropastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya

Ileen N. Streefkerk, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Jens de Bruijn, Khalid Hassaballah, Rhoda Achieng' Odongo, Teun Schrieks, Oliver Wasonga, and Anne F. Van Loon

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In East Africa are conflict over water and vegetation prominent. On top of that, water abstraction of commercial farms are increasing the competition of water. Therefore, this study has developed a model which can investigate what the influence is of these farming activities on the water balance of the region and people's livelihood activities in times of dry periods. We do that by ‘replacing’ the farms in the model, and see what the effect would be if there were communities or forests instead.
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