Changing Patterns of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Used for Water Conservation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Mount Kenya Region (2012–2022)

“Very little attention has been paid to this indigenous ecological, cultural, social, political, and spiritual knowledge systems for solving water issues in the course of climate change, particularly in Kenyan ASALs [arid and semi-arid lands].”

Climate change exacerbates three categories of water shocks: too little, too much, and/or too dirty water. The resulting water vulnerability and its unsustainable use in agriculture affect agricultural production and its efficiency in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya. Consequently, farmers have resorted to traditional coping measures to face the impacts of these new, prevailing, and changing climate patterns. This study attempts to unveil the role and importance of local knowledge and skills in agricultural water conservation

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CITATION: Luwesi, C.N., Ogega, O.M., Doke, D.A. (2025). Changing Patterns of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Used for Water Conservation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Mount Kenya Region (2012–2022). In: Leal Filho, W., Nagy, G.J., Ayal, D.Y. (eds) Handbook of Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98067-2_130-1