Extreme rainfall and the Turkwel Gorge Dam in Kenya: Understanding risks and management priorities

This brief discusses how understanding rainfall variability can provide lessons for managing dams in drylands to improve water security

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 November 2020
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
Authors:
Munday, C, Dyer, E, Hope, R, Olago, D, Hirpa, F

Abstract

This brief discusses how understanding rainfall variability can provide lessons for managing dams in drylands to improve water security for energy, agriculture, environmental and human needs.

This work is part of the ‘REACH Improving Water Security for the Poor’ programme

Citation

Callum Munday, Ellen Dyer, Rob Hope, Daniel Olago, Feyera Hirpa (2020) Extreme rainfall and the Turkwel Gorge Dam in Kenya: Understanding risks and management priorities. REACH policy brief

Extreme rainfall and the Turkwel Gorge Dam in Kenya: Understanding risks and management priorities

Published 1 November 2020
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