Lakes and reservoirs are traditionally characterised from static morphological or chemical
parameters such as depth and dissolved solids, while the dynamic impact of shifting water …

Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can
reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. Since the publication of the …

The long-term histories of the neighboring Nakuru–Elmenteita and Naivasha lake basins in
the Central Kenya Rift illustrate the relative importance of tectonic versus climatic effects on …

Abstract The Lake Naivasha Basin in Kenya has experienced significant land use cover
changes (LUCC) that has been hypothesized to have altered the hydrological regime in …

The title and subtitle of this textbook convey a distinct message. Monitoring—the passive
part in the subtitle—refers to observation and data acquisition, whereas management—the …

We examine the degradation of the natural capital and ecosystem services of an important
tropical lake, Kenya's Lake Naivasha, in the context of human activities and exploitation …

Kenya's cut-flower industry has been praised as an economic success as it contributed an
annual average of US 141millionforeignexchange(7%ofKenyanexportvalue) …

The present ecological and hydrological state of Lake Naivasha, a tropical freshwater
Ramsar site, is reviewed from existing research. The ecology of the lake was formerly …

Recently it has been estimated that one third of biodiversity threats are driven by consumer
demand from outside the country in which the threat occurs. This occurs when the …

Increasing degradation of the water quality, caused by overuse and salinization, leads to
considerable changes of the phytoplankton composition in Kenyan Rift Valley lakes …