Climate Change Induced Water Vulnerabilities in East Africa

East Africa still experience significant rural poverty levels despite a multitude of interventions and some impressive economic growth rates recorded in the past two decades. Agriculture, rural development and allied industries are identified as common denominators across East Africa as means to alleviation of poverty and attainment of better wellbeing. However, over the last 20 years, climate change induced water vulnerability, uncertainties and stress further jeopardizes the performance of the agricultural sector. Projected climatic changes for Africa suggest a future of increasingly scarce water, collapsing agricultural yields and encroaching desert.

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• How can we increase innovation capacity through partnerships for outreach, research and training. This implies the strengthening of the collaborative capacities of researchers, lecturers and future graduates as innovation partners.
• How can we establish partnerships with key stakeholders to contribute to mitigation of climate change induced water vulnerability and uncertainty in small holder agriculture in Africa.

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• https://appear.at/fileadmin/Dokumente/appear.at/projects/enumerations_of_results/Final_Report_WATERCAP.pdf