Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin
Hydropower is sustainable and environmentally friendly source of energy worldwide. Driven by streamflow, it is vulnerable to climate change and land use change. The hydropower production from the two existing run-of-river hydropower projects on the Sondu Miriu River is vulnerable to rainfall variabi...
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| description | Hydropower is sustainable and environmentally friendly source of energy worldwide. Driven by streamflow, it is vulnerable to climate change and land use change. The hydropower production from the two existing run-of-river hydropower projects on the Sondu Miriu River is vulnerable to rainfall variability and requires strategies for building resilience for the local communities. The objective of this study was to identify appropriate and sustainable strategies for integrating climate change adaptation into hydropower development within the Sondu Miriu River Basin. The methodology involved review of existing climate change adaptation strategies to identify appropriate strategies for integrating climate change adaptation in hydropower developments within the Sondu Miriu River Basin. The results indicate that no clear climate change adaptation strategies are being implemented within the basin. A framework is needed to implement appropriate climate change adaptation strategies within the basin. Climate Change act of 2016 created linkage with other existing policies for effective support of integration of climate change adaptation into hydropower development in Sondu Miriu River Basin. Strengthening community resilience to climate change impacts is one of the benefits to be derived from the hydropower projects by supporting appropriate adaptation strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5080e831aebb4a309e926811dc17a3382025-02-03T06:05:50ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93172022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6485960Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu BasinWillis Owino Ochieng0Christopher Oludhe1Simeon Dulo2Lydia Olaka3Department of Earth and Climate SciencesDepartment of Earth and Climate SciencesDepartment of Civil & Construction EngineeringDepartment of Earth and Climate SciencesHydropower is sustainable and environmentally friendly source of energy worldwide. Driven by streamflow, it is vulnerable to climate change and land use change. The hydropower production from the two existing run-of-river hydropower projects on the Sondu Miriu River is vulnerable to rainfall variability and requires strategies for building resilience for the local communities. The objective of this study was to identify appropriate and sustainable strategies for integrating climate change adaptation into hydropower development within the Sondu Miriu River Basin. The methodology involved review of existing climate change adaptation strategies to identify appropriate strategies for integrating climate change adaptation in hydropower developments within the Sondu Miriu River Basin. The results indicate that no clear climate change adaptation strategies are being implemented within the basin. A framework is needed to implement appropriate climate change adaptation strategies within the basin. Climate Change act of 2016 created linkage with other existing policies for effective support of integration of climate change adaptation into hydropower development in Sondu Miriu River Basin. Strengthening community resilience to climate change impacts is one of the benefits to be derived from the hydropower projects by supporting appropriate adaptation strategies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6485960 |
| spellingShingle | Willis Owino Ochieng Christopher Oludhe Simeon Dulo Lydia Olaka Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin |
| title_full | Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin |
| title_short | Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Hydropower Development in Sondu Miriu Basin |
| title_sort | climate change adaptation strategies for hydropower development in sondu miriu basin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6485960 |
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