1. “Climate change impacts on snowmelt-dependent agricultural systems near Mount Kenya” Princeton Ecohydrology Lab Haley Lane and Taylor Morgan

2. Drew Gower Princeton PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

3. ●Laikipia plateau - dryland savannas and low hills ●more than 1,000 mm/yr from its upper slopes to the plateau. ●large disparities in water availability for local farming communities Mt. Kenya

5. ●estimate availability of agricultural water for communities in upstream and downstream areas ●evaluate effectiveness of governmental structures in coordinating water usage among communities ●better understand effects of climate change, and resulting disruption in water availability, on household income and food security Project Objectives

8. Field work ●Stream gauging ●Water sample collection ●Meetings with local water resource organizations

9. Stream Gauging

10. Gauging Locations

12. Stream Gauging

13. Lab work ●Water isotope analysis ●Water turbidity analysis ●Plant isotope analysis

16. Acknowledgements Thank you to: ●Drew Gower ●Prof. Kelly Caylor ●Ecohydrology Lab o John Gitonga, Boniface Mukoma, Moses Kioko Musyoka ●Miranda Bernard ●Julia Signell ●Lorin Romeo Romay ●Mpala Research Center ●Princeton Environmental Institute ●Photos from Miranda Bernard, Haley Lane, Taylor Morgan