1. Water in Africa: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Water Use in Central Kenya Jonathan Choi Eliza Harkins

2. Central Kenya Mt. Kenya as water source Mt. Kenya as water source A latitude of 0 degrees, on the equator! A latitude of 0 degrees, on the equator! Runs on tourism, agriculture, grain farming, and ranching Runs on tourism, agriculture, grain farming, and ranching

3. Water Solutions According to WWF, deep water temperatures have risen 0.2-0.7 degrees C since early 1900s According to WWF, deep water temperatures have risen 0.2-0.7 degrees C since early 1900s Map shows the predicted increase in agricultural land use by 2050, from IFPRI Map shows the predicted increase in agricultural land use by 2050, from IFPRI

4. Mpala Research Center 200 square km of reserve land; associated property in the town of Nanyuki 200 square km of reserve land; associated property in the town of Nanyuki Students, professors, and researchers from around the globe Students, professors, and researchers from around the globe “Mpala is strongly committed to using [its] research to benefit the surrounding communities, the nation of Kenya, and global conservation efforts as a whole.” “Mpala is strongly committed to using [its] research to benefit the surrounding communities, the nation of Kenya, and global conservation efforts as a whole.”

5. Part 1: Soil Respiration Jonathan Choi

8. Results: Grazing

9. Results: Burning

10. Part 2: Irrigation Analysis Eliza Harkins

11. Rural Water Systems in Kenya River  Pipes  House River  Pipes  House River River Streamflow gauges Streamflow gauges Construction of sensor Construction of sensor Government involved Government involved Pipes Pipes 2 kinds of sensors: mechanical and electronic 2 kinds of sensors: mechanical and electronic Locations unknown Locations unknown Households Households Surveys of household water use Surveys of household water use Streamflow at site – bucket and stopwatch Streamflow at site – bucket and stopwatch

12. Responsibilities in Kenya Creating 1 page leave behind Creating 1 page leave behind GPS mapping of pipe systems GPS mapping of pipe systems Recording and cataloguing work done Recording and cataloguing work done Putting together and installing of “gadgets” Putting together and installing of “gadgets” GPS of water tower gulley GPS of water tower gulley Creating manuals/documents for equipment use Creating manuals/documents for equipment use Assisted in obtaining streamflow data from WRMA Assisted in obtaining streamflow data from WRMA

13. Responsibilities at Princeton Program for predicting streamflow based on depth of the river Program for predicting streamflow based on depth of the river Using GIS software to create maps of the pipes Using GIS software to create maps of the pipes Data examination Data examination

14. Challenges Different fields working on same project Meter malfunction, changing measurement technique Community differences in water allocation Ill – timed experimentation length