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Tags: Water, Food and Energy Nexus, Ecosystem Based Adaptation
The Ewaso Ng’iro North Catchment (ENNCA) sits at the heart of Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), supporting over three million people, extensive livestock systems, critical ecosystems, and the basin’s only perennial river. Yet the region faces intensifying pressures from rapid population growth, land-use change, upstream agricultural expansion, climate variability, and competing demands for water, land, biomass, and energy. These dynamics combined with the ambitions of Vision 2030 and major infrastructure projects are accelerating ecosystem degradation and threatening water, food, and energy security. This report presents the findings of a comprehensive Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) assessment conducted in five ENNCA counties: Laikipia, Meru, Nyeri, Isiolo, and Samburu. Implemented collaboratively by SEI, CETRAD, and MIDP, the study integrates systemic modelling, stakeholder co-production, and scenario analysis using SEI’s LEAP (Low Emissions Analysis Platform) and WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning) tools. The objective is to support counties in transitioning from siloed sectoral planning to coherent, evidence-based, cross-sector decision-making that enhances resilience and resource sustainability