REACH country diagnostic report: Kenya

This report highlights four significant but uncertain developments that will interact to determine Kenya’s progress in its quest to reach middle-income status by 2030 and improve water security for over 17 million poor people: (i) the impacts of decentralisation, (ii) resilience to climate shocks, (iii) reducing inequality, and (iv) harnessing mobile ecosystems.

It presents potential locations to establish Water Security Observatories that address these key issues and developments. Through a risk-based approach and science-practitioner partnerships, the observatories are proposed to examine ‘small towns in fragile lands’ and ‘build water secure institutions’ with the goal of reducing water security risks for the poor.