@article{fdi:010060722,
  title = {{F}loods and livelihoods : the impact of changing water resources on wetland agro-ecological production systems in the {T}ana {R}iver {D}elta, {K}enya},
  author = {{L}eauthaud, {C}. and {D}uvail, {S}t{\'e}phanie and {H}amerlynck, {O}. and {P}aul, {J}. {L}. and {C}ochet, {H}. and {N}yunja, {J}. and {A}lbergel, {J}ean and {G}runberger, {O}livier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}etlands are highly dynamic and productive systems that have been under increased pressure from changes in land use and water management strategies. {I}n {E}astern {A}frica, wetlands provide resources at multiple spatial and temporal levels through farming, fishing, livestock ownership and a host of other ecosystem services that sustain the local economy and individual livelihoods. {A}s part of a broader effort to describe future development scenarios for {E}ast {A}frican coastal wetlands, this qualitative study focuses on understanding the processes by which river water depletion has affected local food production systems in {K}enya's {T}ana {R}iver {D}elta over the past 50 years, and how this situation has impacted residents' livelihoods and well-being. {I}nterviews performed in six villages among various ethnic groups, geographical locations and resource profiles indicated that the agro-ecological production systems formerly in place were adapted to the river's dynamic flooding patterns. {A}s these flooding patterns changed, the local population diversified and abandoned or adopted various farming, fishing and livestock-rearing techniques. {D}espite these efforts, the decrease in water availability affected each subcomponent of the production systems under study, which led to their collapse in the 1990s. {W}ater depletion negatively impacted local human well-being through the loss of food security. {T}he current study provides a detailed account of the dynamics of agro-ecological production systems facing the effects of river water depletion in a wetland-associated environment in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{R}iver water depletion ; {F}ood production ; {W}etland ; {H}uman well-being ; {S}ustainability ; {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}nvironmental {C}hange-{H}uman and {P}olicy {D}imensions},
  volume = {23},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {252--263},
  ISSN = {0959-3780},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.09.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060722},
}