Kenya County Climate Risk Profile Nakuru County Map Book Contents Agro-Ecological Zones Baseline Map ………………….…………………………………………………………... 1 Baseline Map ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………... 2 Elevation Map ...…………………….……………………………………………………………………………………..... 3 Farming Systems Map ……………….…….…………………………………………………………………………...... 4 Land Cover Map …………...……………………………………………………………………………………………...... 5 Livestock Production Systems Map ..…………………………………………………………………………......... 6 Mean Precipitation Map ……………….……………………………………………………………………………....... 7 Mean Temperature Map ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... 8 Population Density Map .………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... 9 Satellite Map .……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………... 10 Soil Classes Map ..……………………………………………………………………………………………..………...... 11 Travel Time Map ……………….…………………………………………………………………………………..…...... 12 AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES a i o p ! ! i ! g ! ! ! k ! n i ! i ! ! ! ! r ! ! ! a ! ! a L ! ! !! ! ! ! ! B ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! ! ! ! ! Athinai ! ! ! ! Moto ! ! Bahati ! ! Rongai Kabarak N ! ! ! Menengai ! ! ! ! y Molo ! ! Dondori ! Turi ! a ! Nakuru ! ! ! Keusa Lanet Kio ! Elburgon ! ! ! Sasamua ! ! Chesingele Njoro n ! ! ! d N a k u r u ! ! ! ! Keringet ! a Kiriri ! Kariandusi ! Mukuki ! ! Elmentaita r Kabsege ! Gilgil ! ! Likia ! u East Mau ! ! ! a Olenguruone Mau ! ! F Cheptwech ! Narok ! ! ! Ambusket ! ! ! Morendat ! ! ! ! Naivasha ! ! Marangishu ! ! ! ! Ngunyumu Kangoni ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Longonot ! ! ! u ! ! ! b Akira Mai ! ! ! Legend ! Mahiu N a r o k ! m ! Town ! Agro-ecological zones Upper Highland Semi-h! umid ! ! Road Lower Highland Sub-humid ! Upper Highland Semi-humid ! a ! Transitional! Nakuru county boundary Lower Highland Semi-humid i Upper Highland Semi-humid to Administrative boundary Lower H!ighland Transitional Lower Highland Semi-humid K Lower Highland Semi-arid Upper Highland Per-humid Lower Midland Semi-arid Upper midland Semi-humid Tropical alpine Humid Upper midland Transitional Upper Highland Humid Upper midland Semi-arid Upper Highland Sub-humid Upper midland Arid Data Sources: AEZ: Jaetzold & Schmidt, 1983 j i a d o Towns: GeoNames a Relief: ESRI K Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 2014 Esri km BASELINE MAP L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Longonot ! ! ! ! ! ! Akira ! ! ! ! N Mai Mahiu Legend a ! ! r ! ! ! Town o ! !!k ! Road ! ! Rivers ! ! Non-Perennial ! Perennial Nakuru county boundary o Administrative boundary d Data Sources: a Rivers: RCMRD i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI; Basemap: OpenStreetMap a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA © OpenStreetMap (and) contrikbumtors, CC-BY-SA, Copyright:© 2014 Esri ELEVATION L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Longonot ! ! ! ! ! ! Akira ! ! ! ! N Mai Mahiu a ! Leg!end r ! ! o ! !!k ! ! ! Town ! Road ! ! Nakuru county boundary ! Administrative boundary Elevation (m) o >750 d Data Sources: a Elevation: SRTM 90m i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri FARMING SYSTEMS L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Longonot ! ! ! !Legend ! ! Town ! Akira ! ! ! ! Road N Mai Mahiu a ! Na!kuru county boundary r ! ! o ! Administrative boundary !!k ! ! Farming systems ! 15 Western Kenya highland ! ! perrenial sub-system ! 2 Hoe/tractor maize mixed (Kenya- Ugandan) sub-system 22 East African agro-pastoral sub- o system d Data Sources: a Farming systems: FAO i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri LAND COVER L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u Legend ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Town ! Longonot ! ! Road ! Nakuru county boundary ! ! Administrative boundary ! Akira ! Land cover ! ! ! N Mai Mahiu Artificial surface a ! ! r ! ! Bare land o ! !!k ! Cultivated land ! ! Forest ! ! Grassland ! Shrubland Water body o Wetland d Data Sources: a Land cover: GlobeLand30 i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS a i o p ! ! i ! g ! ! ! k ! n i ! i ! ! ! ! r ! ! ! a ! ! a L ! ! !! ! ! ! ! B ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! ! ! ! ! Athinai ! ! ! ! Moto ! ! Bahati ! ! Rongai Kabarak N ! ! ! Menengai ! ! ! ! y Molo ! ! Dondori ! Turi ! a ! Nakuru ! ! ! Keusa Lanet Kio ! Elburgon ! ! ! Sasamua ! ! Chesingele Njoro n ! ! ! d N a k u r u ! ! ! ! Keringet ! a Kiriri ! Kariandusi ! Mukuki ! ! Elmentaita r Kabsege ! Gilgil ! ! Likia ! u East Mau ! ! ! a Olenguruone Mau ! ! F Cheptwech ! Narok ! ! ! Ambusket ! ! ! Morendat ! ! ! ! Naivasha ! ! Marangishu ! ! ! ! Ngunyumu Kangoni ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Longonot ! ! ! u ! ! ! b Akira Mai ! ! ! ! Mahiu Legend N a r o k ! m ! ! ! ! Town Mixed Rainfed Temperate ! ! ! a ! ! Road Mixed Rainfed Arid i Nakuru county boundary Other ! Administrative boundary Rangelands Arid K Livestock production systems Rangelands Humid Mixed Irrigated Arid Rangelands Temperate Mixed Irrigated Temperate Urban Mixed Rainfed Humid Data Sources: Livestock production systems: ILRI/FAO j i a d o Towns: GeoNames a Relief: ESRI K Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 2014 Esri km PRECIPITATION L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Longonot ! !Legend ! ! Town ! ! Road ! Akira ! Nakuru county boundary! ! ! N Mai Mahiu Administrative boundary a ! ! r ! ! Precipitation (mm) o ! !!k ! ! 500 - 750 ! 750 - 1000 ! ! 1000 - 1250 ! 1250 - 1500 1500 - 1750 o >1750 d Data Sources: a Precipitation: CHIRPS i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri MEAN TEMPERATURE L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e ! n Molo ! ! ! K Turi ! d ! Nakuru ! ! Elburgon ! Lanet Ke!usa ! Sasamua ! ! ! ! a Kio Njoro ! ! ! Chesingele r ! u !! Keringet ! ! Kiriri a ! Kariandusi Mukuki ! ! ! Elmentaita Kabsege ! Gilgil ! Likia ! ! East Mau F ! ! ! ! Cheptwech ! ! Mau Narok ! ! ! ! Ambusket ! N !! Morendat a ! ! ! ! Naivasha k ! ! ! ! ! u ! r Marangishu ! ! ! Kangoni u ! ! ! Ngunyumu ! ! ! ! Longonot ! !Legend ! ! Town ! ! Road ! Akira ! Nakuru county boundary! ! ! N Mai Mahiu Administrative boundary a ! ! r ! ! Mean temperature (°C) o ! !!k ! <15.0 ! ! 15.0 - 17.0 ! ! 17.0 - 19.0 ! 19.0 - 21.0 21.0 - 23.0 o 23.0 - 25.0 d Data Sources: a Temperature: WorldClim i Towns: GeoNames j Relief: ESRI a Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30 K Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri POPULATION DENSITY L a i k o! i ! ! p ! g ! ! ! n i i a ! ! ! ! ! r ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! B !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Solai ! ! ! ! Subukia ! ! o ! ! ! ! ! ! h ! ! N c ! Moto ! i Bahati y ! ! ! Rongai Kabarak r ! ! ! a Menengai ! ! ! ! e !