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

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Nakuru county boundary Lower Highland Semi-humid

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Upper Highland Semi-humid to

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Lower Highland Semi-arid Upper Highland Per-humid
Lower Midland Semi-arid Upper midland Semi-humid
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Data Sources:
AEZ: Jaetzold & Schmidt, 1983
Towns: GeoNames

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Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World
Boundaries: RCMRD Copyright:© 2014 Esri km
 BASELINE MAP

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Data Sources:
Rivers: RCMRD
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI; Basemap: OpenStreetMap
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km
© OpenStreetMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA, Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 ELEVATION

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Data Sources:
Elevation: SRTM 90m
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 FARMING SYSTEMS

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Farming systems
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Data Sources:
Farming systems: FAO
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 LAND COVER

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Data Sources:
Land cover: GlobeLand30
Towns: GeoNames
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Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
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 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

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Data Sources:
Livestock production systems: ILRI/FAO
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 PRECIPITATION

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Precipitation (mm)
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Data Sources:
Precipitation: CHIRPS
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Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 MEAN TEMPERATURE

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Data Sources:
Temperature: WorldClim
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 POPULATION DENSITY

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Data Sources:
Population: WorldPop
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 SOIL CLASSES

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Soil classes
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clay
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Data Sources:
Soil properties: ISRIC
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri
 TRAVEL TIME TO NEAREST TOWN

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Data Sources:
Travel time: HarvestChoice/IFPRI
Towns: GeoNames
Relief: ESRI
Roads: Digital Chart of the World 0 5 10 20 30
Boundaries: openAFRICA km Copyright:© 2014 Esri