An investigation of climate change and tourism climatic suitability in Narok county, Kenya

We investigated changes in five climatic variables (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, sunshine, and wind speed) over a 21-year period in Narok, Kenya and established the changes in tourism climatic suitability for the area using the Tourism Climate Index (TCI). The study shows that both the minimum and mean temperatures in Narok have increased significantly, by about 0.070°C and 0.040°C, respectively, every year over the 21-year study period. However, the maximum temperature was found to have more or less stagnated. Mean daily relative humidity generally decreased over the years although the reduction was not significant. On the other hand, precipitation, daily sunshine hours, and wind speed all showed positive trends throughout the study period, although the rises were not significant. Based on these results the study recommends that the country should take action to minimise the deleterious effects of climate change, through deliberate approaches such as accelerated reforestation, sustainable land use practices, and conservation enactments, among others.

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