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Article

Climates of Change in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: From Scientific Data to Applied Knowledge

by
Paul J. Lane
1,*,
Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori
2,
Hasan Wako Godana
3,
Margaret Wairimu Kuria
4,
John Kanyingi
5,
Katelo Abduba
6 and
Ali Adan Mohamed
7
1
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, UK
2
Archaeology Division, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi P.O. Box 40658-00100, Kenya
3
Department of Anthropology, Borana University, Yabello P.O. Box 19, Ethiopia
4
Sites & Monuments, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi P.O. Box 40658-00100, Kenya
5
British Institute in Eastern Africa, Laikipia Rd, Kileleshwa, Nairobi P.O. Box 30710-00100, Kenya
6
Department of Culture, County Government of Marsabit, Marsabit P.O. Box 20-60900, Kenya
7
Ababuro Culture Conservation and Development CBO, Kalacha, Marsabit P.O. Box 176-60500, Kenya
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Heritage 2025, 8(9), 352; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8090352 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 9 May 2025 / Revised: 11 August 2025 / Accepted: 23 August 2025 / Published: 29 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Archaeology of Climate Change)
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Abstract

This paper outlines the implementation and core results of a combined archaeological, historical, and ethnographic study of the histories of well construction and water management among Boran, Gabra, and Rendille pastoralists in arid and semi-arid areas of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. Co-developed with representatives from different local communities from the outset, this project sought to document the spatial distribution of different types of hand-dug wells found across the study areas, their associated oral histories and, if possible, establish through archaeological means their likely date of initial construction. Concurrent with addressing these academic objectives, this project aimed to train a cohort of local heritage stewards in archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data collection and interpretation, equipping them with the necessary skills to monitor sites of heritage value and further record additional elements of the tangible and intangible heritage of the study areas. This paper discusses the archaeological work that the community trainees participated in, the strategies developed with them to create wider awareness of this heritage, and its implications for identifying ways to ”weather” climate change in the future.
Keywords: Kenya; Ethiopia; hand-dug wells; stone cairns; community engagement; climate change; knowledge co-production Kenya; Ethiopia; hand-dug wells; stone cairns; community engagement; climate change; knowledge co-production

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Lane, P.J.; M’Mbogori, F.N.; Godana, H.W.; Kuria, M.W.; Kanyingi, J.; Abduba, K.; Mohamed, A.A. Climates of Change in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: From Scientific Data to Applied Knowledge. Heritage 2025, 8, 352. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8090352

AMA Style

Lane PJ, M’Mbogori FN, Godana HW, Kuria MW, Kanyingi J, Abduba K, Mohamed AA. Climates of Change in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: From Scientific Data to Applied Knowledge. Heritage. 2025; 8(9):352. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8090352

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lane, Paul J., Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori, Hasan Wako Godana, Margaret Wairimu Kuria, John Kanyingi, Katelo Abduba, and Ali Adan Mohamed. 2025. "Climates of Change in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: From Scientific Data to Applied Knowledge" Heritage 8, no. 9: 352. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8090352

APA Style

Lane, P. J., M’Mbogori, F. N., Godana, H. W., Kuria, M. W., Kanyingi, J., Abduba, K., & Mohamed, A. A. (2025). Climates of Change in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: From Scientific Data to Applied Knowledge. Heritage, 8(9), 352. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8090352

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