Community | Indicators of changing climate and variability |
Buyuni | ・ Decreasing trend of rainfall o Unpredictable ・ Increasing incidences of droughts o Increasing food insecurity |
Chanika | ・ Unpredictable rainfall patterns compared to early 1990s o Vuli (Oct/Nov-December) o Masika (Mar/April-June) ・ Failure to predict on-set of rain season using the following traditional indicators/indigenous knowledge o Moon direction o Appearance of cluster of stars (kilimia na Mpini wa Kata) o Occurrence of insects (Mzungu, Nyenze) o Appearance of certain types of clouds ・ Increasing temperature trends |