African Drylands Nexus Research Center
African Drylands Nexus Research Center
Advancing water, energy, food, and ecosystem science to support resilient livelihoods and sustainable development.
The African Drylands Nexus Research Center (ADNRC) is a Kenya-based research NGO focused on interdisciplinary research in Africa’s arid and semi-arid regions.
We generate applied knowledge, data, and decision-support tools that address persistent challenges of water scarcity, climate variability, ecosystem degradation, and livelihood vulnerability across dryland socio-ecological systems.
Sustainable assessment and management of surface and groundwater resources in dryland and arid environments.
Research on renewable energy deployment, system performance, and integration for policy and planning.
Research on renewable energy deployment, system performance, and integration for policy and planning.
Study of dryland ecosystem dynamics, degradation processes, and restoration pathways.
Climate risk analysis, drought assessment, and adaptation planning in dryland regions.
Applied research and pilot initiatives on the Water–Food–Energy–Ecosystems nexus in arid and semi-arid landscapes.
Comparative and transboundary research on dryland systems, shared natural resources, and climate resilience.
Climate, hydrology, and land systems datasets.
Process-based and system-level nexus models.
Tools for planning, policy, and scenario analysis.
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