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Landslide Hazard Assessment in Kenya
Every rainy season, Kenyan news carries stories of hillsides collapsing onto homes, roads and farms. The November 2019 landslides in
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Volcanic and Seismic Hazards in the Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is Kenya’s most recognisable landscape, with its steep escarpments, deep lakes and volcanic peaks. It is
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Flooding and Rising Lake Levels
Over the past decade, farms, schools, health facilities, hotels and roads around Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes have disappeared under water.
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Ground Subsidence and Sinkholes
A sinkhole can swallow a driveway in minutes, but the process behind it usually takes years. Ground subsidence, the gradual
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Understanding Geological Hazard Assessments for Construction Projects
Not every piece of land is equally safe to build on. Landslides, seismic activity, expansive soils, flooding, and subsidence can
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InSAR Monitoring for Land Subsidence and Ground Deformation
Ground doesn’t move quickly — until it does. Subsidence and deformation often unfold over months or years, invisible to the
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Controlling Post-Development Surface Runoff
Urbanization and land development significantly alter the natural hydrological cycle. In natural landscapes such as forests, grasslands, and wetlands, rainfall
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