Socio‑Economic, Health and Ecosystems Vulnerabilities to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Kenya: Implications for Human Capacity Resilience-Scilight

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Kerich, E. C., Aaron , N. C., Kendagor , R. J., Tarus , S., Awino , M., Kanake , M. K., Okademi, N., Sergon , P. C., & Kinyua, J. N. (2025). Socio‑Economic, Health and Ecosystems Vulnerabilities to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Kenya: Implications for Human Capacity Resilience. Prevention and Treatment of Natural Disasters, 4(1), 265–298. https://doi.org/10.54963/ptnd.v4i1.1249
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  • Emmy C. Kerich

    Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Uni‑ versity of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125‑30100, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Naomy Chepchumba Aaron

    Department of Environmental Planning, Sustainability and Geo‑informatics, School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125‑30100, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Ruth Jeruiyot Kendagor

    Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret P. O. Box 3900 ‑ 30100, Kesses, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Susan Tarus

    Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Uni‑ versity of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125‑30100, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Molly Awino

    Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret P. O. Box 3900 ‑ 30100, Kesses, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Mercy Kananu Kanake

    Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Eldoret P. O. Box 3900 ‑ 30100, Kesses, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Nancy Okademi

    Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Uni‑ versity of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125‑30100, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Philomena C. Sergon

    Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret P.O. Box 1125‑30100, Eldoret, Kenya
  • Joyce Njeri Kinyua

    Department of Psychology, Special Needs and Foundation, School of Education and Social Sciences, Karatina Uni‑ versity, P.O. Box, 1957 ‑ 10101, Karatina, Kenya

Received: 11 March 2025; Revised: 12 April 2025; Accepted: 17 April 2025; Published: 26 April 2025

The recent decades have brought multiple studies of natural and social systems confirming climate change and its impact on the environment and human populations. Rural Kenya, home to 70% of the population and the backbone of its agrarian economy, is particularly susceptible due to its reliance on climate‑sensitive sectors. The study emerges from growing concerns about how recurring climate shocks perpetuate cycles of poverty, food insecurity and diminished adaptive capacity in rural communities, threatening Kenya’s sustainable development goals. Further, existing studies often address socio‑economic, health and ecosystem vulnerabilities in isolation, obscuring critical interdependencies. This scoping review aims to systematically map the interconnected vulnerabilities in rural Kenya and synthesize their implications for human capacity resilience. This scoping review, guided by the theory of climate vulnerability (exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity), systematically mapped these interconnected vulnerabilities in rural Kenya. Following a pre‑registered protocol and PRISMA‑ScR guidelines, 110 articles from 2010 onwards were analyzed using descriptive and thematic analysis. Findings reveal widespread socio‑economic vulnerability, especially in ASALs, driven by droughts, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures, compounded by poverty and gender inequality. Climate change also elevates health risks, increasing infectious diseases, malnutrition, and mental health burdens. Critical ecosystems are degrading, further destabilizing livelihoods. Vulnerable populations, including women, children, pastoralists and PWDs), bear the brunt of these impacts due to structural inequities. All these challenges severely erode human capacity resilience, overwhelming traditional coping strategies. Recommendations prioritize ecosystem‑based adaptation, livelihood diversification, and inclusive governance to build sustainable climate resilience in rural Kenya.

Keywords:

Climate Change Rural Kenya Vulnerability Socio‑Economic Impacts Health Impacts Ecosystem Degradation Human Capacity Resilience Adaptation

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