Using multi-proxy analysis to determine the long-term impacts of catchment dynamics on water reservoirs - A case from a tropical reservoir (Ruiru Basin Kenya).

Globally, siltation of water reservoirs is a major risk and cost to the provision of fresh water. Therefore, managing reservoir sedimentation is a significant task for water management agencies. In Kenya, the Ruiru water reservoir, one of four water reservoirs supplying Nairobi with drinking water has experienced a significant loss of volume since construction in 1949.