Grace K. author Davenport F. author Funk Christopher C. author Lerner A.M. author 2012 FY 2013 In Kenya -- where undernutrition rates are high and the population-environment balance is delicate -- the risk of declining food availability has become increasingly concerning as indications of drying trends threaten current food systems. The purpose of this research is to determine if climate variables are related to rates of childhood stunting in Kenya. Specifically we use multi-level regression models at the cluster/household level to evaluate the correlation between surface temperatures, rainfall levels and stunting among children aged one to five. Our results suggest that as Kenya continues to experience warming and drying, malnutrition rates will increase. We propose that investments in infrastructure and expansion of education can mitigate the negative impacts of climate change. aged change climate climate change correlation drying education food food security impact infrastructure journal articles Kenya malnutrition model rainfall regression research risk stunting surface temperature temperature trend sub-Saharan Africa Africa Journal exported from refbase (http://eros.usgs.gov/refbase/show.php?record=25638), last updated on Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:35:31 -0600 text http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.06.017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.06.017 Grace_etal2012 EROS @ cdeering @ 1286 2012 continuing periodical academic journal 35 1-2 405 413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.06.017