_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: danielngochi@gmail.com; International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 9(5): 287-296, 2019; Article no.IJECC.2019.023 ISSN: 2581-8627 (Past name: British Journal of Environment & Climate Change, Past ISSN: 2231–4784) Adaptive Responses to Climate Change: Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of Water Resource Management Strategies in Selected Hotels within the Environs of Lake Naivasha D. N. Kinyanjui 1* 1 Department of Environmental Studies and Resources Development, Chuka University, Kenya. Author’s contribution The sole author designed, analysed, interpreted and prepared the manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJECC/2019/v9i530115 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Isidro Alberto Pérez Bartolomé, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, Spain. (2) Dr. Nese Yilmaz, Assistant Professor, Department of Freshwater Resources and Management, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University, Turkey. (3) Dr. Wen-Cheng Liu, Professor, Depertment of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineeirng, National United University, Taiwan. Reviewers: (1) Olumide Adesina, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria. (2) Olayinka Osuolale, Elizade University, Nigeria. (3) C. Adrian Cashman, University of The West Indies, India. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle3.com/review-history/49048 Received 16 March 2019 Accepted 01 June 2019 Published 08 June 2019 ABSTRACT Aims: This study sought to evaluate the adoption of water resource management strategies in hotels in an attempt to attain water sustainability. Specifically, the research sought to assess the current structural and non-structural water resource management strategies adopted by selected hotels in the environs of Lake Naivasha; establish the perceived effectiveness of both the structural and non-structural water resource management strategies adopted to enhance water sustainability; and compare the structural and non-structural water management strategies in terms of their effectiveness in promoting water sustainability in hotels within environs of Lake Naivasha. Study Design: The study adopted a case study design. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in hotels within the environs of Lake Naivasha between May and December 2010. Methodology: A census of 30 Class (A) registered hotels was conducted, and purposive sampling was used to select 120 respondents from the management staff within the selected hotels. Original Research Article