Looking at the impact of climate change on East African drylands - specifically:• How using a dryland-specific hydrological model compares to more traditional hydrological models that are typically based on the idea of uniform Richard's flow, ignoring the role of focused recharge. • How do groundwater projections vary when using a convection-permitting climate model relative to coarser resolution models? As part of a CASE partnership with the Met Office, I will be using their convection-permitting model CP4 AfricaInterests: Hydrology, Climate Change, Groundwater, Extreme Rainfall