Facts About Kenya's Water Situation
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Amount of annual freshwater availability per person
Kenya is classified as a water-scarce country by the United Nations, having a declining annual renewable freshwater of 20.2 km3. In 2005, this translated to 647m3 per capita per year and by the year 2025, it is projected that this will decline significantly to 235 m3 per capita.
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Kenya's rank in Africa out of 54 countries on national water security. th
Kenya is classified as a water-scarce country by the United Nations with an annual per capita water availability of 235m3, less than half of the UN's definition of absolute water scarcity.
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Maai Makwa Stories
Ondiri Swamp: The Story of East Africa’s Deepest Swamp
Drained from a highland lake to a marshy swamp, Ondiri represents the dangers of over-abstraction of water resources. Located 25km northwest of Kenya's capital city Nairobi, is the source of the city's largest river and a lifeline for millions of Kenyans downstream.
Feces, Fear & Fetuses: How Korogocho Village Rehabilitated Nairobi River
Home to over 150,000 Kenyans, Korogocho (Swahili for shoulder to shoulder) is an informal urban settlement that has been overlooked for decades by government services including water service providers and rendered residents vulnerable to water crises.
Demystifying Air Quality in Kenya: What is Clean Air?
The air we breathe and the water we drink largely determine our quality of life. Breathing in unclean air over long periods has been linked to premature deaths across the world and
It is time Kenya had a Climate-Civil Defence Plan
Climate change has rendered humanity vulnerable to extreme weather events and governments globally must rethink how to protect vulnerable communities from natural calamities.
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