Noticias sobre Kenya
Delayed onset of rainy season can predict drought and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers reveal that the onset of the rainy season can affect food security as much as does the amount of rain farmers receive overall
Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions
Engineers invent device that requires no electricity or moving parts, lets users collect water as they usually do.
WRI appoints Dr. Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng as New Global Director of the Governance Center
World Resources Institute has announced that Dr.
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide
The United Nations agency focused on sustainable urbanization, UN-Habitat, has launched a new programme to improve sanitation services for people living in slums and informal settlements.
Ben Harvey (UNHCR): “IoT can change the way humanitarian organisations monitor refugee operations”
The UN Refugee Agency is dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR works with partners to provide WASH services to about 8 million refugees in 30 countries.
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record.
Kenyan villagers nurture local springs as founts of clean water
By Wesley Langat Community conservation programme includes planting trees, erecting fences and adding taps to keep spring waters free of contamination and make them easier to access.
Turning waste into clean fuel in Kenya
19 November was World Toilet Day.
COVID-19 stresses the need to transform Africa’s water, sanitation and hygiene services sector
The SWA Africa Region Finance Ministers’ Meeting held 4 November, highlighted a need for the continent’s Ministers of Finance to place more focus on and increase investments for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains.
Multi-million-dollar project to target drought resilience in the Horn of Africa
Coordinated by GWP Eastern Africa and implemented by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory, $13, 079,540 from the Adaptation Fund will go towards strengthening smallholder farmers’ and pastoralists’ resilience to the adverse effects of drought in the IGAD region.
AFD, EIB, the EU and Kenya join forces to improve access to water and sanitation in Kisumu
On the sidelines of the visit to France of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E.
UNHCR wins €1 million euro prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize.
Kenyan county tackles water woes with locally led climate fund
By Geoffrey Kamadi. The fund in water-short Makueni County channels resources for projects to harvest rainwater and help farmers adapt to climate change - a model now being used elsewhere in Kenya.
Global soil erosion projected to be worse than previously expected
Erosion caused by water flow wearing down soil surfaces could rise by up to two-thirds compared to today, according to a JRC-led study that modelled changes until 2070.
Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation
By Justus Wanzala. Unusually high rainfall has caused 'backflow' into Africa's largest lake, displacing communities and spurring calls for more regional effort to manage water.
Using techniques from astrophysics, researchers can forecast drought up to ten weeks ahead
Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a system which can accurately predict a period of drought in East Africa up to ten weeks ahead.
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
By Laurie Goering. Food and water scarcity, in particular, are becoming important drivers of conflict and need to become a security priority now, ministers say.
Carlos Cosín: “The core business of Almar Water Solutions is to become a services company”
Consolidated as one of the great leaders of the water industry worldwide, Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions and President of the International Desalination Association (IDA), gives us an exclusive interview as we transit to the new normal after the outbreak of COVID-19.
The long-term financial solvency of water utilities in developing countries is at risk
The global health emergency is driving water utilities in developing countries into financial distress, as revenues drops and costs rise because of the pandemic, informs Circle of Blue.