Noticias sobre Kenya
Smart solar pumps use big data to stop Africa being sucked dry
By Nita Bhalla. The pumps' sensors record real-time data such as energy usage and pump speed in each location, which is then used to calculate groundwater extraction rates and levels.
Guess the rain: Kenya gamifies climate change to help farmers
By Nita Bhalla. In the "Let it rain" challenge, farmers can take to their mobile phones to predict what day the rainy season will start.
Study calls for improved sanitation in develop economies
The University has worked with pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca to research water quality in the Nairobi area.
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather
The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities.
Almar Water Solutions attended the 27th Nile Basin Initiative Council of Ministers in Nairobi
Carlos Cosin, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, attended yesterday the 27th Nile Basin Initiative Council of Ministers at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya to present innovative solutions to address the water challenges of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Climate change will hit women in hot spots hardest
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and Africa.
Inspirational water documentary premieres in Los Angeles
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent
Millions displaced; women, girls hit hardest; crises compounded by conflicts, poverty, and inequality; $700m average climate-related losses; urgent action needed now.
Hit by drought and power cuts, Zimbabwe steps up battery storage
By Lungelo Ndhlovu.
“Women, adolescent girls, the elderly are worse hit when it comes to poor sanitation facilities”
On occasion of World Toilet Day, celebrated every 19th of November, to draw attention to the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, we caught up with Sibongile Ndaba, Business Development Lead at Water & Sanitation For The Urban Poor in Zambia.
Global climate change concerns for Africa’s Lake Victoria
Global climate change could cause Africa’s Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake and source of the Nile River, to dry up in the next 500 years, according to new findings from a team of researchers led by the University of Houston.
New report highlights dire working conditions of sanitation workers in some developing countries
Countless sanitation workers in the developing world work in conditions that endanger their lives and health, and violate their dignity and rights.
The human health benefits of conserving and restoring peatlands
It is well known that peatlands matter for livelihoods, carbon storage, flood mitigation, and water quality, but a recent study has shown that peatlands also matter for human health.
New AI app predicts climate change stress for farmers in Africa
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool available for free in a smartphone app can predict near-term crop productivity for farmers in Africa and may help them protect their staple crops — such as maize, cassava and beans — in the face of climate warming, according to Penn State researchers.
Eastern Africa: Floods impact 2.5 million people
Heavy rainfall and flooding have impacted swathes of eastern Africa since July and intensified in October, affecting at least 2.5 million people and causing displacement and loss of property, crops and livestock.
Real-time insurance for farm credit helps Kenyans weather drought
By Wesley Langat. Millions of rural households in Kenya rely on agriculture for their income, but a warming climate is bringing more intense and frequent droughts.
Using urban planning to improve sanitation in refugee camp settlements
What happens when conflicts and instability in other countries become protracted such that people are forced to stay in a refugee camp for a long period of time?
Kenyan farmers mix tradition with tech to protect drying Mara River
By Kagondu Njagi. Using a new digital system, farmers can report violations of water use - and get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels.
Nature ‘one of most effective ways’ of combatting climate change
Nature is “one of the most effective ways” of combatting climate change and should be part of every country’s climate strategy according to the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen.
Why stakeholders matter
Effectively engaging water users and decision-makers is crucial to the long-term sustainability of any water security intervention.