Excellent Development - Kenya
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- excellent development - Kenya
- Problems
- 80% of Kenyas land is dry and arid.
- in rainy season, most water is lost as run - off and takes fertile topsoil with it.
- 10 million suffer from malnutrition and food insecurity.
- rapid population growth
- 80% of Kenyas land is dry and arid.
- excellent development INFO
- benefits 50,000 people
- sand dams - built and reinforced a long seasonal river beds.
- with seasonal flow, sand builds up behind the dam. in up to 4 rainy seasons, dam is filled by sand
- 40% of this is water, and can be accessed by digging down. water is clean and holds up to 40 mill litres.
- cost effective, lasts 50 years.
- 40% of this is water, and can be accessed by digging down. water is clean and holds up to 40 mill litres.
- with seasonal flow, sand builds up behind the dam. in up to 4 rainy seasons, dam is filled by sand
- terraces and trees used too
- Problems
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