Eighty percent of Kenya is arid and semi-arid land; yet despite chronic water scarcity, the country has developed only 15 percent of its available safe water resources. Demand for water is expected to rise, owing to population increases and growing requirements for irrigated agriculture, urban and rural populations, industries, livestock, and hydropower. Meanwhile, climate variability and the steady degradation of water resources cost Kenya at least...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2009/01/01
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Resumen
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2010/07/01
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Climate variability and water resources in Kenya : the economic cost of inadequate management
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water