Tag: Kenya drought
Water Funds Help Quench Kenya’s Thirst
Written by Kari Vigerstol | March 15th, 2013
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It’s not going to be easy to solve all the current and future difficulties facing water users of Kenya’s Upper Tana River Basin, but a new water fund will provide a solid start in the right direction.
Insurance. Grasslands. What Could They Have in Common?
Written by Eddie Game | April 15th, 2010
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An insurance scheme in northern Kenya protects traditional herders there against drought. But including grassbanks might make it even better, says the Conservancy’s Eddie Game.
Conservation Planning for Extreme Events?
Written by Timothy Boucher | November 12th, 2009
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What am I trying to illustrate in the above photo (a picture of cattle and elephant dung)? That conservation planning is a pile of poop? No. But this mixture of excrement does show why such planning needs to incorporate extreme events like drought or flooding – especially for the impacts of those events on local [...]
