Water services in Kenya are often inadequate, unsafe and unsustainable. The arid and semi-arid and poor peri-urban areas are mostly vulnerable and are largely characterized by low water services provision and severe water scarcity, where the demand substantially surpasses its availability. Additionally, climate change is expected to significantly impact on water availability and therefore creating the needs of climate proof investments for improved water access in underserved areas in Kenya.
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Solar water pumps
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The pre-feasibility study considers identifying the contextual features that allow use or limit the viability of selected technologies in areas (counties) with less developed infrastructure within the wider view of sustainable water supply. This includes people's attitudes and preferences, institutional and financial opportunities and barriers, as well as relevance of technologies in enhancing sustainable water supply.
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This paper reports on the design and testing of a new water-point data transmitter that can provide reliable real-time data on hand pump usage to address this information deficit. Using a low-cost integrated-circuit based accelerometer, the transmitter automatically monitors the number of strokes made in operating a hand pump, and then transmits this information over the Global System for Mobile Communications network.
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Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output. Organisations are increasingly using market-based approaches to disseminate technologies to smallholder farmers; and, although women are among their targeted group, little is known of the extent to which these approaches are reaching and benefiting women.
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryZambia
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountrySri Lanka
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryCuba
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCross-sectoral enablerCountrySri Lanka