Iko-Maji
IKO-MAJI
(A Safe Water Initiative for Communities and Schools)
ECOTACT LIMITED
2012
P.O. Box 24045, 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya
Menelik Road, off Ngong Road
Tel: +254 020 2459130
Cell: +254 733 759 888 www.ecotact.org Introduction
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report.
The water sector in Kenya continues to be marred by a myriad of serious challenges related to safe water provision, distribution and management. A number of these challenges are as a result of factors both within and outside the water sector. Climate variability and increasing demand for water as a result of development and population pressure are factors that the sector may not be able to control but can initiate mitigation measures to ensure sustainable water resource development. This is coupled by the fact that Kenya is considered a chronically water scare nation since, it has one of the lowest natural water replenishment rates, at 647 metres cubed per capita per annum ,which is by far below the required 1,000 metres cubed per capita per annum.
The ASAL regions in Kenya have been hard hit as regards to management of water resources and access to sanitation services and affordable quality water. Often in various regions water use conflicts, due to competition on the available water resources have been witnessed, a concept that authenticates the concept of future “Water wars”, where by wars will be fought over the ‘blue gold’ as demand increases with reduced supply. The Water Scarcity in the ASALs, has affected among others, the economic and health aspects of the communities. Quite often, women in this regions trek for kilometers, in search of the precious resource. The Challenges are more profound especially in the extremely arid areas in Kenya, where provision of safe and
(A Safe Water Initiative for Communities and Schools)
ECOTACT LIMITED
2012
P.O. Box 24045, 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya
Menelik Road, off Ngong Road
Tel: +254 020 2459130
Cell: +254 733 759 888 www.ecotact.org Introduction
"There is a water crisis today. But the crisis is not about having too little water to satisfy our needs. It is a crisis of managing water so badly that billions of people - and the environment - suffer badly." World Water Vision Report.
The water sector in Kenya continues to be marred by a myriad of serious challenges related to safe water provision, distribution and management. A number of these challenges are as a result of factors both within and outside the water sector. Climate variability and increasing demand for water as a result of development and population pressure are factors that the sector may not be able to control but can initiate mitigation measures to ensure sustainable water resource development. This is coupled by the fact that Kenya is considered a chronically water scare nation since, it has one of the lowest natural water replenishment rates, at 647 metres cubed per capita per annum ,which is by far below the required 1,000 metres cubed per capita per annum.
The ASAL regions in Kenya have been hard hit as regards to management of water resources and access to sanitation services and affordable quality water. Often in various regions water use conflicts, due to competition on the available water resources have been witnessed, a concept that authenticates the concept of future “Water wars”, where by wars will be fought over the ‘blue gold’ as demand increases with reduced supply. The Water Scarcity in the ASALs, has affected among others, the economic and health aspects of the communities. Quite often, women in this regions trek for kilometers, in search of the precious resource. The Challenges are more profound especially in the extremely arid areas in Kenya, where provision of safe and