Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
The magnificent spectacle of fourteen falls has turned into a display area of impurities dumped into the river upstream.
The pollutants profoundly impact the fishing industry, killing fish in Nzoia River, with the water being unusable for any purpose for at least 20 kilometres from Webuye sub-county in Bugoma County – Western Kenya.
The provision of electric power from large dams has been discounted against competing interests such as displacement of people and loss of tourism, cultural assets, and biodiversity,
People living in informal settlements are particularly at risk – that’s about 70% of Addis Ababa’s residents.
The irrigation upgrade on the Nyabarongo River is part of Rwanda’s efforts for water conservation in the agricultural sector.
26 percent of the world population (2 billion people) did not have access to safe drinking water as of 2020.
Daily June temperatures in the North Atlantic had been “dramatically high” compared to usual readings, while Antarctic sea ice levels reached their lowest extent for June
The disappearance of water-borne diseases, according to Mr. Wolukawu, is largely due to the fact that groundwater is generally less contaminated compared to surface water sources like ordinary ponds or rivers.
Most of the Karagwe district residents use surface and groundwater simultaneously.
Lake Victoria has no spatial plan which would guide the sustainable exploitation of its resources.
In the recent past, the region has faced water shortage due to the frequent cutting down of trees from Mt. Elgon Forest and within the community.
Unfortunately, today, all the boreholes have dried up. He believes this is mainly due to the cutting down of trees, a vice he warned farming communities against.
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