Kenya water harvesting stops flooding chaos downstream
Communities can now rest easy knowing their homes will not be washed away
04 January 2020 - 08:18
Mukurweini — In parts of Kenya along the Tana River, heavy rainfall has long brought inundation, landslides and losses of homes and property.
But 2019’s heavy rains brought less destruction for an unexpected reason: drought-hit areas further upstream have improved their water storage capacity, and are now capturing more of what once rushed downstream...
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