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Climate Variability and Water Resources in Kenya : The Economic Cost of Inadequate Management

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dc.contributor.authorMogaka, Hezron
dc.contributor.authorGichere, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Richard
dc.contributor.authorHirji, Rafik
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:52:42Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:52:42Z
dc.date.issued2009-01
dc.description.abstractEighty percent of Kenya is arid and semi-arid land; yet despite chronic water scarcity, the country has developed only 15 percent of its available safe water resources. Demand for water is expected to rise, owing to population increases and growing requirements for irrigated agriculture, urban and rural populations, industries, livestock, and hydropower. Meanwhile, climate variability and the steady degradation of water resources cost Kenya at least 3.3 billion Kenyan shillings (Ksh) annually. Between 1997 and 2000, the El Nino-La Nina floods and droughts cost an estimated 290 billion Ksh, or 14 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the period. While it is not economical to avoid all costs, many of them can be minimized by increased investments in management and infrastructure, and more efficient, accountable, and participatory management and operation of the water sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10231533/climate-variability-water-resources-kenya-economic-cost-inadequate-management
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11736
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWater P-Notes; No. 22
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectALGAL BLOOMS
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectBASIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREA
dc.subjectCATCHMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectCATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCATCHMENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCOST OF WATER
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEXCESSIVE ABSTRACTION
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGAUGING
dc.subjectGAUGING STATIONS
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEAVY METALS
dc.subjectINTAKE STRUCTURES
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectJETTIES
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL SEWAGE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPIPELINES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUMPING
dc.subjectPUMPING STATIONS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINY SEASONS
dc.subjectRECHARGE
dc.subjectRESERVOIR SILTATION
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFE YIELD
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectSHORELINE
dc.subjectSMALL DAMS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTOXIC CHEMICALS
dc.subjectTRANSBOUNDARY WATERS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectTURBIDITY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER FLOWS
dc.subjectWATER LAW
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER REUSE
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TABLES
dc.subjectWATER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectWATERWORKS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.titleClimate Variability and Water Resources in Kenya : The Economic Cost of Inadequate Managementen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10231533/climate-variability-water-resources-kenya-economic-cost-inadequate-management
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000334955_20090206041942
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10231533
okr.identifier.report47310
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitWater Unit (ETWWA)
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