People in Kenya‘s semiarid Samburu region face growing water shortages, water quality issues, and conflicts between livestock and wildlife over water. Scientists and volunteers at Earthwatch‘s Samburu Field Center have developed a GIS resource to help the Samburu community cope with water issues and avert public health crises. The Earthwatch Institute has put the following video on YouTube.


Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ch9psMUZg

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