RAINFALL HARVESTING IS TO FIGHT WATER SCARCITY – UNEP
November 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AFRICA may be considered a dry continent, but, says the World Agroforestry Centre, it actually has more rain per capita than Europe - the problem is that this often falls in bursts, causing flooding, wastage and evaporation. However, it says with effective rainfall collection methods, many zones of Africa could be cured of drought, a message backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Indeed, a new study from both organisations has concluded Kenya, with a population of just under 40 million people, has enough rainfall to supply ...
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