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Kenya receives funds for major airport expansion
2013-09-20 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Kenya Airports Authority has received complete funding offers from three banks for the $650m expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
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Kenya: Optimizing Corn Production in the Face of Climate Change
2013-09-18 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Kenya is no stranger to adaptation when it comes to food production. Kenya's cultural and political underpinnings are reliant upon adaptation to current climatic conditions. Present predictions are that drastic adaptation will be necessary once again. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), climate change is likely to threaten maize production for farmers in certain areas...
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Discovery Of Massive Aquifers Could Be Game Changer For Kenya
2013-09-11 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Satellite imagery and seismic data have identified two huge underground aquifers in Kenya's drought-prone north, a discovery that could be "a game changer" for the country, NPR's Gregory Warner reports. The aquifers, located hundreds of feet underground in the Turkana region that borders Ethiopia and South Sudan, contain billions of gallons of water, according to UNESCO, which confirmed the existence of the subterranean lakes discovered with the help of a French company using technology originally...
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Massive Aquifer Discovered in Kenya holds 70 Years Worth of Water, May Reshape Nation
2013-09-11 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: A newly-discovered aquifer in Kenya's arid Turkana region contains enough water to meet the nation's needs for the next 70 years. The discovery of the Lotikipi Basin Aquifer was officially announced Wednesday at an international water security meeting of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) in Nairobi. The find is certainly a boon for the African nation, especially in a region known to be one of the driest parts of Kenya. In addition to Lotikipi, four other water...
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Kenya discovers vast aquifers in drought-hit north
2013-09-11 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Scientists have discovered giant reservoirs of underground water hundreds of meters beneath the surface of Kenya's drought-prone north that could irrigate crops and head off tribal conflict over shortages, according to the Kenyan government and aid agencies. Using satellite imagery, seismic technology normally used in the hunt for oil and gas and old-fashioned drilling, the U.N.'s scientific and cultural agency, UNESCO, and the Kenyan government identified five aquifers, two of which were explored....
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