UN and Kenya launch an appeal to save Mau » water.org
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FACT: More than 3,500,000 people die every year from water-related diseases.
FACT: Every 15 seconds, a child dies from PREVENTABLE water-borne related illness.
FACT: Nearly a billion people are without SAFE DRINKING WATER.
UNEP, Kenyan government launch fund to save Mau (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) - The government of Kenya in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a multi million dollar appeal to save the Mau Forests Complex.
The appeal aims at mobilizing resources for the rehabilitation of the Mau, the largest closed-canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya covering over 400,000 hectares - the size of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares combined.
UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said: “The Mau Complex is of critical importance for sustaining current and future ecological, social and economic development in Kenya. The rehabilitation of the ecosystem will require substantial resources and political goodwill. UNEP is privileged to work in partnership with the Government of Kenya towards the implementation of this vital project.”
The strategic importance of the Mau Forest lies in the ecosystem services it provides to Kenya and the region, including river flow regulation, flood mitigation, water storage, reduced soil erosion, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, carbon reservoir and micro-climate regulation.
Speaking during the launch Prime Minister lauded Steiner and UNEP for the support provided in the recovery of the water catchment area.
{please follow link for more - http://water.org/2009/09/un-and-kenya-launch-an-appeal-to-save-mau/}
FACT: Every 15 seconds, a child dies from PREVENTABLE water-borne related illness.
FACT: Nearly a billion people are without SAFE DRINKING WATER.
UNEP, Kenyan government launch fund to save Mau (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) - The government of Kenya in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a multi million dollar appeal to save the Mau Forests Complex.
The appeal aims at mobilizing resources for the rehabilitation of the Mau, the largest closed-canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya covering over 400,000 hectares - the size of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares combined.
UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said: “The Mau Complex is of critical importance for sustaining current and future ecological, social and economic development in Kenya. The rehabilitation of the ecosystem will require substantial resources and political goodwill. UNEP is privileged to work in partnership with the Government of Kenya towards the implementation of this vital project.”
The strategic importance of the Mau Forest lies in the ecosystem services it provides to Kenya and the region, including river flow regulation, flood mitigation, water storage, reduced soil erosion, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, carbon reservoir and micro-climate regulation.
Speaking during the launch Prime Minister lauded Steiner and UNEP for the support provided in the recovery of the water catchment area.
{please follow link for more - http://water.org/2009/09/un-and-kenya-launch-an-appeal-to-save-mau/}
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