TITLE:
Water Scarcity in Kenya: Current Status, Challenges and Future Solutions
AUTHORS:
Faith Mulwa, Zhuo Li, Fangnon Firmin Fangninou
KEYWORDS:
Water Scarcity, Kenya, Water Resources, Indicators, Policy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
20,
2021
ABSTRACT:
Growing water demand and water scarcity have turned into a prominent challenge to livelihood in several parts worldwide. Global warming, water pollution, population growth, urbanization, and poor management of water resources have aggravated the issue of the water crisis. Water scarcity is expected to affect socio-economic activities, food security, education, health, and intensity climate change, hereby has caught the attention of the public. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, Clean water and sanitation, sets various targets to make water sustainable for use by the year 2030. However, water scarcity assessment remains a challenge. Kenya, which has a growing population, is known as a water-scarce country due to its low supply of renewable freshwater (