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This World Population Day, we explore how refugees can develop resilience with water.

A network of solar irrigation pumps equipped with sensors that connect to the Internet will potentially provide a world first database of groundwater usage in sub-Saharan Africa.

Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin

A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintentionally criminalising millions of small farmers who can’t obtain permits. This undermines efforts to boost farming production and meet economic growth goals.

Increased rainfall and river flows in the next decades could make the Tana river basin in Kenya provide more opportunities for irrigation and hydropower generation, according to a report.

The authors of a new study about climate change impacts in Kenya have both good news and bad for the country’s vital Tana River Basin.

New Thrive blog post on turning the burden of sanitation services into a profit using business thinking.

Only about 5 percent of African agriculture is irrigated, according to the International Water Management Institute. In Tanzania, for example, the government says it has a 6.8 trillion-shilling ($3.1 billion) irrigation funding gap.

Smart planning can ensure a sustainable future for Kenya’s longest river.

The study conducted by researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) correlates malaria infections with the location of dams in the sub-Saharan Africa region.