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Deal #1371 Version #53009
Kenya
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2019-06-28
Last full update
2024-07-29
Water extraction envisaged
Water extraction envisaged
Yes
Source of water extraction
Source of water extraction
Surface water, River
Comment on source of water extraction
Tana River
How much water is extracted?
Comment on how much water is extracted
The irrigation requirement of a large sugarcane project adjacent to the delta would seriously affect water flow into the Tana River Delta, as well as causing build up of infertile salts in the soil and the discharge and run-off of polluted agricultural effluents, degrading the quality of the entire wetland ecosystem.
Use of irrigation infrastructure
Yes