Kenya Groundwater Governance Case Study

Mumma, Albert; Lane, Michael; Kairu, Edward; Tuinhof, Albert; Hirji, Rafik

Kenya Groundwater Governance Case Study

2011

Mumma, Albert | Lane, Michael | Kairu, Edward | Tuinhof, Albert | Hirji, Rafik

This report presents a case study on groundwater governance in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: (a) describe groundwater resource and socioeconomic settings for four selected aquifers; (b) describe governance arrangements for groundwater management in Kenya; and (c) identify the relevance of these arrangements for planning and implementing climate change mitigation measures. The report provides a comprehensive strategy to develop effective groundwater management and a pilot groundwater management plan. Kenya's draft Policy for the Protection of Groundwater provides most of the requirements for improving groundwater governance, including participation and empowerment of groundwater users, decentralization of management to local level, integration of surface and groundwater management, improving monitoring and data collection, identifying sites for managed aquifer recharge (MAR), mapping strategic aquifers and conjunctive use opportunities, and identifying groundwater conservation areas. Groundwater management decision making is sector-based and on the whole ad hoc; there is no mechanism for coordination and for fostering cross-sector linkages. Consequently, the management of groundwater resources has continued to be carried on in isolation from the management of land and other land-based resources, with the inevitable consequence that the implications of management decisions in critical areas such as physical are planning, land use planning, and agricultural activities have often been overlooked. At the same time, groundwater decision making remains overly centralized, with limited real involvement of stakeholder units, such as catchment area advisory committees (CAACs) and water resources user associations (WRUAs).

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aquifers basins catchment areas civil society civil society organizations climate change climate variability coastal areas coastal lagoons construction decision making domestic water drainage drought earth sciences environmental impact environmental impact assessment environmental management environmental protection evaporation food production fresh water freshwater ground water groundwater groundwater management groundwater pollution households ice irrigation irrigation water lakes land degradation land use natural resources pesticides pipeline pollution population growth pressure protected areas public health public water pumping pumps rain rainfall regional development runoff saline intrusion sanitation social services springs surface water sustainable use towns urban runoff waste management waste water wastewater water allocation water conservation water governance water pollution water quality water rights water storage water table wells wetlands

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Freshwater availability; Managing water resources; Catchment area; Global water crisis; Cubic meters; Private water supply; Domestic water supply; Water supply projects; Bulk water supply; Private participation; Water uses; Raw water; Agricultural activities; Groundwater for irrigation; Water partnership; Natural recharge; Basin management; Groundwater development; National water policy; Water resource; Renewable water resources; Water shortages; Water catchment areas; Annual precipitation; Water strategy; Groundwater resources; Water resources management plans; Aquifer; Sewerage company; Artificial groundwater recharge; Artificial groundwater; Ministry of water; Service providers; Efficient water use; Municipal water; Water quality management; Water resources management; Water services; Groundwater data; Groundwater users; Water sector; Population centers; Water boards; City council; Groundwater basins; Semi-arid lands; Irrigators; Surface water supply; Water service; Groundwater storage; Groundwater exploitation; Intensive groundwater abstraction; Abstraction points; Provision of water; Irrigation water supply; Water user; Groundwater bodies; Catchments; Quality water; Catchment; Wildlife service; Renewable groundwater resources; Boreholes; Available water resources; Water industry; Service provider; Water professionals; Rural water; Management of groundwater resources; Basin water; Aquifer management; Sediments; Metropolitan development; Surface water resources; Groundwater issues; Shared water resources; Aquifer recharge; Groundwater quality; Water legislation; Water systems; Artificial recharge; Catchment management; Groundwater protection; Measurements; Water sources; Dissolved solids; Intensive groundwater use; Management of groundwater; National water resources management; Monitoring program; Arid countries; Surface waters; Surface water development; Management of water; River basin; Rural water supply; Pit latrine; International water resources; Governance arrangements; City water; Groundwater use; Commercial water; Hand pumps; Water sector reform; Industrial water; Equitable access; Water facilities; Municipal water supplies; Wastewater disposal; Protection of groundwater; Groundwater projects; Water resources planning; Sanitation development; Crop failure; Bank storage; Poor water quality; Clean water; Sand dams; Demand for water; Industrial use; Available water; Geothermal resources; Water service providers; International water; Conjunctive use; Sewerage services; Water allocations; Surface water systems; Water tariffs; Groundwater abstraction; Catchment level; Aquifer protection; Agricultural economy; Water unit; Public water supply; Water resource management; Use of water; Bulk water

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anglais

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CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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Date de modification: 2025-10-25

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DOI http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16583819/kenya-groundwater-governance-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17227

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2011

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