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    Lake Victoria Basin: atlas of our changing environment

    GRID Arendal, 2017
    Draining an area of 194,200 km2, Lake Victoria Basin is one of East Africa’s most prominent landmarks. It not only provides the headwaters of the White Nile but is also central to the development and regional integration of the East Africa Community.
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    Women as agents of change in water: reflections on experiences from the field

    UN Women, 2015
    The Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) currently includes 26 women’s networks covering around 100 countries, predominantly in the developing world.
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    Chlorine dispensers in Kenya: scaling for results

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015
    Two million children die of diarrheal disease each year and contaminated water is often to blame. Treating water with chlorine could substantially reduce this toll. The most common approach to chlorination in areas without piped water infrastructure is to offer small bottles of chlorine for sale to consumers. However, chlorine use has been slow to catch on in this system.
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    Norway’s municipal international cooperation - results achieved and lessons learnt

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2015
    Municipal International Cooperation (1997-2014) was a programme involving municipalities in Norway and the Global South. It was managed by the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This report sums up results and identifies lessons to be learnt for a possible future scheme.
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    Safe drinking water. Who is willing to pay the price?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012
    Treating water can reduce the prevalence of diarrhoea by up to 70 percent. Although there are several inexpensive water treatment technologies available, statistics show that every 15 seconds a child dies due to waterborne diseases. Over 700 million people still lack access to safe drinking water.
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    A conceptual flash flood early warning system for Africa, based on terrestrial microwave links and flash flood guidance

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014
    This journal article describes a conceptual flash flood early warning system for developing countries, with a particular focus on the system that is currently being developed for Kenya.
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    Evidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adaptation

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This study presents empirical findings from fieldwork around the world examining loss and damage caused by global warming. The report begins by defining and contextualising the emerging discourse on assessing, quantifying and reacting to loss and damage. Key findings from the five case study sites include the following.
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    Safe drinking water: who is willing to pay the price?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012
    This briefing, the second issue of the Evidence Matters series, distills policy relevant evidence from a recent 3ie systematic review ‘Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries". The review summarises research from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some of the lessons learned include:
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    Fiction, facts and future: Norad’s assistance to water supply and sanitation development in Tanzania and Kenya during the 70s, 80s and 90s

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2008
    The main purpose of this report is to provide an update on the status of the Norwegian investments made on the water supply and sanitation sector in Tanzania and Kenya during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The report aims at drawing lessons from these programmes for the benefit of future programmes in water and sanitation world wide.
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    id 21 natural resources highlights 6: water

    id21 Natural Resources, 2008
    The main focus in id21 natural resource Highlights 6 is water. Five relevant research articles are presented that focus on various issues related to water resources. 1. Increasing the productivity of irrigation systems in China

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