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The Kenya water crisis is the current struggle that Kenya faces to supply clean water to its population. The human population depends heavily on water resources, not only as a drinking water but also for crops, agriculture and livestock and fishing. For example, wetland grasses are used to feed and keep livestock. Human populations throughout Kenya have been affected by a lack of clean drinking water due in large part to the overuse of land and increases in community settlements. A specific example of this is in the Mau Forest, in the highlands of Kenya, that is a major watershed for the country. In the Mau Complex individuals have used land for their personal gain, creating homes and farms at the expense of the natural biodiversity.〔United Nations Environmental Programme. Mau Complex Under Siege. 2005. Print〕 The destruction of trees throughout the forest has caused severe soil erosion, which pollutes the water. This phenomenon exists all over the country and with the addition of animal and human waste into already polluted water, it has made finding clean water more difficult for Kenyan citizens. The current water conditions have caused a number of issues including many diseases and tribal conflicts over the remaining water resources.〔Mwangi, Wilson. Baseline survey of the Molo River. Molo, Kenya: Network for Ecofarming in Africa. 2009. Print〕 Additionally, as clean water becomes harder to find, women are forced to walk for many miles each day to find the water needed for the family. Another huge problem with clean water in Kenya has been an influx of individuals moving to large cities such as Nairobi, which creates large slum areas that have some of the worst living conditions and most polluted water in the whole country. This interaction between humans and water is currently at a crucial point in Kenya as the nation faces a major shortage in the ability for citizens to receive the water they desperately need. Only significant improvements in land management and environmental policies can help make sure this country has the water it needs on its way to becoming a developed country.〔 ==Population growth== Understanding Kenya's environmental situation requires looking not only at the environment but social, economic, and political factors that play an important factor in a still developing country. With a quickly expanding population, sustaining the environment and sustaining the growing population is a challenge. The population continues to increase while the economy and resources struggle to keep up. Kenya's population faces high rates of poverty, up to 43% in 2000.〔Page, Kara. (“USAID/ "Kenya Strategic Plan: environmental Threats and Opportunities Assessment" ). Natural Resource Management and Development Portal. (2000): 1–40. 〕 In a population that relies heavily on agriculture as a way of life, it is difficult to limit agriculture and protect the environment without taking away a resource many people in this growing population need to survive. The quickly growing population puts pressure on water resources through agriculture, land and energy uses as well as other factors. The geographic location of water resources in Kenya is also a key factor. Water is not distributed equally throughout the country, leaving large places of dry lands and specific areas of life and productivity surrounding water resources. About 80% of Kenya's water resources are completely unprotected but not undamaged by the growing population and agricultural practices.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenya water crisis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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