Mashruuca afarta sano ah waxaa maalgeliyay NWO, waxaana hoggaaminaya IWMI iyadoo la kaashanaysa Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tegemeo Institute iyo Justdiggit.
Mashruuca SWaRM, oo ah barnaamij cilmi-baaris laba-geesood ah oo afarta sano ah oo ay maalgelisay Netherlands-CGIAR Water-Food Nexus Research Program (NWO), ayaa wax ka qabanaya caqabadda fidinta biyo-bundhka ee Kenya, sida laga soo xigtay ReliefWeb.
Caqabadda biyo-bundhka ee dhulalka qalalan ee Kenya
Dhulalka qalalan iyo kuwa badh-qalalan ee Kenya (ASALs) waxay la kulmaan cadaadis is-daba-joog ah oo ka yimaada xaalufka dhulka, roobab aan joogto ahayn iyo abaar soo noqnoqota. Biyo-bundhka, oo ah dhismeyaal fudud oo qaab badh-wareeg ah oo laga qodo khadadka joogga dhulka si loo qabto biyaha roobka, loo yareeyo qulqulka biyaha oo dib loo soo nooleeyo dhirta, ayaa bixiya jawaab dabiici ah oo la tijaabiyay.
Caqabadda siyaasadeed hadda ma aha in la ogaado in biyo-bundhku shaqeeyaan iyo in kale, balse waa sida loo fidiyeeyo isticmaalka si hufan oo caddaalad ah oo ku habboon xaaladaha kala duwan ee lahaanshaha dhulka iyo maamulka ee Kenya.
Sida SWaRM u wajahayo caqabadda fidinta
Mashruuca SWaRM waxaa hoggaaminaya IWMI iyadoo la kaashanaysa Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tegemeo Institute iyo Justdiggit. Mashruucu wuxuu isku darayaa falanqayn dhaqaale oo ku saabsan arrimaha go'aamiya qaadashada, qiimayn saamayn oo ku saabsan qalabka fidinta ee si wadajir ah loo qaabeeyay, iyo fududaynta madalaha daneeyayaasha kala duwan si caddaynta loo turjumo siyaasad.
Natiijooyinka mashruuca waxaa la filayaa inay wax ka tarjumaan Siyaasadda Dib-u-soo-celinta Dhulka ee Kenya, iyo inay soo saaraan casharro la wareejiyay oo ku saabsan fidinta xalalka dabiiciga ah ee haynta biyaha ee dhulalka qalalan ee Afrika ka hooseysa Saxaraha.
Four-year research program led by IWMI with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tegemeo Institute and Justdiggit
A four-year bilateral research program is seeking to scale up water bunds across Kenya's rainfed agri-food systems, where arid and semi-arid lands face land degradation, erratic rainfall and recurrent drought. The SWaRM project is funded by the Netherlands-CGIAR Water-Food Nexus Research Program (NWO).
A proven nature-based response facing a scaling challenge
Water bunds are simple semi-circular earthen structures dug along contour lines to capture rainwater, reduce runoff and regenerate vegetation. According to the project description, they offer a proven nature-based response to the pressures facing Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands.
The policy challenge is no longer whether water bunds work, but how to scale adoption efficiently and equitably across Kenya's diverse tenure contexts and governance settings. The Scaling Water bunds for climate Resilience Management in Kenyan rainfed agri-food systems (SWaRM) project addresses this scaling challenge.
Research consortium and expected policy impact
SWaRM is a four-year bilateral research program funded by the Netherlands-CGIAR Water-Food Nexus Research Program (NWO). It is led by IWMI in consortium with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tegemeo Institute and Justdiggit.
The project combines economic analysis of adoption determinants, impact evaluation of co-designed scaling tools, and multi-stakeholder platform facilitation for evidence-to-policy translation. Findings are expected to inform Kenya's Land Reclamation Policy and generate transferable lessons for scaling nature-based water retention solutions across sub-Saharan Africa's drylands.
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