About this site

Kenya's biodiversity is under serious threat. An expanding population is putting severe pressure on the environment. Deprived and poverty stricken people are forced to use resources unsustainably, taxing the capital rather than the annual renewal or interest rate. Natural habitats continue to be cleared and transformed in and around Lake Naivasha. Land is degraded and water polluted; ecosystems are damaged and their functions are degraded.

We cannot sit back and ignore the statistics shown for Lake Naivasha by different people and organizations! Many people have done research work purely for academic reasons; to get their Master's degree or PhD and then Lake Naivasha is forgotten. One big question all communities must ask themselves is how much water remains for domestic purposes, for wildlife and for supporting the livelihood of the local communities, what are the consequences ahead if nothing is changed?

We therefore call for action through this website. We want to make a change and save the livelihood of the people in the Lake Naivasha region. In fact, not only saving the people, but also the living creatures that depends on the lake such as the birds, hippos, elephants etc.

Facts

The lake is at risk of extinction because of human activities. The demand for environmental resources such as land, water and forestry for human settlement threaten to damage the lake and if nothing is done, the following factors may occur.
The loss of ground water will cause a more serious problem and the results will affect everyone such as:

1. Wells and bore holes will dry up
2. The graze land on the lakeshores will no longer provide sufficient grass cover for the existing wildlife and livestock
3. The high population will have a water shortage problem that will lead to healthy problems as a result of water shortage (With the rose farm using large quantities of water to irrigate)
4. Acacia woodlands will decrease due to the failure of revitalization.

Internationally, we might stop having war refuges but instead have hunger refuges if the resources and ecosystems are not protected. This can be done through:

1. Promoting efficient farming practices that will conserve water, assure safe use and disposal of agrichemicals.
2. Promoting soil and forest conservation in order to reduce soil runoffs in the lake.
3. The government should implement the Water Act, which only allows water abstraction during flood flow periods.

There is also need to creating a sustainable income for the local people hence reducing the strain on the lake. The government(s) should regulate the number of flower farms surrounding the ecosystems in Kenya and E-Africa at large.