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The Netherlands, Meru and Delft. Let us introduce ourselves; we are Benson and Judith, graduate students within the field of water management, studying at IHE and TU Delft.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":119,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"189\" height=\"89\" class=\"wp-image-119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nabwig.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In many arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya, seasonal rivers carrying sand deposits are common. They flow only during rainfall events and dry out as soon as the rain stops. But along their beds, they leave layers upon layers of sand which acts as natural storages of water long after the rains have stopped. Communities living in these areas have long depended on the aquifers formed beneath the sand for domestic water supplies and more recently, irrigated crop production.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Giving people a voice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For NaBWIG we travelled to Kenya to perform fieldwork and collect data on the change in water access for people using sand dams in Kitui. Likewise, the trajectories of smallholder farmers using sand river aquifers for irrigation was studied in Kajiado. The research was therefore about giving a platform to individuals relying on sand rivers for domestic and irrigation purposes to highlight their development and challenges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To dive into the different perspectives of the locals, I interviewed community members to understand their view on changed water access since they started using of the dams. Over the last decades, sand dams were constructed across many sand rivers to \u2018slow down\u2019 floodwaters when it rains and store the water within the accumulated sand behind the dam.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":120,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"631\" height=\"473\" class=\"wp-image-120 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nabwig.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nabwig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog1.jpg 631w, https:\/\/nabwig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In Kitui I met Mary; a farmer in the semi-arid county which flourishes during the rainy seasons but where dry spells are common, challenging the local community in their access to water. \u00a0She tells me that initially, agriculture was done for own consumption, on a small scale and purely relying on the seasonal rains that (hopefully) pour down to quench their thirst.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Proudly, she shows me her plot with whereon she grows the most colourful vegetables like tomatoes on well-maintained terraces. The construction of the sand dam transformed her burdens into possibilities by giving her reliable supply of throughout the year, thereby creating opportunities to irrigate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A change in access to water, water readily available at the surface and the dare to take a risk for development&#8230; This characterizes one of the many residents of Kitui, or as she said; \u2018a highway to water\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Water beneath the sand<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In Kajiado, I visited different smallholder farm plots along the Olkeriai sand River, interviewing farmers to know what drove them to start farming and their development over time. In one of the plots, I meet Jeremiah, watching on as some cattle graze on his land. Strangely, no crop is growing here, despite the plot being right on the river\u2019s bank. He explains that he started farming in 6 years ago, growing tomatoes and watermelons like the majority of other farmers. Most of them have immigrated into this part of Kajiado with the hope of benefitting from the unique opportunity the river provides for irrigation. But he goes on to say that farming is risky and you may profit or end up losing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Over the years, he explains that he has experienced more losses than profits. A tomato disease destroyed his crop in one season, market prices dropped in another. But what drove him out of farming was the steadily decreasing water levels in his well by the river. He could no longer could irrigate his entire plot but just a fraction of it. A long drought period in one of the years and an increase in sand harvesting have drastically reduced the storage capacity of the sand river according to him. He now operates a small business in the nearby town and keeps some livestock in his home.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":121,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1011\" height=\"674\" class=\"wp-image-121 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nabwig.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nabwig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog2.png 1011w, https:\/\/nabwig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nabwig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blog2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hearing his story enabled me to reflect on the challenges smallholder farmers face as they strive to earn a living from farming. With little external support available, they are left vulnerable to any shocks that nature may present. The other reality from his story is that his case not a reflection of the whole area. Many farmers are still irrigating without shortages. But although the sand river offers \u2018unlimited\u2019 water quantities for these farmers, and \u2018deep\u2019 sand deposits for the businessmen to harvest, it\u2019s only a matter of time before the delicate natural storage of the river is changed. Therefore concerted effort is required from all stakeholders to avert the possibility that one day, there may be <em>no water beneath the sand<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Benson &amp; Judith<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104d032 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104d032\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128abcc\" data-id=\"128abcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7879ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7879ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820cbc6\" data-id=\"820cbc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ff070 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"d1ff070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nabwig.com\/?p=148\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Co-produced systems model facilitates research uptake<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where two worlds meet; Kenya and The Netherlands, Meru and Delft. Let us introduce ourselves; we are Benson and Judith, graduate students within the field of water management, studying at IHE and TU Delft. In many arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya, seasonal rivers carrying sand deposits are common. 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