Peatlands preserve global biodiversity, provide safe drinking water, minimise flood risk and help address climate change. With the government taking measures to cushion Kenyans against adverse climatic conditions, a study to assess the role of Nile Basin peatlands in climate change is being done by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). NOT ENOUGH INFORMATIONUnfortunately, there is limited information about peatlands along the Nile Basin, “We are collecting a lot of information about these peatlands because one of the problems in the Nile Basin is that there is less information about these wetlands,” said Leonard Akwany, Regional Wetlands Expert for the Nile Basin secretariat based in Entebbe, Uganda. Peatlands preserve global biodiversity, provide safe drinking water, minimise flood risk and help address climate change, said Mr Akwany. According to Mr Akwany, the work which is being done is at the centre of solving water scarcity in the region (Nile basin).

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2019 11:15 UTC