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Kenya's Tana River: The fight over water

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February 23, 2015

The 1,000-km-long Tana is Kenya's longest river and famous for its unique biodiversity. The hydropower plants along the Tana provide nearly half of the country's electricity. But the dams also cause parts of the river to dry up. Scientists from the WISE-UP project are researching how to satisfy the interests of all who rely on the river.

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