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Smart solar pumps use big data to stop Africa being sucked dry

17 December 2019
Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
extractive industries
land use
local community
rural planning
rural population
water management
water rights

The pumps' sensors record real-time data such as energy usage and pump speed in each location, which is then used to calculate groundwater extraction rates and levels

NAIROBI - High-tech solar pumps mapping underground freshwater reservoirs across Africa are collecting data that can help prevent them running dry, the project's developers said on Tuesday.

Land Resources Planning Toolbox

FAO Land Resources Planning Toolbox

13 February 2018
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agricultural land management
forest management plans
land governance
land management
land use planning
natural resources management
parcel plan
rural planning
town and country planning

Last year the Land Resources Planning Secretariat of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a survey on participatory land resource planning (LRP) to compile experiences among users of LRP tools and approaches. Around 750 land management practitioners responded and identified the emerging needs and trends in existing LRP tools.

5 types of land development vulnerable to natural disasters

Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
coastal area
environment
land development (urbanization)
land management
land use planning
natural disasters
rural planning
sustainable land management
urban planning

By: Jonathan Kinghorn
Date: September 21st 2016
Source: Property Casualty 360

There is a growing awareness that good land use and planning can do much to reduce the impact of natural catastrophes.

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CodeRuralNige

Comité National du Code Rural du Niger

Quel est le rôle du Comité National du Code Rural ? Comment est-il structuré ?

Le Comité National du Code Rural (CNCR) est chargé de l’élaboration, de la vulgarisation et du suivi de l’application des principes d’orientation du Code Rural.

Le Comité National du Code Rural est structuré en organes :

  • Un bureau exécutif du Comité,
  • Un secrétariat permanent national,
  • Un comité consultatif

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT)

MOTTO

The Dedan Kimathi University of Technology motto is: “Better Life through Technology”.

 

VISION STATEMENT

To be a Premier Technological University Excelling in Quality Education, Research, and Technology Transfer for National Development.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning (Kenya) (MOLPP)

Mission

To facilitate efficient land administration and management, acess to adequate and affordable housing, social and physical infrastructure for national development

Vision

To be a globally competitive organization in sustainable management of Land and built environment

University of Nairobi (UON)

 

Our Vision is to be a world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.

Our Mission is to provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.

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