| dc.description.abstract | The Tana Basin of Kenya is one of the most important basins in the country
comprising of several catchments that are endowed with diverse resources. The
utilization of these resources is necessary to the development of the basin and the
whole country. However, the way the various resources in the basin are used can
have serious implications on the basin’s environment upon which the resources
depend. Before resources in any basin can be put to use, it necessary and important
to know the type of resources available in the basin and how use of the resources
affects the basin or catchment. In this paper a general overview of the Tana Basin
is provided and the resource potential in the Bwathonaro watershed, an important
catchment in Meru North District in the upper parts of the basin, presented. The
challenges of resource utilization in the watershed are examined and some of the
interventions to the challenges suggested towards ensuring integrated and
sustainable management of the resources in the watershed for continued
development of the watershed and the entire basin. | en_US |
