Clean water for healthy families in KenyaThe project gives many households in rural Kenya easy and cheap access to clean drinking water. In order to kill germs, people had to boil the water and used a lot of firewood. The water filters do not need any electricity or operating materials. Thanks to the project, the amount of firewood required is reduced, leading to significant CO2 savings. Contaminated drinking water poses a significant risk to the health of rural communities in Kenya. According to the World Health Organization, diarrhoeal diseases are the third leading cause of death for children and adults. The project improves people's health by providing clean drinking water and at the same time avoiding smoke from cooking.
3.6 million people in Western Kenya currently have water treatment units and use them regularly. 3,169 water treatment units and 4,175 filters were replaced between November 2012 and January 2014.
How does technology for clean drinking water help fight global warming?Two billion people in the world have no access to clean drinking water. Many families have to boil their drinking water over an open fire, resulting in CO
2 emissions and deforestation. Where water can be cleaned chemically (e.g. with chlorine) or mechanically (with filters), or where groundwater can be provided from wells, these CO
2 emissions can be avoided. Clean drinking water projects in the ClimatePartner portfolio are registered with
international standards.
