The water level of the Kalondon River in Nyeri, Kenya, has decreased due to logging upstream, encroachment, non-native plants nearby, unsustainable irrigation use and other climate impacts.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and ...

A farmer planting Napier grass to prevent soil erosion in the Kenya’s Tana River Basin. Image by Georgina Smith/CIAT via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

NAIROBI: Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river-turned-sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses i ...

Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs.

Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs. Many ...