Environmental Assessment Study for the Njoro Kubwa Springs Programme

Narrative Description of Project:

The East African Wildlife Society (EAWLS) through grant assistance from the United Nations Development Program, Small Grants Programs (UNDP – SGP) initiated a community water catchment conservation project in Njoro Kubwa Springs, Taveta District of Kenya. The project aimed at conserving one of the most important water sources in the district through a community driven initiative to ensure a steady and sustainable clean water supply to the communities found around the springs and in the district

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff Within the Assignment:

1. Environmental Assessment; Predict whether there will be water quality and/or biological impacts as a result of the intended project activities
2. Examine the impact of interventions such as tree planting on downstream hydrology including Lake Jipe and River Ruvu.
3. Identify and examine impacts of the project on physical-chemical parameters and hydrological dynamics of the spring ecosystem
4. Terrestrial vegetation study Water quality and aquatic ecosystem study, Terrestrial fauna studies (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles Socio-economic and cultural study