在肯尼亚干旱多发的一些地区,干净的水非常稀缺。过滤器是一种解决方案。

撰稿:伊曼纽尔-伊贡扎

肯尼亚邦代尼-朱阿-卡利(美联社)--当肯尼亚首都内罗毕郊区邦代尼-朱阿-卡利社区的太阳升起时,数十名妇女和男子走出他们带有黄色提篮的波纹铁皮房屋,跳过污水池,前往附近的一个售水站。

该地区没有自来水或下水道系统,干旱使得清洁水源更加稀缺,当地居民的用水成本也更高。每周两次,装有 5,000 至 10,000 升(1,300 至 2,600 加仑)水的卡车会在阿蒂河两岸的自动售水站加水,居民只需花 20 肯尼亚先令(0.16 美元)就能买到 20 升(5 加仑)的水。根据肯尼亚财政部的数据,一个四口之家每天大约需要五加仑的水,而每周的收入大约为 13 美元。

但是,对于那些家中安装了由当地非营利组织分发的滤水器的居民来说,附近的河流--污染严重、易受干旱影响、通常不能安全饮用--正在成为一种更便宜、有时也更可靠的清洁水源。尽管倡导者们表示,气候变化引发的干旱和水资源管理不善等根本问题亟待解决,但过滤器等解决方案只能在短期内起到作用,因为运送的水往往无法满足社区的需求。

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