As the drought finally eased in March, Ministry of Water and Irrigation personnel best positioned to help ease the water-collection burden on women gathered in Karen, near Nairobi.

今年三月，旱情终于有所缓解，此时最有能力帮助减轻妇女取水负担的肯尼亚水利灌溉部工作人员齐聚内罗毕附近的卡伦地区，参加由该部组织的一次特别培训。

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It was this that made the organization of irrigation, particularly the building of canals to channel and preserve the water, essential.

正是这点使得灌溉的统筹，特别是建造运河以疏导和保护水，变得至关重要。

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When this water is used for agricultural irrigation, farmers risk absorbing disease-causing bacteria, as do consumers who eat the produce raw and unwashed.

当这种水用于农业灌溉时，农民有接触到致病细菌的风险，那些食用了未加工和未经清洗的农产品的消费者也会面临这种风险。

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The Ogallala aquifer is a major source of drinking and irrigation water for America's central plains.

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David Stower, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Kenya.

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The recipient is therefore expected to invest in the land, in the form of water and irrigation infrastructure, roads, storage facilities and so on.

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There is also concern about how ground water and irrigation wells will be affected: it is hard to judge how long it takes for a coal aquifer to refill.

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