2007-2012 Oasis of Loiyangalani Kenya – Combat Desertification and Loiyangalani Oasis Ecosystem conservation – Lake Turkana, Loiyangalani District, Kenya

Combating desertification and protecting the ecosystem of the Loiyangalani Oasis – Lake Turkana, Loiyangalani District, Kenya. University Scientific Research (ex quota 60%) University of Florence, Department of Urban and Territorial Planning and funds from the Water Right Foundation (Florence) and Acquifera Onlus (Florence)

YEAR: 2007/2008/2009/2010/2011
SUBJECT: Combat Desertification and Loiyangalani Oasis Ecosystem conservation
CLIENTS: University of Florence, Water Right Foundation and Acquifera Onlus
SITE: Lake Turkana, Loiyangalani District, Kenya
SURFACE: 391 hectares

RESEARCH GROUP: Lorenzo Vallerini (Landscape Architect, Principal investigator), Ugo Wolf (Soil Scientist, Agronomist), Giancarlo Ceccanti (Geologist, Underground waters) Giovanni Caponi (Surveyor, Surveys and cartography), Marco Mazzoni and Paolo Altemura (Chemists, Waters), Alfonso Falqui (Institutional relationships)
PUBBLICATIONS: Oasis of Loiyangalani Kenya – Combat Desertification – Water Resource Management, in rivista “AQUA mundi – Journal of water sciences”, Volume 02, Issue 01, June 2011, Production Scribo s.r.l., Firenze, 2011