Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 6
1.1 Background............................................................................................6
1.2 Challenges of sustainable development in Meru South ........................6
1.2.1 Poor Communication Network.......................................................6
1.2.2 Road network..................................................................................6
1.2.3 Poor Marketing and Storage Facilities ...........................................6
1.2.4 High cost of Artificial Insemination Services:...............................7
1.2.5 Inaccessibility to Credit Facilities: .................................................7
1.2.6 Encroachment .................................................................................7
1.2.7 Sub Division of Existing Land Parcels: .........................................7
1.2.8 Poverty............................................................................................8
1.2.9 HIV/AIDS.......................................................................................8
1.2.10 Lack of Awareness .......................................................................9
1.3. Provisions of EMCA on Environmental Planning ...............................9
1.3.1 Objectives of District Environment Action plan (DEAP)..............9
1.3.2 Linkage with other processes. .......................................................9
CHAPTER 2: DISTRICT PROFILE ........................................................................... 10
2.1 Geographical Location, Size and Administrative Units......................10
Table 2. Local Authority Wards............................................................11
Map 2: MERU SOUTH DISTRICT: map-showing Locational
boundaries..............................................................................................12
2.2 Climate and Physical Features.............................................................12
2.3 Population Size and Distribution.........................................................13
2.4 Socio-economic characteristics ...........................................................14
CHAPTER 3: HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ..................... 17
3.1 Human Settlement and Planning-Introduction ....................................17
3.1.1 Land Tenure..................................................................................17
3.1.2 Trends ...........................................................................................18
3.1.3 Regional and district physical development plans .......................18
3.1.4 Rural settlement schemes .............................................................19
3.2 Human and Environmental Health ......................................................20
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