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Tana Life Ring——The Revitalization Plan for the Upper Reaches of the Tana River Basin

Project locationMurang'a County, Kenya
University/SchoolBeijing Institute of Technology
Lead ArchitectYiming Xia
Design TeamHuikai Zhou, Ruiyang Yu, Wanyi Tan, Jiaqi Wang

In May 2024, the Tana River suffered a catastrophic flood, inundating 83% of Bantu's farmland and devastating fisheries. The project is located in Murang'a County, Kenya, in the upper reaches of the Tana River. Excessive reclamation in this area has caused severe soil erosion and water storage losses, thus leading to the cycle of water and drought. Therefore, we propose to take the "water corridor" as the core, integrate agriculture, fishery and habitat restoration, and form an ecological closed loop with the synergy of the four elements, providing options for post-disaster reconstruction.