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In the first of six Suter Science Seminars<\/a> this fall at Eastern Mennonite University, Eastern Mennonite University biology professor Doug Graber Neufeld<\/a> will discuss sustainable solutions to water-related challenges in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The seminar, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 in Science Center 106, is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

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Water flows from a pump at a sand dam in Kitui County, a\u00a0rural arid area in eastern Kenya.\u00a0Sand dams provide water so that women and children don’t have to walk long distances to other sources.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graber Neufeld will describe three Mennonite Central Committee<\/a> (MCC) projects: sand dams for community water harvesting in semi-arid regions, conservation agriculture for increased crop production in rainfed agriculture, and solar disinfection for clean water supplies in urban slums of Nairobi.<\/p>\n

Rigorous monitoring and experimentation is playing a key role in the successes of these projects, which promote changes in behavior and technology. Lessons coming out of this emphasis center on the importance of participatory approaches coupled with advances in understanding how social change happens and how individuals make decisions.<\/p>\n

Graber Neufeld has worked for MCC on water-related projects twice, first for two years in Cambodia, and more recently for two years in Kenya [to view a blog about his family\u2019s adventures, click here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

In addition, he works with water projects locally, with a focus on water quality impacts in area streams.<\/p>\n

At EMU, he teaches courses related to environmental sustainability and health. He is also the first director of the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions<\/a>, a collaborative effort of EMU, Goshen College<\/a> and MCC. [Read his reflections on the new center\u2019s mission here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

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Francia Akoth, a seventh-grader at Menno Kids Academy in Mathare, shows her treated water bottle in front of the school’s water treatment tables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graber Neufeld received his BA from Tabor College and his PhD from the University of Texas, Austin. He held postdoctoral research positions at medical schools at the University of Arizona and the University of Otago, New Zealand, before coming to EMU in 1998.<\/p>\n

The Suter Science Seminars are made possible by the sponsorship of the Daniel B. Suter Endowment in Biology<\/a> and the co-sponsorship of supporting programs.<\/p>\n

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