jumps touma is a coordinator for a project working with the government to do just stunt he's come to marsh the board to find out how much water people use and how the river has changed over time he and his team want to make sure there's enough water for people living all along the river they want to boost biodiversity to. go through require water for environmental flow the minimum amount of water that should be where we've been . to floor downstream and take care of. everybody. the marker of the project is funded by the international climate initiative and implemented by the nile basin initiative. scientists are collecting data to form a water allocation plan and facilitate a political agreement between the kenyan and tanzanian governments they want to make sure people on both sides of the border have access to water and avoid any future conflict the current health of the river is an important aspect of the project the scientists examine water quantity ph balance temperature and other factors. we measure these parameters because if we find they're outside of the correct range then we