IGCSE Geography / Rural environments

Case study: sustainable rural living in Kenya

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 5: Rural environments, specification point 5.3b, 5.3c, CS5. Part of the full course.

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Kenya uses small schemes to manage rural challenges involving water, soil, money and food. Many are run from the village upwards, but their limited scale means they cannot end rural poverty without wider support.

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