Introduction: Understanding, responding to the Desert Locust Crisis
The world is reasonably aware of the scale of ongoing locust outbreaks (2019-20) in East Asia and West Africa, and … Continued
Agroecology
Understanding the linkage between land-use change, anthropogenic activities and locust growth
Locust outbreaks and their impact on humans and crops have been well documented. However, the linkage between anthropogenic activities, land-use … Continued
Catching, profiting from locusts as an effective response to outbreaks
In January 2020, the Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security was faced with a new challenge. Swarms of locusts had … Continued
Essential oils-based locusticides: a step towards minimizing environmental impact
In light of the negative environmental impact of pesticides used to control locusts, the use of biopesticides is being widely … Continued
The Ancient Olive Tree
By Frank van Steenbergen August 28, 2020 Postcard from Vouves in the Municipality of Kolymivari in Eastern Crete in Greece … Continued
On Local Circular Growth: Creating 500,000 Jobs in Rural Transport in Ethiopia
by Frank van Steenbergen, Kifle Woldearegay, Mekdelawit Deribe and Kebede Manjur, Theophilius Kioko, and Abraham Abhishek August 21, 2020 … Continued
Seeds as Opportunities in Rural Ethiopia
by Jean Marc Pace June 05, 2020 Why are seeds important? Every meal ever eaten started off as seeds. Seeds … Continued
Locust attacks in Pakistan
by Karim Nawaz, Flood-based Livelihoods Network Pakistan May 28, 2020 The earliest wave of locust swarm attacks was reported in … Continued
A Vermiculture Movement in Turkey
By Sukru Esin and Frank van Steenbergen May 27, 2020 Vermiculture – the use of worms to transform waste – … Continued
Eden Toxic
Eden Toxic Postcard from Koga, Amhara, Ethiopia by Frank van Steenbergen April 23, 2020 Postcard from Koga – in Amhara, … Continued
Locust in Yemen: a plague or an opportunity?
Yemen, war, Cholera outbreaks, malnutrition, poverty, secession, and locust outbreaks are the keywords in all the talks about Yemen currently. … Continued
Man-made pastures
By Theophilus Kioko, Nancy Kadenyi & Luwieke Bosma Climate variability and change comes with its bowl of impacts, especially on … Continued
Dossiers
- Small Water Cycles and Local Climates
- Knowledge Repository for GFFA 2026
- Improved Laundry and Hygiene
- Ecologically-based Rodent Management
- Green and Blue Economy
- Vital Water Services
- Climate and Health
- Soil Management
- Green Transformation
- Green Infrastructure
- Dryland Development
- Agroecology
- Flood and Drought Management
- Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice
- Groundwater Management
- Water Governance and Development Partnership
- Preserving Assets - Operation and Maintenance in Delta’s
- Salinity Management
- Water integrity
- Water Productivity and Irrigation Management
- Managing Desert Locusts
- None left behind
- Mega Irrigation
- Cross-Cutting Topics