Dryland Development

Shrubs vs. Trees: The Better Choice for Watersheds in Dry Areas

By: Karim Nawaz In the global push to fight climate change, planting trees has become the go-to solution, celebrated for … Continued

Goat droppings for regreening

Postcard from Hingol National Park, in Balochistan, Pakistan. “This area is hyper arid and to regreen it is extremely challenging”, … Continued

Safeguarding fresh water lenses in saline Sindh

Mohammed Chandio and Frank van Steenbergen Access to safe water services in rural Sindh (Pakistan) is among the most problematic … Continued

Maasai and their local climate

A pastoral community finding ways to combat the biggest threats of climate change. By Ishani Sonak (MetaMeta) and Femke van … Continued

Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 2). Shade but no grass.

By Ishani Sonak The rangeland in South of Kenya has been historically dominated by a wide variety of grass species. … Continued

Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 1). End of the tether: Four years of drought

By Ishani Sonak Postcard from Central Rift Valley, Kenya. This is what four years of utter drought look like. … Continued

Reducing drought vulnerability of rainfed crop by using mechanized Zaï

By Jan Nederstigt In arid zones of Africa, smallholder farmers increasingly face problems with cultivation of rainfed staple crops. Irregular … Continued

What actually generates impacts in Integrated Water Management? Insights from the Aqua4Sudan Partnership

By Long Hoang and Mohammed Yasir, MetaMeta Based on the report ‘Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods’ by MetaMeta … Continued

With Manual Labour and Honey Against Climate Disaster and Hunger

Thomas Hoerz, Area Manager Somaliland, Welthungerhilfe Hargesia, November 11, 2021 Looking at the larger picture – the international climate change regime – … Continued

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture By Frank van Steenbergen and Petra … Continued

Creating new land: bench terraces up in the mountains

by Kifle Woldearegay, Frank van Steenbergen and Mulugeta Berihu July 08, 2021 In the news for a cruel war being … Continued

Improving capacities for dry valley management through tailored training and education – Experience from Ethiopia

By Long Hoang Dry valleys in the Ethiopian lowlands represent a hot spot for development especially regarding land and water … Continued

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