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
Flood and Drought Management
Laths – key to rebuilding livelihoods after the floods in spate irrigation
By Mohammed Salah, Allah Bakhsh, Amjad Rasheed and Frank van Steenbergen What used to be a field is gone now. … Continued
(Podcast) Understanding Pakistan Floods
More than a third of Pakistan is under water since mid-June. The floods have left 1500 dead; more than 13,000 … Continued
Floods are about rain, floods are also about drainage
by Mohammed Chandio Floods triggered by unusually heavy rain – more than 5 times average – have inundated Sindh Province … Continued
Hill Torrent Floods Impacting the Southern Punjab Pakistan
Blog by Khurram Mubeen1, edited by Reinier Veldman2 1Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan-Pakistan 2Coordinator FBLN … Continued
Urgent!! Salvaging the rabi crop in the spate irrigated areas of Pakistan.
By Frank van Steenbergen The incessant and extraordinary rains in Pakistan’s western mountain catchment have created havoc in one-third of … Continued
Pakistan: Flooded Once Again
Ashfaque Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Pakistan, a land of multiple geographies and cultural mosaic after a decade (12 … Continued
Podcast: Rivers Remember- How the 2015 floods changed Chennai
In 2015, Chennai was hit by a major flood, considered to be the worst flood to hit that part of … Continued
Access to drinking water in spate irrigation areas
By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator, FBLN SPO. Introduction The entire Kachi Plain in Balochistan, Pakistan, is devoid of fresh groundwater … Continued
Making more with the same floods: water management improvements in Gash river basin, Eastern Sudan
By Abraham Mehari Haile and Frank van Steenbergen Eastern Sudan, where the Gash River Basin runs, is characterized by extreme … Continued
A new world, more equity: changing water allocation in Wadi Zabid, Yemen
Frank van Steenbergen and Adel al-Weshali March 10, 2021 Here is the Wadi Zabid spate irrigation system in the Tihama … Continued
Drinking Water Ponds in the Kacchi Plains
By Allah Bakhsh, with contribution from Reinier Veldman (Flood Based Livelihoods Network) February 5, 2021 The Kacchi plain is a … 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