Green Roads for Water

Road with orchards on the sides used to catch water, part of the Drain2Grain project

Harvesting Road Runoff: How the Drain to Gain Project Enhances Resilience

by Anastasia Deligianni, Nancy Kadenyi and Theophilus Kioko In Kenya’s Makueni County, where semi-dry lands and unpredictable rains shape everyday … Continued

Training, but then Problem-Based

by Jan Teun Visscher, Taha al-Washali, Osama Al-Jalaini, Belal Al-Shuja’a and Frank van Steenbergen … Continued

Flood Resilience and Spatial Planning in Pakistan: Where are we two years after the devastating flood?

by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Flood resilience and the management of land and water resources The … Continued

The Bridges on the Indus

by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Bridge and approach curtailing the Indus River The bridges on the Indus … Continued

Culverts and climate

Frank van Steenbergen and Gordon Keller With more than 35 million kilometer of roads in the world, roads are a … Continued

Choking bridges: the death of tidal rivers

By Md. Saif Uddin, Lutfor Rahman and Frank van Steenbergen It is river but without water. Instead of water there … Continued

Unsavory roads

By: Frank van Steenbergen and Anastasia Deligianni See this, hear this: roads full of fumes and dust from three wheelers, … Continued

A visual journey through Green Road infrastructure in the Netherlands

By Ellie Yu, Gassimu Diallo, Miltiadis Vitsas and Anastasia Deligianni As our world grapples with the pressing need to combat … Continued

Leading the Green Way: highway developments in China

By Ellie Yu Road construction and transportation have a considerable environmental impact due to their extensive use of materials and … Continued

On the way to Green Roads in Asia

By Frank van Steenbergen The weight of the road sector in Asia is enormous. There were already 21 million kilometers … Continued

Hidden threat: heavy metal accumulation on agricultural land along highways

By Rukiye Oca (MetaMeta Anatolia) While mobility brings many goods, it also comes at a price. One such cost, often … Continued

Soil Pollution from Roads

By Ellie Yu (MetaMeta Research) Soil is a crucial resource for humans, providing a vital environment for plants to grow … Continued

Green Roads for Water for building resilience against climate extremes: Case of Makueni County in Kenya

by Michael Maluki, Nancy Kadenyi and Faith Muchemi Introduction Entering Makueni county welcomes you to endless vast lands covered by … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (4): The potential of causeways in ensuring accessibility of link roads in Pakistan

By Allah Bakhsh, Project Coordinator FBLN / SPO Pakistan, with input from Reinier Veldman (Program Manager, MetaMeta) Introduction Roads are … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (3): roads for upland water retention in Pakistan

By Popi Michelogiannaki, Frank van Steenbergen, and Mohammed Umar Karim Water can be retained for a longer period in higher … Continued

Stone arch bridges in Tanzania – Innovation rooted in history

By Enabel – Belgian Development Agency Rural communities’ access to schools, hospitals, markets and jobs depends on dangerous river crossings. … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (2): roads for controlled drainage in Pakistan

Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim Drainage: roads disrupt Floods are not only about excessive rainfall: they … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (1): roads as flood shelters in Pakistan

Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim … Continued

Why the Government’s Roadside Tree Plantations programme is important for Bangladesh

Andrew Zakharenka, World Bank, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice April 22, 2021 Bangladesh Forest Department, recognizing the … Continued

Bleeding mountains, drying springs

by Anastasia Deligianni, Saroj Yakami, and Frank van Steenbergen November 05, 2020 It is a major concern that springs … Continued

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