A flood with a benefit: using the extensive moisture in Kachhi Plains
By Allah Bakhsh and Reinier Veldman Flood based livelihoods network in association with Strengthening Participatory organization (spo) regional center Quetta. … Continued
Livelihoods from Floods
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
Water Wonders of the World: the mysterious Gabarbands
By Popi Michelogiannaki and Frank van Steenbergen Throughout western Sindh and Balochistan, gabarbands or long-stretched dams were constructed by ancient … 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
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
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 years) … 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 with small technology
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
Rains in Yemen: A blessing or a curse?
Yemen is ranked amongst the top five most water-scarce countries in the world with an annual average rainfall of 125mm. … Continued
The power of networking and opportunity analysis in times of COVID-19
by Reinier Veldman and Judith de Bruijne September 30, 2020 The world is going through uncertain times with the growing … Continued
New Local Energy: Solar Mini-Mills
By Allah Bakhsh, Flood-based Livelihoods Network-Pakistan July 09, 2020 There is a saying derived from hundred years experiences that “necessity is … Continued
A year in spate irrigation: floods as blessings, rain as a problem
by Allah Bakhshh, and Frank van Steenbergen. With inputs from Reinier Veldman June 05, 2020 Postcard from Bagh Nari, Pakistan, … Continued
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