Livelihoods from Floods

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

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

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

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

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

The power of networking and opportunity analysis in times of COVID-19

Reinier Veldman and Judith de Bruijne September 30, 2020 The world is going through uncertain times with the growing visible … 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

Lockdowns in rural Pakistan – What to do

Lockdowns in rural Pakistan – what to do By Karim Nawaz April 20, 2020 Many parts of Pakistan are in … Continued

Postcard from the Beja, Akla Almahata, Eastern Sudan: Health, Water, Education, Work

Postcard from the Beja, Akla Almahata, Eastern Sudan: Health, Water, Education, Work by Ahmed Adalbagi and Ali M.A. Elhaj March … Continued

Effect of dam construction on underground flows in Jamshoro, Pakistan

Effect of dam construction on underground flows in Jamshoro, Pakistan by Abdul Ghani Soomro and Anila Hameem Memon February 12, 2020 … Continued

Locust threat averted in Sindh, Pakistan

Locust threat averted in Sindh, Pakistan By Gulsher Panhwer, Research and Development Foundation (RDF), Flood Based Livelihoods Network (FBLN ) … Continued

Farmer to Farmer Knowledge Transfer

(Experience and Seeds Sharing by Sindh Farmers to Balochistan Farmers) By Allah Bakhsh, November 2018 A group of 15 Sindh farmers … Continued

Chickpea success through WhatsApp

Chickpea success through WhatsApp By Allah Bakhsh and Loes van der Pluijm September 19, 2018 When you think of WhatsApp, … Continued

Sorghum Superpower

By Eric Manyasa and Loes van der Pluijm August 14, 2018 Is it the 5th most important grain in the … Continued

Turkana: From Desolation to Hope by Recognizing the Potential of Floods

Turkana: From Desolation to Hope by Recognizing the Potential of Floods Posted by Elly Yaluk and Loes van der Pluijm … Continued

Rice growing in the water

Rice growing in the water Blogpost by: Palal Moet Moet Do you know how to sow rice in deep water? … Continued

Lake Malawi: The Vanishing Blessing

Lake Malawi: The Vanishing Blessing Blogpost by: Blessings Jeranji Shores of lake Malawi, everyday business Malawi as a country has … Continued

Livelihoods from Floods

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