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
Livelihoods from Floods
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
Gash the traveler
Gash – The Traveler Blogpost by Ahmed A. Bagi Alamin She starts her journey in Asmara City, and she always … Continued
Creating opportunity out of a problem: the hidden cotton plant
Creating opportunity out of a problem: the hidden cotton plant Blogpost by Celestine Kilongosi Calotropis procera tree is one among … Continued
Starving the Tihama: Impact of War on Spate Irrigation Systems in Yemen
Starving the Tihama: Impact of War on Spate Irrigation Systems in Yemen Posted by Adel Zolail and Frank van Steenbergen … Continued
Resolving the Drought Puzzle in Northern Kenya
Resolving the Drought Puzzle in Northern Kenya Posted by Elly Arukulem Yaluk April 28, 2017 Drought haunts pastoral livelihoods in Masol, … Continued
King Capillary: The Miracle Water Buffer
King Capillary: The Miracle Water Buffer Posted by Matthijs Kool, Abraham Mehari Haile, Karim Nawaz and Frank van Steenbergen December … Continued
Kingdoms of Spate
Like in other Kingdoms of the world, the Raya-valley farmers have their own rulers, the Kings of Spate. These … Continued