Small Water Cycles and Local Climates

What to do when “the sun burns the earth”?

Drought and dry season grazing management strategies of Maasai herders By Esmee Mulder, MetaMeta The key to rangeland sustainability? Collaborate … Continued

Cool it: how to change the local climate with hundreds of soil bunds

By Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Jackie Kemboi (Justdiggit), and Samwel Jakinda (Justdiggit). The monitoring setup was developed and implemented by … Continued

The use of cactus for wind and sun protection in Malta

Jean Marc Pace The Prickly-Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a ubiquitous sight on the arid Mediterranean Islands of Malta. It … Continued

Landscape Management Plus: Improving the local climate of the Ethiopian Gubalafto Watersheds

Bantamlak Wondmnow, Jean Marc Pace, Getachew Engdayehu, Dr. Dessie Assefa, Frank van Steenbergen & Femke van Woesik Landscape restoration activities … Continued

Snow, no snow: microclimates revealed

by Femke van Woesik and Frank van Steenbergen This sight is probably quite familiar for people living in an area … Continued

Thriving fungi networks and local climates

by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued

On rangeland degradation and how to spot it from above

by Francesco Sambalino and Esmee Mulder Open rangeland in Africa is arguably the most iconic landscape on the continent. In … Continued

Podcast: Life at the climate forefront

The Sundarbans through photos Every centimetre of sea level rise is directly felt here at the low-lying Sundarbans – the … Continued

With Manual Labour and Honey Against Climate Disaster and Hunger

Thomas Hoerz, Area Manager Somaliland, Welthungerhilfe Hargesia, November 11, 2021 Looking at the larger picture – the international climate change regime – … Continued

(Dec 9, 2021) Summary of IPCC AR6 WGI report: Sea level rise and Regional climate change

In this webinar, IHE Delft’s Prof. Roshanka Ranasinghe, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC AR6 WGI report, will summarise … Continued

Microclimate in the market garden – practices

By Francesco Sambalino October 18, 2021 A lot is said about climate change. It is too hot. It will become … Continued

Pastoralist frontiers in Balochistan, Pakistan

By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator FBLN SPO. Introduction Balochistan is arid in term of surface water availability. There are places … Continued

Small Water Cycles and Local Climates

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