Flood 2025 and Loss of Mango Orchards in Punjab, Pakistan
Author: Ashfaque Soomro As per flood damage reports by various agencies, including PDMA Punjab, the floods 2025 have damaged more … Continued
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‘We Don’t Want to Go Elsewhere’: Fears Persist Amid India’s Dam Race With China in Brahmaputra Basin
By Hilde Nijland and Sumit Vij, originally published on the Wire. Republished on TheWaterChannel with kind permission from the authors. The project … Continued
Postcard from Rajshahi – Harvesting mangoes, harvesting water?
By David Mornout, Alamgir Chowdhury, and Enamul Huda Greater Rajshahi – also known as a major mango-producing area of Bangladesh … Continued
From Technology to Responsibility
by Sukru Esin When I received an email a researcher from University of Cusano (Rome, Italy) to join a consortium … Continued
The Aqueduct of Willpower
By: Frank van Steenbergen To construct an aqueduct is a matter of both ingenuity and of will power: to get … Continued
Farming against the drought: Life in Rural Tanzania amid Climate Change
By Femke van Woezik In a small village called Membe (Dodoma Region, Tanzania), the rhythm of the weather has shifted … Continued
Manganhars: the Beacons of Happiness
By Ashfaque Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen In ancient times, there were some tribes or communities that sustained themselves through … Continued
Washerwoman
By Getachew Engdayehu Sewnet Mitiku Gashaw, aged around 47, is among hundreds of laundry women working in this domestic business … Continued
Plant Ash, Honey Locust Tree, and Rice Water: Ancient Chinese Practice for Washing Clothes
by CongCong Li In ancient Chinese times “dǎoliàn”(捣练) – a special type of laundry – was one of the most … Continued
Endod: African Soap Nut Power
By Getachew Engdayehu and Frank van Steenbergen Washing clothes is key to life and defines hygiene and health. In most … Continued
They whistle to the birds: the Awer honey-gatherers
By: Frank van Steenbergen They whistle to the birds. One bird comes. The bird leads them to bees’ nest. They … Continued
In praise of you, Francis
The Canticle of the Sun by Saint Francis, 1225 Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, Yours are the praises, the glory, … Continued
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