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(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

Making life lighter: on improving laundry

by Meghna Mukherjee and Frank van Steenbergen Introduction With at least 750 million of the poorest women and girls spending … 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

Rodenticides in Ethiopia – a short account

By Meheretu Yonas – Rodent Green Management Rodent pests and rodenticide use in Ethiopia Ethiopia’s economy heavily depends on agriculture, it … 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

A ‘Third Way’ to Combat Climate Change: Microclimates

By Femke van Woesik As the most recent IPCC report on climate change was released last month, daunting headlines stating … Continued

Counting Trees with drones and Artificial Intelligence

by Francesco Sambalino, Eefje Visser, Kim de Groot September 8, 2021 Using a drone, we mapped ±4000 hectares of farmland … Continued

Food Preservation – the Blessing of Seasonality

By Frank van Steenbergen Post card from Riga, Latvia. It is the blessing of seasonality – the need to preserve … 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

Improving hygiene and health: village level ecologically based rodent management

By Meheretu Yonas, Luwieke Bosma and Frank van Steenbergen Village-level Ecologically based Rodent Management is promoted by Rodent Green and … Continued

Hope for Salt: introducing salt tolerant potato varieties in Pakistan

By Marina Vara Gutiérrez and Simon Chevalking The Salt Challenge Are there options to make the best of these increasing saline … Continued

A Brave New Groundwater World

posted by Frank van Steenbergen Since Lester Brown’s seminal book “Who will feed China?” many eyes have been watching the … Continued

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture By Frank van Steenbergen and Petra … Continued

Last Call at the Oases

By Frank van Steenbergen St. Bishoy Monastries – Dug out shallow water source (own image) The oases of Wadi … Continued

Agriculture has a Rodent problem

by Abraham Abhishek, Luwieke Bosma August 26, 2021 Globally, up to 15% of standing crops or stored harvest is damaged … Continued

Local bounty

By Frank van Steenbergen August 20, 2021 Postcard from Sicily Mediterranean, volcanic, with millennia of cultivation, Sicily is a haven … Continued

A Small Water History

By Frank van Steenbergen August 20, 2021 Postcard from Palazzolo Acreide in Southeast Sicily This beautiful town has a history … Continued

Substitution: Preserving Coastal Aquifers in Korba (Tunisia)

By Frank van Steenbergen and Nadim Farajalla August 18, 2021 Agriculture is the biggest user of water in Tunisia, consuming … Continued

Obituary: Saying goodbye to the celebrated Water Resource scholar Dr. Shahid Ahmad

By Ashfaque Soomro July 30, 2021 A celebrated water resource planning and development scholar, Dr. Shahid Ahmad has died of … Continued

The road map for Asset Management tools development

The user-centered approach for tools’ development by Aldo Zamarroni Peralta and Judith de Bruijne, Practica Foundation July 29, 2021 Under … Continued

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