Our Common Underground
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenJanuary 21st, 2015 It is the thing we even take more for granted than the air … Continued
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The dripping time bomb
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenJanuary 7, 2015 Post card from Wadi Natrun, Egypt Over the last decades drip irrigation systems … Continued
The right to smile
By Sara Datturi Postcard from the International Society Fluoride Conference, 25-28 November 2014, Chiang Mai. Due to the plentiful water … Continued
A Private Blacklist Company
Do you ever wonder why there is so little attention for water in the news – especially as compared to … Continued
The Untimeliness of Budgets
posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 20, 2014 One of the largest causes of corruption and mismanagement is situated at the … Continued
Living on the thin edge
posted by Frank van SteenbergenSeptember 03, 2014 In the coastal river system of Bangladesh, land is protected by thousands of … Continued
Breaking barriers: People with Disabilities Managing Farm Water
Among other basic needs, access to safe drinking water and sanitation together are vital for people to achieve their full … Continued
Pollution of River Ravi
by Nosheen Fazal, Deputy Director, Social and Environmental Management Unit, Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority (PIDA), PakistanAugust 18, 2014 Ravi … Continued
The Big Hole in the Middle East
by Sukru Esin and Frank van Steenbergen August 12, 2014 Whilst the attention in Middle East water conflicts has … Continued
Land Grabs: The Global Rush for Farmland
Land Grabs: The Global Rush for Farmland Imagine one big foreign company owning half the arable land in a country. … Continued
Azores: a hundred years of greenhouse water harvesting
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen, August 1, 2014 To survive and thrive small islands have to make use of their … Continued
Junaid – Living Legend of Ibrahim Haidri, Karachi Coast, Sindh, Pakistan
Posted by Dr. Karim Nawaz, July 23rd 2014 Mr. Junaid is a 60 year old resident of Ibrahim Haidri, a … Continued
Fluoridation vs. fluorosis: two faces of the same medal
Posted by Sara DatturiJune 30, 2014 Fluorine (F2 of F) is the element # 9 in the Periodic Table. Due … Continued
Fluoride: The Underground Scourge
The origin of Fluoride in groundwater is mostly natural. A certain amount of Fluoride in the water (0.5 mg/L … Continued
DIY Fertilizer: The Faba Bean Story
Posted by Ruben BorgeJune 02, 2014 In Rema village in Ethiopia, Abere has tried to cultivate faba beans using biofertilizers. … Continued
One Bridge, Multiple Functions
Posted by Rossella Alba May 22, 2014 In Megab, a rather small village in the semi-arid Tigray region in northern … Continued
Substituting Groundwater with Surface Water: Zibo-Weifang, China
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenMay 19, 2014 The coastal Zibo-Weifang aquifer system in Shandong Province (near the Laizhou Bay of … Continued
Greenhouse Innovations in Spain
Posted by Marta AgujetasMay 13, 2014 Almería is located in the region of Andalucia in south-eastern Spain. It has an … Continued
The Dune Water Machine
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenMay 06, 2014 As cities grow the challenges of finding safe water grow with them. And … Continued
Prime time farming in Turkey
Posted by Sukru Esin March 04, 2014 Turkish soaps are extremely popular from Morocco to Pakistan. Broadcast of a … Continued
Dossiers
- Managing Desert Locusts
- Green Roads for Water
- Dryland Development
- Green Transformation
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Water and Development Partnership
- Preserving Assets - Operation and Maintenance in Delta’s
- None left behind
- Stories from the Arab World
- Water in the newsroom
- The underground drought
- Is the world getting saltier?
- Mega Irrigation
- Water integrity
- Livelihoods from Floods
- Water Productivity
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