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{jcomments on}posted by Frank van Steenbergen October 08, 2012 A common sight in rural areas is long lines of jerry … Continued

posted by Seifu Kebede, Taye Alemayehu, Asefa Kumsa and Frank van Steenbergen October 01, 2012 In the last five years, … Continued

Image Courtsey: Hydro Flask’s Hydration Nation The term ‘land grabbing’ has now become common use. It concerns dubious land acquisitions … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen September 24, 2012 In recent times of crisis, the economic performance of US has been … Continued

posted by Marta Agujetas Frank van Steenbergen September 17, 2012 An amazing trend is the increased use of herbicides in … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen September 10, 2012 Whereas we may be familiar with the iconic mermaid in the … Continued

posted by Taha Alwashali and Frank van SteenbergenSeptember 03, 2012 The ancient name of Yemen is ‘Arabia Felix’ – the … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen August 27, 2012 Much hope is pinned on the development of small-holder irrigation in Africa. … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen August 21, 2012 Over the past three-four years, the financial crisis has dominated the headlines– … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen August 13, 2012 What is more important – public health, or security and deterrence? … Continued

Bihar in eastern India is the country’s most flood-prone state. Every year, about 76% of the population and 73% of … Continued

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen August 06, 2012 One of the most beautiful objects in the National Museum of the … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen July 30, 2012 In the Habala district of Southern Ethiopia, fluoride levels are high – … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen July 24, 2012 Imagine water being so scarce that you have to compete with bees … Continued

Geographical Incidence of Floods, 1985-2010 As this map suggests, floods are possibly the most common form of natural disaster. If … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen July 9, 2012 We are always in search of the ‘essence.’ Even though we do … Continued

posted by Frank van Steenbergen July 2, 2012 It is two years to go to the day of reckoning. By … Continued

Earlier this year there were riots in … Continued

Importance of Rice Rice is a very important food crop, 50% of the total world population consumes rice. 90% of … Continued

by Dr. Helmut Eigenmann, Thin Waters/ Laboratory and Design My experiments with thin water layers and light are the base for … Continued