More Water, More Yield? No, Not Necessarily So
Arpan Mondal, Pratik Ranjan, Shubham Jain and Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Sitarampur. In the rainfed landscape of Bankura, West … Continued
Water Productivity and Irrigation Management
Managing Irrigation Systems: A Fresh Perspective
Irrigation sustains nearly half of global food production and supports the livelihoods of billions, while accounting for around 70 percent … Continued
Is the drip irrigation the answer in sugar production in Upper Egypt? Maybe not.
By Ashraf Ghanem Water saving in irrigation is of paramount importance as agriculture is the prime water user in water … Continued
Theodoros and Stephanos
By Frank van Steenbergen The Nabateans are well known for the marvelous city of Petra (now in Jordan), hewn from … Continued
On water allocation in large irrigation systems: the case of Egypt
By Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen Important to improved water management in large irrigation systems is how water is … Continued
Alarming Water Security Trends in the Middle East, North African and Sub-Saharan African Countries
Frank van Steenbergen, Nizar Zaied and Femke van Woesik In the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), … Continued
Easy ways out of Egypt’s water crisis?
By Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen It is an enormous paradox: on the one hand, water shortage, on the … Continued
The 5 Ms: Moisture at plant root zone (Part 1)
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the first in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of … 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
Making more with the same floods: water management improvements in Gash river basin, Eastern Sudan
By Abraham Mehari Haile and Frank van Steenbergen Eastern Sudan, where the Gash River Basin runs, is characterized by extreme … 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
Dossiers
- Small Water Cycles and Local Climates
- Knowledge Repository for GFFA 2026
- Improved Laundry and Hygiene
- Ecologically-based Rodent Management
- Green and Blue Economy
- Vital Water Services
- Climate and Health
- Soil Management
- Green Transformation
- Green Infrastructure
- Dryland Development
- Agroecology
- Flood and Drought Management
- Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice
- Groundwater Management
- Water Governance and Development Partnership
- Preserving Assets - Operation and Maintenance in Delta’s
- Salinity Management
- Water integrity
- Water Productivity and Irrigation Management
- Managing Desert Locusts
- None left behind
- Mega Irrigation
- Cross-Cutting Topics