New Local Energy: Solar Mini-Mills
By Allah Bakhsh, Flood-based Livelihoods Network-Pakistan July 09, 2020 There is a saying derived from hundred years experiences that “necessity is … Continued
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A year in spate irrigation: floods as blessings, rain as a problem
by Allah Bakhshh, and Frank van Steenbergen. With inputs from Reinier Veldman June 05, 2020 Postcard from Bagh Nari, Pakistan, … Continued
Lockdowns in rural Pakistan – What to do
by Karim Nawaz April 20, 2020 Many parts of Pakistan are in lockdown, as part of the nationwide measures to … Continued
One very hard hit for Yemen
By Sharafaddin Saleh, Adel Zolail and Frank van Steenbergen July 16, 2019 Sad message from the Tihama, the coastal lowland … Continued
Appeal to the Negotiators at the Yemen Peace Talks in Sweden
This is to appeal to the wisdom of all those who travelled to Sweden for the Peace Talks for Yemen: … Continued
Sorghum Superpower
By Eric Manyasa and Loes van der Pluijm August 14, 2018 Is it the 5th most important grain in the … Continued
Turkana: From Desolation to Hope by Recognizing the Potential of Floods
by Elly Yaluk and Loes van der Pluijm December 08, 2017 In just three days in Turkana, of which I … Continued
Watershed improvement: The upstream – downstream question
Frank van Steenbergen, Tesfa-alem Gebreegziabher Embaye and Eyasu Hagos April 14, 2017 If we utilize our water better upstream, what … Continued
King Capillary: The Miracle Water Buffer
by Matthijs Kool, Abraham Mehari Haile, Karim Nawaz and Frank van Steenbergen December 12, 2016 In the Gash Spate Irrigation … Continued
Kingdoms of Spate
Like in other Kingdoms of the world, the Raya-valley farmers have their own rulers, the Kings of Spate. These … Continued
From the water governance front
By Frank van Steenbergen June 5, 2016 Postcard from Nimroz, Afghanistan. Here is the Lashkari channel, running over a length … Continued
Spate Irrigation: Lessons for Adaptive Management of a Variable Climate
COP 17 is quietly underway in Durban, South Africa. Compared to previous rounds of global climate negotiations, there has been … Continued