How Locally Led Sand Dam projects can transform dryland communities
An example from Laikipia, Kenya By IMPACT NGO, Nancy Kadenyi This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights … Continued
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Rethinking Water Projects: What Happens When Communities Take the Lead
An example from Laikipia, Kenya By IMPACT NGO, Nancy Kadenyi This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights … Continued
Preparing for the Monsoon in Pakistan: Urban Flooding, Deluges, and Planning
By Muhammad Ehsan Laghari We’ve barely emerged from the Indus River water scarcity for agriculture; although the flows of the … Continued
Farming against the drought: Life in Rural Tanzania amid Climate Change
By Femke van Woezik In a small village called Membe (Dodoma Region, Tanzania), the rhythm of the weather has shifted … Continued
The Much-Needed Reversal: Nature-Based Solutions for Rangeland Management in Balochistan, Pakistan
by Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Rangelands are the heartbeat of rural livelihoods and managing microclimates in Balochistan. … Continued
How Community Regranting Drives Climate Adaptation in Bangladesh’s Chars
by Shaheber Alga Union, Ulipur, Kurigram, Bangladesh Friendship NGO, supported by Dr. Jannatul Rushni Naim This blog is part of … Continued
Empowering Communities to Restore Landscapes: A Regranting Model from Amhara, Ethiopia
By ORDA Ethiopia with support by Nardos Masresha This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons … Continued
From Aid Recipients to Local Leaders: Regranting as a Catalyst for Policy Dialogue and Community Empowerment in Bangladesh
By Uttaran, supported by Dr. Jannatul Naim Rushni This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons … Continued
Beyond CO₂: Ecosystem Restoration as a Climate Game-Changer
by Femke van Woesik In the global discussion on climate change, the focus has long been on one key metric: … Continued
Edging Forward: Pigeon Pea Hedgerows
by Arpan Mondal What if one small shift in the way we farm could solve multiple problems at once—improve nutrition, … Continued
How Vegetation and Water Help Cool the Air
by Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Lan Thanh Ha (Researcher, Institute of Water Resources Planning (IWRP), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment … Continued
Empowering Women’s Decision making in Locally-led adaptation: A Case study from Soladana Community in Bangladesh
by Hassan Abdullah Rafath (Uttaran), Hasna Heena Mahmud (Uttaran), Mst.Jannatul Naim This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring … Continued