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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
Ending Distress Migration: The Tale of Kumharra Village’s Triumph Over Water Scarcity
By Rohan Gupta & Meghna Mukherjee “In the past decade, we have managed to reduce out-migration from this village by … Continued
Igunga ecovillage: a success story from the water scarcity trenches
Posted by Eduardo Tovar López March 20, 2018 Igunga is one of the driest districts in Tanzania. Water is very scarce, … Continued
Glaciers in Tajikistan: Pulling the Climate Change Trigger
Glaciers in Tajikistan: Pulling the Climate Change Trigger Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Jonathan Demenge November 13, 2017 With … Continued
Somaliland: the camelback is broken
By James Firebrace and Frank van Steenbergen March 16, 2017 Famished camels cross a barren landscape near Ballanbaal, late Nov … Continued
Peri-urban water insecurity in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Posted by: Otto Hoffman February 2017 Nepal is known as the home of the Himalayas, with innumerable streams and rivers, … Continued
Water Scarcity as a Business in Kathmandu Valley
December 2016, Otto Hoffman Nepal is blessed with an abundance of water throughout the country in the form of snow … Continued
Is peri-urban wastewater reuse the right pathway to food security?
Posted by Otto Hoffman November 8, 2016 Urbanization and population growth in Kathmandu Valley are widening the gap between supply … Continued
Egypt: The Case for Pressurized Fertilised Irrigation through Elevated Storage Tanks
Posted by Kassem Mourad July 27, 2016 Image Courtesy: MontyofEgypt – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5203022 It seems to … Continued
Where there once was Water
Posted by Brittany Anzel App March 16, 2016 Image Courtesy: Brittany Anzel App California is amidst it’s worst drought in … Continued