A conversation with Shobha Tiwari: A champion of tribal land rights
By Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta Research), Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research), Poulomi (PRADAN) Meet Shobha … Continued
The WaterBlog
Portraits of Bangladesh, Satkhira community members (UTTARAN)
This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons from the Reversing the Flow (RtF) program. RtF empowers communities in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan to build climate resilience through direct funding and a community-driven, landscape approach. Meet these 4 individuals from UTTARANs LANDWATER project area. They present their challenges, their aspirations and what this RtF project means to them. These stories reflect the hardships experienced by the affected individuals and families. At the same time, UTTARAN takes pride in standing by them and providing much-needed assistance through the LANDWATER initiative. It is heartening to see the positive impact of our efforts, even in the face of such adversity, as we continue working towards sustainable solutions for these communities. Shona Van’s Struggle for Survival in Isolation and Adversity Landscape Name: Jugipota, Satkhira Sadar Shona Van, a 50-year-old widow, has spent the past 15 years navigating a life of relentless hardship and resilience. Her world was upended by… Continued
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Examples of management of the commons by communities in rural India
By Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), & Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta) Common pool resources, popularly known as … Continued
A Socio-Ecological Systems approach to agriculture
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Horizontal Learning- an effective way for disseminating knowledge
By Arpan Mondal (MetaMeta) There is a natural need for farmers to learn from each other which cropping patterns, cultivars, … Continued
Understanding Mental Models and Perceptions in Regenerative Agriculture
By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research) and Vinitika Lal (PRADAN) Mental Models, the basis of reasoning and decision making, is a … Continued
A conversation with Bimla Kujur: The Samvidhan Saathi
By Vinitika Lal (PRADAN), Arpan Mondal (MetaMeta Research), Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta Research), and Iqra Khan (PRADAN) Meet Bimla Kujur. Bimla … Continued
It’s just the tip of the iceberg!
By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta), Ishan Agarwal (FES), Saheb Bhattacharya (PRADAN) … Continued
Stone arch bridges in Tanzania – Innovation rooted in history
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Flood-proofing the road network (2): roads for controlled drainage in Pakistan
Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim Drainage: roads disrupt Floods are not only about excessive rainfall: they … Continued
Flood-proofing the road network (1): roads as flood shelters in Pakistan
Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim … Continued
Down to Earth: Understanding the regenerative agricultural practices
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Reducing drought vulnerability of rainfed crop by using mechanized Zaï
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Laths – key to rebuilding livelihoods after the floods in spate irrigation
By Mohammed Salah, Allah Bakhsh, Amjad Rasheed and Frank van Steenbergen What used to be a field is gone now. … Continued
The poor economy market
Postcard from Valencia in Spain, the beautiful historical city yet surrounded with huge non-descript outskirts. This post card is sent … Continued
Identity of Women Farmers in India
By Anushree Mitra In Jharkhand there is a common belief related to ploughing and tilling of the land that if … Continued
Ponds as an asset for agriculture: how to keep them full
Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Nitesh Dhiman (PRADAN), Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Lalit Kumar Nirmalkar (PRADAN), Laxmi … Continued
(Podcast) Understanding Pakistan Floods
More than a third of Pakistan is under water since mid-June. The floods have left 1500 dead; more than 13,000 … Continued
Floods are about rain, floods are also about drainage
by Mohammed Chandio Floods triggered by unusually heavy rain – more than 5 times average – have inundated Sindh Province … Continued
Hill Torrent Floods Impacting the Southern Punjab Pakistan
Blog by Khurram Mubeen1, edited by Reinier Veldman2 1Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan-Pakistan 2Coordinator FBLN … Continued
Urgent!! Salvaging the rabi crop in the spate irrigated areas of Pakistan.
By Frank van Steenbergen The incessant and extraordinary rains in Pakistan’s western mountain catchment have created havoc in one-third of … Continued