Snow, no snow: microclimates revealed
by Femke van Woesik and Frank van Steenbergen This sight is probably quite familiar for people living in an area … Continued
Jannatul Naim, Shaira Ahmed (Friendship NGO) The river islands of the Brahmaputra, particularly in the Gaibandha and Kurigram districts of Bangladesh, are heavily impacted by climate change, experiencing increasing river erosion, flooding, and frequent cyclones. One effective adaptation measure in these regions is the construction of plinths- elevated clusters of villages designed to provide a safe refuge from rising floodwaters. These plinths are built on oval-shaped mounds, raised above known flood levels, and serve as a critical shelter during extreme weather events. Each plinth can permanently house 25 to 30 displaced families and accommodate up to 100 to 150 families, along with their livestock and personal belongings, during emergencies. Every year, these plinths serve as designated flood shelters for local communities, with a pre-selected list of families that will take refuge during floods. In these plinths, an average of 25 pre-selected landless, marginalized families take permanent shelter. However, during emergencies, around 150 flood-affected households can temporarily seek shelter, depending on… Continued
by Femke van Woesik and Frank van Steenbergen This sight is probably quite familiar for people living in an area … Continued
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the fourth and final in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in … Continued
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the third in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in India. The … Continued
by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org his is the second in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in India. The … Continued
Colin de Bruijn, MetaMeta Over the past few months the Games with a Heart (GWH) initiative of MetaMeta has taken … Continued
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
by Saroj Yakami Maili, 65, lives with her husband. Her two daughters are married and are live far from where … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino When talking about tools and increasing labour productivity, we automatically think of tractors, combine harvesters, and sprayers. … Continued
by Myrthe Dol How to break the monotony, how to reach out to children that have had difficult trajectories, how … Continued
Dr Dimitris Kofinas, Civil Engineer, water resources management, University of Thessaly If one has been introduced to the cinematic universe … Continued
By Saroj Yakami[1], Luwieke Bosma1, Madhav Dhakal[2], Mahewor Ghimire[3], Anastasia Deligianni1, Frank van Steenbergen1 Published on the occation of World … Continued
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by Francesco Sambalino, Programme Manager (MetaMeta), Proprieter (Petricor Farms) The author took over a farm in Spain with depleted soil … Continued
by Meghna Mukherjee, Getanew Tesfaw and Assefa Kumssa Zeyneba lives in Koloba Hawas village in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. … Continued
by Laura Blok, MetaMeta Trees are of enormous importance to the ecosystems and livelihoods of people on earth. Many communities … Continued
Prepared by: Carmelo Bonannella (OpenGeoHub), Valentina Delconte (OpenGeoHub), Ichsani Wheeler (OpenGeoHub / EnvirometriX) and Tom Hengl (OpenGeoHub / EnvirometriX) The … Continued
By Long Hoang and Mohammed Yasir, MetaMeta Based on the report ‘Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods’ by MetaMeta … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino and Esmee Mulder Open rangeland in Africa is arguably the most iconic landscape on the continent. In … Continued
By Dr. Long Hoang (MetaMeta), based on work by and inputs from Prof. dr. Rosh Ranasinghe (Professor, Climate Change Impacts … Continued