Women and oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon
By Letty Fajardo Vera on the occasion of the International Women Day 2021 Between 1964 and 1990 Texaco (acquired by … Continued
By Farah Kamaleddine and Sukru Esin While water resources, healthy soils and arable lands continue to degrade, population, industrialization and urbanization continue to expand, leading to unbalanced distribution of resources. The global increase in water scarcity and deterioration in its quality will not cease unless we take rapid action. Over than two billion people live in water stressed countries (UN-Water, 2021). Simultaneously, food consumption is expected to grow by 1.4% annually over the next ten years in low- to middle-income countries (WEF, 2023). Freshwater, being a finite resource, is not sufficient to meet the increasing global water and food demand. Hence, alternative non-conventional water resources need to be explored and validated. Treated wastewater (TWW) has gained momentum during the past years being abundant, readily available, and rich in nutrients and metals that can be recovered and reused in agricultural and/or industrial activities. While this is true, reuse of TWW has faced multiple barriers. To name a few, the unit price… Continued
By Letty Fajardo Vera on the occasion of the International Women Day 2021 Between 1964 and 1990 Texaco (acquired by … Continued
by Naluch Lim and Meghna Mukherjee February 16, 2021 Im Naisreang is a 60-year-old commercial farmer in Preah Vihear region … Continued
by Florencia Rieiro, Technical Consultant, MetaMeta April 8, 2021 Coordination matters as it brings people together, allowing learning and opening … Continued
By Allah Bakhsh, with contribution from Reinier Veldman (Flood Based Livelihoods Network) February 5, 2021 The Kacchi plain is a … Continued
by Naluch Lim and Meghna Mukherjee February 5, 2021 Postcard from Preah Vihear, Cambodia. As the world struggles due to … Continued
by Frank van Steenbergen January 19, 2021 Salt water intrusion Salt water intrusion in coastal areas is a serious global … Continued
by Meghna Mukherjee and Jean Marc Pace January 18, 2020 A couple of days back I was reading a book … Continued
by Leon Casse November 16, 2020 Over the past years Justdiggit has carried outs multiple interventions in southern Kenya in … Continued
by Anastasia Deligianni, Saroj Yakami, and Frank van Steenbergen November 05, 2020 It is a major concern that springs … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, and Jean Pace Ricci Value chains have received much attention in recent years. They … Continued
Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, Abraham Abhishek, Jean Marc Pace Rici October 21, 2020 In many poor rural areas, there … Continued
Yemen is ranked amongst the top five most water-scarce countries in the world with an annual average rainfall of 125mm. … Continued
Reinier Veldman and Judith de Bruijne September 30, 2020 The world is going through uncertain times with the growing visible … Continued
The world is reasonably aware of the scale of ongoing locust outbreaks (2019-20) in East Asia and West Africa, and … Continued
Locust outbreaks and its impact on humans and crop have been well documented. However, the linkage between anthropogenic activities, land-use … Continued
In January 2020, the Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security was faced with a new challenge. Swarms of locusts had … Continued
The desert locust can migrate long distances and can voraciously feed on key staple crops like maize which can adversely … Continued
In view of the negative environmental impact of pesticides used against locusts, use of biopesticides is being widely promoted. Researchers … Continued
Mathematical models offer insight into how locusts form and move as swarms; and how to break them up to limit … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino, MetaMeta September 04, 2020 Digging ponds is a labour demanding activity when there is no access to … Continued