What actually generates impacts in Integrated Water Management? Insights from the Aqua4Sudan Partnership
By Long Hoang and Mohammed Yasir, MetaMeta Based on the report ‘Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods’ by MetaMeta … Continued
By Rahma Brini, Abdelhamid Mnajja, Mourad Ben Amor, Nabil Rehaiem, and Yosri Gafsaoui Climate change and watershed degradation are taking their toll in the water system in Tunisia. Here is the story of the Nehbana Dam system, one of the most important hydraulic systems in Tunisia, and one that has been excessively studied. Initially, the public irrigated perimeters (PIP’s) irrigated from the Nebhana dam system numbered eleven, but over the years the system was stretched further and the number of PIP’s became 32 with the dam capacity increasing to deliver 30 Mm3. As it stands now the system provides water for 7000 hectares of irrigated perimeters in Kairouan, Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia Governorates and as well as supply drinking water to the coastal region. Water supply for the irrigated perimeters has fluctuated year to year, but in the last five years there has been a dramatic declining… 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
by Getanew Tesfaw, Assefa Kumsa, Frank van Steenbergen Doing laundry in rural Africa or Asia is hard work, taking many … Continued
Every centimetre of sea level rise is directly felt here at the low-lying Sundarbans – world’s largest mangrove forest, and … Continued
Globally, nearly 7 million people live in refugee camps. Refugee camps are temporary facilities for people on the move, and … Continued
Thomas Hoerz, Area Manager Somaliland, Welthungerhilfe Hargesia, November 11, 2021 Looking at the larger picture – the international climate change regime – … Continued
Meheretu Yonas & Luwieke Bosma, MetaMeta Research and Rodent Green, Wageningen, The Netherlands Karmadine Hima, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger … Continued
In 2015, Chennai was hit by a major flood, considered to be the worst flood to hit that part of … Continued
In this webinar, IHE Delft’s Prof. Roshanka Ranasinghe, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC AR6 WGI report, will summarise … Continued
by Meghna Mukherjee and Frank van Steenbergen Introduction With at least 750 million of the poorest women and girls spending … Continued
By Francesco Sambalino October 18, 2021 A lot is said about climate change. It is too hot. It will become … Continued
By Meheretu Yonas – Rodent Green Management Rodent pests and rodenticide use in Ethiopia Ethiopia’s economy heavily depends on agriculture, it … Continued
By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator FBLN SPO. Introduction Balochistan is arid in term of surface water availability. There are places … Continued
By Femke van Woesik As the most recent IPCC report on climate change was released last month, daunting headlines stating … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino, Eefje Visser, Kim de Groot September 8, 2021 Using a drone, we mapped ±4000 hectares of farmland … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen Post card from Riga, Latvia. It is the blessing of seasonality – the need to preserve … Continued
By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator FBLN SPO. Introduction The entire Kachi Plain in Balochistan, Pakistan, is devoid of fresh groundwater … Continued
By Meheretu Yonas, Luwieke Bosma and Frank van Steenbergen Village-level Ecologically based Rodent Management is promoted by Rodent Green and … Continued
By Marina Vara Gutiérrez and Simon Chevalking The Salt Challenge Are there options to make the best of these increasing saline … Continued