Eden Toxic
Eden Toxic Postcard from Koga, Amhara, Ethiopia by Frank van Steenbergen April 23, 2020 Postcard from Koga – in Amhara … Continued
by Frank van Steenbergen Little pockets of air, moving upward in the water: bubbles. That is a technique that is now used to improve the quality of surface water. In the Westerdok in Amsterdam an experimental bubble barrier has been in place for almost five years. The barrier – essentially a perforated pipe venting air - is placed diagonally across the canal. It produces water bubbles that lift floating mini-bits of plastics in the water upwards. Across the canal, along the slanted line of bubbles formed by the barrier, the floating dirt is moved to the side. They are collected in a receptor from which they are removed. An electric compressor – operated with renewable energy and placed in a sounc-proofed container - supplies compressed air for the bubble barrier . The Westerdok bubble system has been successful, removing almost 200,000 particles, adding up to a ton of plastic, a year. It is simplicity at its very best – no… Continued
Eden Toxic Postcard from Koga, Amhara, Ethiopia by Frank van Steenbergen April 23, 2020 Postcard from Koga – in Amhara … Continued
Symbiosis: Pastoralists and Farmers in Balochistan by Allah Bakhsh and Frank van Steenbergen April 21, 2020 There is a narrative … Continued
by Karim Nawaz April 20, 2020 Many parts of Pakistan are in lockdown, as part of the nationwide measures to … Continued
by Ahmed Adalbagi and Ali M.A. Elhaj March 10, 2020 They are an ancient people, mentioned in Roman scriptures and … Continued
The Ibb Water Supply Miracle of Resilience by Frank van Steenbergen March 10, 2020 It achieves nearly full recovery on … Continued
by Abdul Ghani Soomro and Anila Hameem Memon February 12, 2020 Darawat Dam is a concrete gravity dam developed across … Continued
Broody: the Essential Art of Hatching by Frank van Steenbergen, Abraham Abhishek, and Reinier Veldman January 13, 2020 ‘Hazol’ hatching … Continued
Locust threat averted in Sindh, Pakistan By Gulsher Panhwer, Research and Development Foundation (RDF), Flood Based Livelihoods Network (FBLN ) … Continued
From the mother of all ponds: road water harvesting in Masala, Ethiopia By Francesco Sambalino and Cecilia Borgia January 03, … Continued
Yemen, war, Cholera outbreaks, malnutrition, poverty, secession and locust outbreaks, these are the keywords in all the talk about Yemen … Continued
By Theophilus Kioko, Nancy Kadenyi & Luwieke Bosma Climate variability and change comes with its bowl of impacts, especially on … Continued
Post Card from Sponge Town KwaVonza KwaVonza residents in the driver seat by Luwieke Bosma, Nancy Kadenyi & Theophilus Kioko October … Continued
Yemen: poor sanitation infrastructure in times of war by Nada al Dahmashi :: August 09, 2019 It is well-known that … Continued
Spirulina: Opportunities for nutrition and livelihoods in Ethiopia by Jean Marc Pace Ricci July 23, 2019 Spirulina has been used … Continued
By Sharafaddin Saleh, Adel Zolail and Frank van Steenbergen July 16, 2019 Sad message from the Tihama, the coastal lowland … Continued
The Power of Peers: Community Certification by Frank van Steenbergen :: June 14, 2019 We have written earlier on the … Continued
By Nada al-Dahmashi , Water and Environment Centre (WEC), Sana’a University:: June 14, 2019 Images: Nada al-Dahmashi The 1st of March … Continued
Man and ecology Postcard from Awezet, Farta (Amhara, Ethiopia) Posted by Frank van Steenbergen, Getachew Engdayehu, and Bantamlak Wondmnow June 05, … Continued