Durgapur Village Faces the Monsoon Flood of 2024 with a Better Approach
Author: Friendship, as part of the Reversing the Flow program. A Case Story from a Riverine Char Island of Brahmaputra … Continued
The WaterBlog
Navigating Conflict to Build Climate Resilience and Empower Communities in Sudan
By Izzeldin Hashim Mohammed (SOS Sahel), Rwnag Mohammed, Femke van Woesik In the midst of ongoing conflict in Sudan, where political instability and violence have significantly disrupted daily life, the Reversing the Flow (RtF) program by SOS Sahel serves as a crucial initiative for promoting water security and climate resilience in the Bara landscape of North Kordofan. The conflict has exacerbated challenges related to governance, access to resources, and infrastructure, making community-led solutions more critical than ever. Launched in July 2023, the program aims to empower local communities through innovative water management and climate adaptation strategies, ensuring resilience despite substantial obstacles from the surrounding conflict. By focusing on local knowledge and community-driven initiatives, the RtF program remains committed to its mission despite the destabilizing effects of the conflict. Adapting to Adversity: Navigating Conflict to Achieve Progress This RtF program has been tested by significant disruptions due to the ongoing conflict, impacting the… Continued
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Hedges as a key to regenerative farming
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Pure Joy: Pidari Village Celebrates New Clean Water Access with Overhead Tank Inauguration
by Rewati Raman Dhakal, Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal BWSN Pidari Village in Sarlahi District, Nepal, recently celebrated a significant achievement … Continued
Theodoros and Stephanos
By Frank van Steenbergen The Nabateans are well known for the marvelous city of Petra (now in Jordan), hewn from … Continued
Livestock and climate change: resilient cattle sheds
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Flood Resilience and Spatial Planning in Pakistan: Where are we two years after the devastating flood?
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Flood resilience and the management of land and water resources The … Continued
The Bridges on the Indus
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Bridge and approach curtailing the Indus River The bridges on the Indus … Continued
Heading towards a nature-based future
How could my country look like if we were to embrace nature-based solutions? A reflection on the nature-based future challenge … Continued
À la recherche des rongeurs dans la capitale animée de Madagascar
Les auteurs: Luwieke Bosma, Lucia Moreno Spiegelberg et Gauthier Dobigny. Click here for the English version of the blog. Bonjour à tous … Continued
Tracking down rodents in Madagascar’s bustling capital city
Authors: Luwieke Bosma, Lucia Moreno Spiegelberg and Gauthier Dobigny. Pour la version en français, cliquez ici. Good day! My name is … Continued
Locally-led adaptation: where do we stand?
David Mornout (MetaMeta), Joe Ray (RVO), Sandra van Soelen (Simavi), Tomi Haryadi (WRI Indonesia) There is a growing recognition that … Continued
We After The Flood: assessing the response to the 2022 floods in Balochistan, Pakistan
By Abraham Mehari, Dennis van Peppen and Frank van Steenbergen The floods that hit Pakistan in August-September 2022 were overwhelming. … Continued
Data or dialogue: how to do a baseline?
Reflections by IMPACT (Peter Lengurnet), Musul Community Land (Jackson Nkaiduri), and MetaMeta (Femke van Woesik, Esmee Mulder, Frank van Steenbergen) … Continued
Formal or functional? Can committees work?
By Esmee Mulder (MetaMeta) Formal or functional? Can committees work? Reflecting on community-based natural resource management in Northern Kenya Committees … Continued
Communications and coalitions
By Frank van Steenbergen & Femke van Woesik In the field of development, communication is often viewed as a means for … Continued
Roof top snow harvesting
By Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Bulyoni Poyo, Southwest Tajikistan. While we have become used to harvest water, snow equally … Continued
Reflecting on Four Transformative Years: The Green Future Farming Program in Ethiopia
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak … Continued
Culverts and climate
Frank van Steenbergen and Gordon Keller With more than 35 million kilometer of roads in the world, roads are a … Continued