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
Frank van Steenbergen & Femke van Woesik Language matters a lot. It is not only the words themselves but who controls their usage, who decides how to communicate, and whether to do this on equal terms. This control shapes the conversation, often leading to an uneven playing field where some voices are amplified while others are silenced. Those who steer language influence how ideas are framed and perceived, making certain concepts seem universally accepted or unavoidable. Nearly 30 years ago, Robert Chambers, in his work ‘Whose Reality Counts?’ highlighted this power dynamic and his insights remain powerful today. He argued that language plays a crucial role in shaping development outcomes. He contends that those in positions of power often dictate the terms and concepts used in development discourse. Imposed standards, such as "income poverty" or "employment," frequently fail to capture the complex realities on the ground. Chambers emphasized that this control over language often leads to policies that miss the… Continued
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Flood resilience and the management of land and water resources The … Continued
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Bridge and approach curtailing the Indus River The bridges on the Indus … Continued
How could my country look like if we were to embrace nature-based solutions? A reflection on the nature-based future challenge … Continued
Les auteurs: Luwieke Bosma, Lucia Moreno Spiegelberg et Gauthier Dobigny. Click here for the English version of the blog. Bonjour à tous … Continued
Authors: Luwieke Bosma, Lucia Moreno Spiegelberg and Gauthier Dobigny. Pour la version en français, cliquez ici. Good day! My name is … Continued
David Mornout (MetaMeta), Joe Ray (RVO), Sandra van Soelen (Simavi), Tomi Haryadi (WRI Indonesia) There is a growing recognition that … Continued
By Abraham Mehari, Dennis van Peppen and Frank van Steenbergen The floods that hit Pakistan in August-September 2022 were overwhelming. … Continued
Reflections by IMPACT (Peter Lengurnet), Musul Community Land (Jackson Nkaiduri), and MetaMeta (Femke van Woesik, Esmee Mulder, Frank van Steenbergen) … Continued
By Esmee Mulder (MetaMeta) Formal or functional? Can committees work? Reflecting on community-based natural resource management in Northern Kenya Committees … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen & Femke van Woesik In the field of development, communication is often viewed as a means for … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Bulyoni Poyo, Southwest Tajikistan. While we have become used to harvest water, snow equally … Continued
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak … Continued
Frank van Steenbergen and Gordon Keller With more than 35 million kilometer of roads in the world, roads are a … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen In an eye-opening TED Talk the famous statistician Hans Rosling explained how the arrival of the … Continued
Authors: Clara Nieuwenhuyse, Frank van Steenbergen Visualize a rice paddy field: peaceful, lush green, with rice plants swaying gracefully in … Continued
We invite to join the webinar on the “One Health Approach: Going beyond the basics in the WASH Sector. Time: March … Continued
Auteurs: Lucía Moreno Spiegelberg, Joël Dossou, Jonas Etougbétché, Luwieke Bosma Click here for the English version of the blog. Nous étirons nos … Continued
Authors: Lucía Moreno Spiegelberg, Joël Dossou, Jonas Etougbétché, Luwieke Bosma Pour la version en français, cliquez ici. We stretch our tender … Continued