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 Rewati Raman Dhakal, Bagmati Welfare Society Nepal BWSN Pidari Village in Sarlahi District, Nepal, recently celebrated a significant achievement … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen The Nabateans are well known for the marvelous city of Petra (now in Jordan), hewn from … Continued
By Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Climate change has a major impact on human, but the impact … 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
