Yemen: Water and Energy in Times of War
Yemen: Water and Energy in Times of War By Musaed Aklan and Frank van Steenbergen The continued unrest in Yemen … Continued
How could my country look like if we were to embrace nature-based solutions? This was the question that student teams from around the globe aimed to answer in the Nature-Based Future Challenge, organized by Wageningen University & Research. Interdisciplinary and international teams visualized a nature-based future for the delta of Bangladesh, showcasing innovative solutions to pressing environmental challenges. Chittagong Hill Tracts One of the teams, GO2V-NBF, focused on the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) with the goal of transitioning from "development at the cost of nature" to a future of "nature-based prosperity." This region in Southeast Bangladesh faces significant challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic development. The increasing intensity of extreme weather events, coupled with changing land use, exacerbates soil erosion and land degradation. The local water cycle is under pressure, leading to issues of both water scarcity and flooding at different times of the year. GO2V-NBF proposed a strategy of vertical cities on water and a harmonious… Continued
Yemen: Water and Energy in Times of War By Musaed Aklan and Frank van Steenbergen The continued unrest in Yemen … Continued
Lollipops, fizz, chips Posted by Frank van Steenbergen October 26, 2016 A recent paper by the World Obesity Foundation reveals … Continued
Tesla Rickshaws Postcard from Polder 31/part, Khulna District, South West Bangladesh Posted by Frank van Steenbergen November 17, 2016 It is … Continued
Prepared for a wet year? By Madiha Al-Junaid (This article was written during the rainy time this summer, July and … Continued
by Lenneke Knoop October 11, 2016 The Deyang area, located in the Sichuan Basin in southwest China, was struck hard … Continued
Blog: Managing the Mega Irrigation Beast Posted by Abraham Mehari Haile, Eltigani Bashier and Frank van Steenbergen 2 September 2016 … Continued
Ivory Towers Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Abraham Mehari Haile September 12, 2016 Are the Ivory Towers still there? … Continued
Politics and Water Posted by Frank van Steenbergen September 12, 2016 We all like ‘democracy’, yet we dislike ‘politics’. It … Continued
Managing the Mega Irrigation Beast Posted by Abraham Mehari Haile, Eltigani Bashier and Frank van Steenbergen 2 September 2016 … Continued
Posted by Simon Chevalking and Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta) 30 August 2016 With globally 1 billion ha of land affected … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta) 15 August 2016 One of the many medieval villages in the Drome in France, … Continued
Posted by Sukru Esin (MetaMeta Anatolia) and Simon Chevalking (MetaMeta Research) July 20, 2016 Ever since the beginning of the … Continued
Like in other Kingdoms of the world, the Raya-valley farmers have their own rulers, the Kings of Spate. These … Continued
Posted by Taye Alemayehu July 11, 2016 After the El Niño effect that caused devastating wide-spread drought, La Niña is … Continued
Posted by Kassem Mourad July 27, 2016 Image Courtesy: MontyofEgypt – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5203022 It seems to … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen June 5, 2016 Postcard from Nimroz, Afghanistan. Here is the Lashkari channel, running over a length … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Kifle Woldearegay April 25, 2016 Haregu Gobezay, at her farm in Mayshwash village close … Continued
Posted by Brittany Anzel App March 16, 2016 Image Courtesy: Brittany Anzel App California is amidst it’s worst drought in … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen March 08, 2016 Months after an airstrike on the village Hajar Aukaish in April, villagers … Continued
Posted by Kebede Manjur Gebru, Frank van Steenbergen, and Eyasu Yazew Hagos February 29, 2016 There is so much wisdom that goes … Continued