Ponds, A postcard from Yinwaar
By Frank van SteenbergenJuly 16, 2015 Picture 1: Pond, Yimwaar, Kenya Are things getting better in the world? You wonder … Continued
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 Frank van SteenbergenJuly 16, 2015 Picture 1: Pond, Yimwaar, Kenya Are things getting better in the world? You wonder … Continued
Among other basic needs, access to safe drinking water and sanitation together are vital for people to achieve their full … Continued
By Madiha Al-Junaid (edited by Brett Scot)July 9, 2015 As if it was not enough for Yemen to live through … Continued
By Abraham Mehari Haile, Eyasu Yazew Hagos and Frank van SteenbergenJuly 2, 2015 Picture 1: Bench terraces (Own image) … Continued
By Madiha Al-Junaid (edited by Brett Scot)June 18, 2015 It is not an uncommon sight: Children, women, the elderly, and … Continued
By Francesco SambalinoJune 11, 2015 In Somaliland Prosopis Juliflora is quickly gaining ground. Similarly to many other arid and … Continued
posted by Sukru EsinJune 02, 2015 Fethiye is one of the most well known tourist spots in Turkey, as popular … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen & Abraham Mehari HaileMay 28, 2015 They go largely unobserved and unattended. In view of the … Continued
By Amira Abdel Gader & Matthijs KoolMay 20, 2015 Using the electric churner When we think of appropriate technology, we … Continued
By Melanne RouwMay 15, 2015 Image courtesy: drawingforkids.org If we are asked to draw a tree, we often don’t … Continued
by Abraham AbhishekMay 11, 2015 Since March this year, the Yemeni people have been caught in airstrikes being carried out … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen, Yasir Abbas Mohamed, Abraham Mehari Haile May 7, 2015 Small Water tank in Gash Die This is … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen, Eyashu Yazew Hagos and Shimbahri MesfinApril 29, 2015 Postcard from Lake Hashenge, Tigray, Ethiopia. It is eery … Continued
By Taye Alemehayu and Frank van SteenbergenApril 23, 2015 Figure 1: Showing the level of a dying river in old … Continued
By Francesco Sambalino and Cecilia BorgiaApril 14, 2015 Figure 1: Steamwells in the Afar settlement of Li Ado, near … Continued
By Anna SmitsMarch 19, 2015 Image: WikiCommons “Climate change is the time that the moon and the sun come together and … Continued
By Kim HoeksMarch 6, 2015 Images: WikiCommons How much water does it cost to make a t-shirt or a cup … Continued
by Sukru Esin and Frank van SteenbergenAugust 12, 2014 (re-posted February 27, 2015) Whilst the attention in Middle East water … Continued
By Qiulan Zhang, Jingli Shao, Xiaowei Wang and Frank van Steenbergen Located at the heart of Hengshui Prefecture of Hebei … Continued