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By Abraham Mehari Haile, Eyasu Yazew Hagos and Frank van SteenbergenJuly 2, 2015 Picture 1: Bench terraces (Own image) … Continued
Jannatul Naim, Shaira Ahmed (Friendship NGO) The river islands of the Brahmaputra, particularly in the Gaibandha and Kurigram districts of Bangladesh, are heavily impacted by climate change, experiencing increasing river erosion, flooding, and frequent cyclones. One effective adaptation measure in these regions is the construction of plinths- elevated clusters of villages designed to provide a safe refuge from rising floodwaters. These plinths are built on oval-shaped mounds, raised above known flood levels, and serve as a critical shelter during extreme weather events. Each plinth can permanently house 25 to 30 displaced families and accommodate up to 100 to 150 families, along with their livestock and personal belongings, during emergencies. Every year, these plinths serve as designated flood shelters for local communities, with a pre-selected list of families that will take refuge during floods. In these plinths, an average of 25 pre-selected landless, marginalized families take permanent shelter. However, during emergencies, around 150 flood-affected households can temporarily seek shelter, depending on… 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
by Fredrick MugiraJanuary 27, 2015 Mid-January 2015, over 300 people converged in Zaragoza, Spain to take part in the International … Continued
Posted by Matthijs Kool, Frank van Steenbergen, Berry van der Pol, Abraham Mehari Haile and Robert VuikJanuary 30, 2015 They are … Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenJanuary 21st, 2015 It is the thing we even take more for granted than the air … Continued