Substituting Groundwater with Surface Water: Zibo-Weifang, China
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenMay 19, 2014 The coastal Zibo-Weifang aquifer system in Shandong Province (near the Laizhou Bay of … 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
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenMay 19, 2014 The coastal Zibo-Weifang aquifer system in Shandong Province (near the Laizhou Bay of … Continued
Posted by Marta AgujetasMay 13, 2014 Almería is located in the region of Andalucia in south-eastern Spain. It has an … Continued
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenMay 06, 2014 As cities grow the challenges of finding safe water grow with them. And … Continued
Posted by Sukru Esin March 04, 2014 Turkish soaps are extremely popular from Morocco to Pakistan. Broadcast of a … Continued
Posted by Matthijs Kool and Frank van Steenbergen February 03, 2014 Here is what a river looks like stripped to … Continued
Posted by Diego Garcia Landarte, Martin van Beusekom and Ruben Borge January 09, 2014 Receiving two meters of good quality … Continued
Posted by Martin van Beusekom and Cecilia Borgia December 20, 2013 Meandering through the narrow streets of Sana’a Al Kadima … Continued
Posted by Abraham Abhishek February 10, 2014 Subsurface dams are groundwater dams. They intercept the natural flow of groundwater … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen, Bakshlal Lashari and Sukru Esin January 15, 2013 It may be one of the word’s … Continued
Posted by Adel al Weshali and Frank van Steenbergen January 15, 2013 It is a phenomenon that has been around … Continued
Posted by Karim Nawaz and Frank van Steenbergen December 10, 2013 GLACIAL MELT: A POSTCARD FROM CHITRAL, PAKISTAN This is … Continued
Posted by Francisco Martin, Islamic Culture Foundation December 02, 2013 A still from the movie Las Voces del Agua (Spanish) … Continued
Water and Sanitation, Politics and Power Walking several kilometres to the nearest toilet; dodging snakes, elephants and sexual … Continued
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Alan Macdonald November 19, 2013 It must be the world’s greatest single groundwater system, … Continued
Posted by Raktima Mukherjee and Frank van Steenbergen November 11, 2013 Dark putrid water enters, and fresh water emerges. The … Continued
How Serious Gaming? Adding value to water management Symposium organised by UNESCO-IHE, Delft The Netherlands. November 8, 2013 Serious games … Continued
Posted by Jihan Anwar November 04, 2013 This stone-paved canal is called Al Saila and it runs along the Capital … Continued
Posted by Matthijs Kool and Frank van Steenbergen October 24, 2013 To locate a well, water diviners have been used … Continued
Posted by Matthijs Kool and Frank van Steenbergen October 14, 2013 In search for a better life and comfort for … Continued
Posted by Cecilia Borgia September 20, 2013 Being a farmer in Mauritania is not easy. Soil degradation, destructive floods, … Continued