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Locally Led Adaptation in Action: Resilience and Learning from the Gujimari Plinth Exposure Visit

Dossier: Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice
Sand dam reservoir
How Locally Led Sand Dam projects can transform dryland communities
Rethinking Water Projects: What Happens When Communities Take the Lead
Preparing for the Monsoon in Pakistan: Urban Flooding, Deluges, and Planning

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The Power of Dew

posted by Frank van Steenbergen January 21, 2013 Even as surface water is overcommitted and even new groundwater resources get … Continued

Managing Mega Irrigation

 by Frank van Steenbergen January 15, 2013 It is the world’s largest irrigation system, also called ‘the Indus Food Machine’-  … Continued

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The Origin of Measuring Time

posted by Frank van Steenbergen December 31, 2012 Several sociologists such as Johan Goudsbloem have chronicled the fascinating story of time – … Continued

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Good Neighbours

posted by Frank van Steenbergen December 24, 2012 The coming year will be the International Year of Water Cooperation. While there … Continued

flood management strategies in Pakistan

How the British did it better

by Usman Qazi In a relentless pursuit of growth and development, the Pakistani state has ignored colonial-era strategies—that took natural risks, … Continued

Eye on the Nile

posted by Frank van Steenbergen November 28, 2012 Early 2011, the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia surprised everybody … Continued

Cold weather irrigation

{jcomments on}posted by Frank van Steenbergen November 22, 2012 With demand for fruit and vegetables increasing all over China, greenhouses … Continued