The WaterBlog

From Learning to Fit: Lessons on Avoiding Maladaptation in Community-Led Landscape Restoration

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, devastating … Continued

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Abraham Abhishek September 03, 2013 Public food programs have been crucial to food security … Continued

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Jaap EversAugust 28, 2013 Obviously most rivers are natural, but there are also small … Continued

Posted by Frank van SteenbergenAugust 22, 2013 With low rainfall over a large part of the year and only small … Continued

by Alan Kahn With over seven billion people on the planet in need of clean water that is safe for drinking, … Continued

by Şükrü Esin Soil salinity is a serious environmental problem affecting 20% of total irrigated land across the globe. Harran Plain … Continued

Posted by Frank van SteenbergenAugust 14, 2013 Using water as defense, drowning the land of 400,000 people, destroying villages and … Continued

Posted by Abraham AbhishekAugust 06, 2013 Sand is key to maintaining the delicate ecological balance. Sand is a key construction … Continued

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Martin van BeusekomJuly 30, 2013 With a billion hectares of saline land and more … Continued