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Floodplains are the areas between the river and its dikes. During winter, water levels of rivers can reach their peak, … Continued
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Women-led financial empowerment in Laikipia, Kenya
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Spate Irrigation: Lessons for Adaptive Management of a Variable Climate
COP 17 is quietly underway in Durban, South Africa. Compared to previous rounds of global climate negotiations, there has been … Continued
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Posted by Lenneke KnoopMay 25, 2012 This stone is used by the community in Witu, Kenya, to clean their drinking … Continued
Groundwater Security in Yemen: The Critical Role of Local Communities
Water-wise, Yemen is most commonly identified with scarce resources and arid landscapes. Less known are its longstanding, user-led groundwater management … Continued
Managing Groundwater Depletion: Pumping in the right mix of strategies
Groundwater depletion has been a major cause of concern worldwide, most recently as a contributor to rising sea levels. According … Continued
Small Farmers’ Productivity Key to Long-term Food Security in Horn of Africa
Even as you read this, more than 12 million people struggle to cope with the worst effects of the famine … Continued
Global Land Grab: The Ongoing Struggle (and a Lost Opportunity?)
Imagine one big foreign company owning half the arable land in a country. This almost happened a couple of years … Continued
Facing the Water-Crisis: ‘More Collective-Action’ or ‘Tapping Individual Vice’?
The 1977 UN Conference on Water, Mar del Plata, launched the era of collective action to address water-related issues. 33 … Continued