September 08, 2022
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Flood damage and recovery report Kacchi Plain, 6 Sept 2022
Title: Rapid Flood Damage Assessment in Kacchi Plain (Balochistan) and Immediate and Early Recovery Program Authors: MetaMeta and Flood Based Livelihoods Network Type: Assessment Report Description: Assessment Report of the flood damage to Kacchi Plain, Balochistan, Pakistan, including ideas of the early recovery program. Version 1, 6th September 2022.
September 08, 2022
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PN_41 – LocalVegetables in Pakistan
Title: Local Vegetable Production in Spate Irrigated Areas, Experiences from The Kachi Plain Flood Irrigated System in Pakistan Authors: Allah Bakhsh (SPO Pakistan) and edited by Zunaira Maab (MetaMeta) and Reinier Veldman (MetaMeta) Type: Practical Note Description: Practical Note developed by the FBLN network, focussing on the growing of local vegetables in spate irrigated areas,
September 08, 2022
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Hill torrent floods report DG Khan And Rajanpur Districts, South Punjab
Title: Hill Torrent Floods Impacting the Southern Punjab Pakistan Authors: Khurram Mubeen Type: Briefing Note Description: Flood assessment of the 2022 Floods and the effect on Hill Torrent areas of South Punjab. The report is compiled by Khurram Mubeen, Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan-Pakistan.
June 21, 2022
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Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods, Highlights of Good Practices towards Improved Agriculture Productivity using Integrated Water Resources Management in Sudan under the Aqua4Sudan Partnership
Title: Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods, Highlights of Good Practices towards Improved Agriculture Productivity using Integrated Water Resources Management in Sudan under the Aqua4Sudan Partnership. Authors: Long Hoang and Mohammed Yasir (MetaMeta) Type: Report Description: The report brings together several IWRM interventions and lessons learned from the Aqua4Sudan Partnership . Aqua4Sudan is a
April 19, 2022
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Sustainable rangeland management in Sub-Saharan Africa, Guidelines to good practice
Title: Sustainable rangeland management in Sub-Saharan Africa, Guidelines to good practice Authors: Hanspeter Liniger and Rima Mekdaschi Studer (lead authors) Type: Guidelines Description: The overall goal of the guidelines is to contribute to improved rangeland management by illustrating a wide range of innovative rangeland management practices, grouping them, clarifying their characteristics and requirements, and by
January 06, 2022
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Inventory and drivers of the adoption of flood-based farming systems in South-Eastern Africa: Insights from Malawi
Title: Inventory and drivers of the adoption of flood-based farming systems in South-Eastern Africa: Insights from Malawi Authors: Arab P. Msume, Faidess D. Mwale, Giulio Castelli Type: Academic Paper Description: FBFS have received much attention recently; however, there is limited guidance on how they can be promoted effectively in rural areas. To do so and
November 22, 2021
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Artificial Recharge Assessment of Groundwater Through Mekhtan Dam Bani Husheish, Sanaá Basin – Yemen, and Ways to Improve It out of the Perspective of IWRM
Title: Artificial Recharge Assessment of Groundwater Through Mekhtan Dam Bani Husheish, Sanaá Basin – Yemen, and Ways to Improve It out of the Perspective of IWRM Author: Wahib Saif Mohsen M. Al-Qubatee Type: MSc-thesis Description: Dams are considered as important water harvesting techniques which are increasingly utilized in Sana’a basin for artificial groundwater recharge. Some
November 22, 2021
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The Economic Value of IrrigationWater in Wadi Zabid, Tihama Plain, Yemen
Title: The Economic Value of IrrigationWater in Wadi Zabid, Tihama Plain, Yemen Author: Wahib Al-Qubatee, Petra Hellegers and Henk Ritzema Type: Research Paper Description: This study used crop budgets to assess the impact of declining groundwater levels on the economic value of irrigation water in the Wadi Zabid region of Yemen. The study found that
November 22, 2021
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Social Water Studies in the Arab Region State of the Art and Perspectives
Title: Social Water Studies in the Arab Region, State of the Art and Perspectives Author: Manar Fayyad, Serena Sandri, Matthias Weiter and Dimitrios Zikos (Edtrs.) Type: Seminar Proceedings Description: This publication comes as the natural continuation of discussions initiated in the conference and draws on lessons learned and material collected from the participants. Against this
November 22, 2021
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Participatory rural appraisal to assess groundwater resources in Al Mujaylis Tihama Coastal Plain Yemen
Title: Participatory rural appraisal to assess groundwater resources in Al-Mujaylis, Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen Author: Wahib Al-Qubatee, Henk Ritzema, Adel Al-Weshali, Frank van Steenbergen & Petra J. G. J. Hellegers Type: Research Paper Description: A participatory rural appraisal (PRA) conducted in the Al-Mujaylis area, Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen provided a contribution, as a bottom-up approach,