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Bolivia • 6 min read

Integrated planning ensures equitable access to water in Bolivia

Linking watershed management to water and sanitation issues to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods are central to Bolivia WATCH, an…

Bolivia • 21 Sep 2021

Joep Janssen • 21 Sep 2021

Bangladesh • 5 min read

From canal to the river – "together, we can save our water"

Water pollution is a major threat to rivers, public health, and biodiversity in Bangladesh. During my bachelor studies, I had…

Bangladesh • 14 Sep 2021

Farzana Rahman • 14 Sep 2021

• 6 min read

An uncertain future for water and wildlife in the Okavango Delta

One of Africa's last great wildernesses faces an immediate threat from a proposed oilfield led by a Canadian…

07 Sep 2021

Almustaqim Balogun • 07 Sep 2021

WASH • 6 min read

When extreme weather events hit the displaced

Millions are displaced within and beyond political boundaries, mostly due to conflicts. The displaced people get settled in camps that…

WASH • 31 Aug 2021

Toka Mahmoud • 31 Aug 2021

Bangladesh • 5 min read

The forgotten fishers of Bangladesh

A photographic profile of the Jaladash, an impoverished community being swamped by a rising sea. They are called Jaladash (servants…

Bangladesh • 10 Aug 2021

Rafiqul Islam Montu • 10 Aug 2021

• 4 min read

Integrating the voice of our environment into democracy: an ecofeminist view

There exists a direct relationship between democracy and the environment. In our world today, a healthy democracy means a healthy…

27 Jul 2021

Adenike Oladosu • 27 Jul 2021

Nepal • 5 min read

Farmers till the sands of the Kamala river in Nepal

In recent years cultivation has sprung up along a 35-kilometre stretch of the Kamala river, bringing both opportunities and problems.…

Nepal • 20 Jul 2021

Nabin Baral • 20 Jul 2021

Vietnam • 3 min read

Dutch consultancy helps Mekong Delta farmers switch to sustainable agriculture

Resource-intensive practices made farming environmentally and financially unsustainable for rice farmers of the Mekong Delta. With a blend of varied…

Vietnam • 29 Jun 2021

Joep Janssen • 29 Jun 2021

Vietnam • 7 min read

A testimony of water challenges in south-east Asia

Urban growth, temperature rise and melting glaciers threaten river deltas around the world. South-east Asia – from India to China – in…

Vietnam • 22 Jun 2021

Joep Janssen • 22 Jun 2021

Bangladesh • 6 min read

Bangladesh battles flooding caused by sea level rise and ice melt

With more meltwater from the Himalayan rivers and sea level rise caused by global warming, in addition to erratic monsoons,…

Bangladesh • 08 Jun 2021

Supratim Bhattacharjee • 08 Jun 2021

Vietnam • 10 min read

Living at the crossroads of political ecology

Water challenges are embedded in a political and ecological context, a fact often underestimated in our technocratic institutions and societies.…

Vietnam • 01 Jun 2021

Joep Janssen • 01 Jun 2021

India • 5 min read

Water levels in Himalayan river basins drop as world warms

As the world warms, less water is replenishing major river basins, a new study has found. This could impact water…

India • 25 May 2021

Deepa Padmanaban • 25 May 2021

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