Progress Update RoSPro Project, Nepal
16-12-2024
In Nepal’s Himalayan region, springs are essential for drinking water, agriculture, and livelihoods, but they face increasing threats from various factors, including poorly planned road development. The Roadside Spring Protection (RoSPro) project...Read more
Annual Exchange of the Reversing the Flow programme, Bangladesh
09-12-2024
Last week was the Annual Exchange of the Reversing the Flow programme in Bangladesh.
Representatives from all the hubs (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Bangladesh and Sudan) met to learn from each other and visit the already done implementations by...Read more
New Blog from SCARIA project: Participatory Mapping with OpenStreetMap in Benin and Beyond
03-12-2024
Sam Agbadonou, a Beninese member of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community since 2013, has played a key role in participatory mapping with OSM in Benin. OSM aims to create a free, open-source map of the world, contributed by volunteers and accessible to a...Read more
Roadside Spring Protection to Improve Water Security (RoSPro) project in Nepal
27-11-2024
The construction of roads in mountainous regions presents significant challenges to both vital spring water resources and the sustainability of road infrastructure. When springs are disturbed during road construction without proper hydrological asses...Read more
Drain to Gain (D2G) project in Kenya
20-11-2024
In Kenya's semi-arid Makueni County, the Drain to Gain (D2G) project is transforming road runoff into a resource that boosts farming, prevents erosion, and cuts road maintenance costs.
By capturing runoff along a 3 km road stretch, the project s...Read more