Monthly Archives: April 2011

Barrels for refugees and smallholder farmers in the drylands (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

SOME IDEAS CONCERNING WATER AND FOOD Conflict situations all over the world, nature catastrophes, climate change (drought and desertification) and wars caused a constantly growing number of refugees and displaced persons. For the residents of temporary refugee camps, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, family gardens, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, hunger / famine, malnutrition, school gardens, small-scale farming

INNOVATIVE WATER CARRIERS (UNNews)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : UN ROLLS OUT INNOVATIVE WATER CARRIERS TO HELP RESIDENTS OF ARID DARFUR REGION New York, Apr 26 2011  6:05PM The residents of eight villages in Darfur will be among the first in the arid Sudanese region to … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Water

Kitui Sand Dams : Local action for global climate change (The Water Channel TV)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=53&video_id=63 (VIDEO) Kitui Sand Dams Water availability and water quality are of vital importance for future development. This video shows ‘the Kitui sand dams’ project in Kenya, where with strong community participation, adaptation to climate change can … Continue reading →

Posted in dams / lakes / reservoirs / tanks

3R is an outlook that values managing water at the local level (IISD)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> 3R: Recharge, Retention & Reuse of Water 3R is not a rock band (like U2), an intelligence agency (like MI5) or the next all-important global conference (like COP16). And no, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in water conservation / harvesting, water management

Workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation (IISD)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Please find attached the information notice and call for contributions to the workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation that will be held in Geneva on 4 and 5 July 2011, … Continue reading →

Posted in sanitation, Water

Application of the water footprint concept and tools in daily practice (IISD)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Global Water Footprint Standard Training Course The Water Footprint Network is organising a face-to-face Global Water Footprint Standard Training Course, on 10-12 May 2011, Amsterdam. Target group The training course is aimed … Continue reading →

Posted in Water

Schools: reflective, creative, collaborative activities related to education for sustainable consumption (IISD)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : Sustainable Development Announcement List <uncsd-l@lists.iisd.ca> Schools as Agents for Change: CSD19 side event invitation 5 May CSD-19 SIDE EVENT  INVITATION Title: SCHOOLS AS AGENTS FOR CHANGE Goal: To focus on how schools are able to act as … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Social dimensions

Alleviating hunger and malnutrition with reused yogurt pots (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Just showing how easy it is to produce fresh food : grow your own vegetables at home in any kind of pot, e.g. yogurt pots. Give the families and the children at school in drought affected regions some yogurt pots … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands, food / food security, herbs, hunger / famine, malnutrition, vegetables

More local food production and less reliance on imported and fossil-fuel produced foodstuffs (City Farmer News / The Earth Times)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/04/26/urban-agriculture-the-way-of-the-future/ Urban Agriculture – the Way of the Future? Linked by Michael Levenston Dr. Biel is the author of “The Entropy of Capitalism” By Julian Jackson – Environment and Technology Correspondent Earth Times 26 Apr 2011 http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/sustainable-urban-agriculture-future/767/ … Continue reading →

Posted in urban agriculture/farming

Herausforderung Desertifikation – Biochar & Co. im Kampf gegen Bodenerosion und Ausbreitung der Wüsten (H. KOEHLER, UFT UNIV. Bremen)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Ich möchte Sie auf unsere Tagung zum Thema Herausforderung Desertifikation: Biochar & Co. im Kampf gegen Bodenerosion und Ausbreitung der Wüsten aufmerksam machen (s. Anhang). programm von ReviTal10 Symposium Di 10.Mai 2011, Zentrum für Umweltforschung und nachhaltige Technologien (UFT), Raum 1790 … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification