Are solar-powered water kiosks a “game changer” for rural water services?
Evidence from Mali suggests that solar kiosks are not a definitive solution to nuanced and dynamic rural water user behaviours.
Groundwater and the political between the drops: Urban clean water shortage in Java, Indonesia
The big picture of water scarcity in Java, Indonesia provides ample graphs and dramatic pictures of decreasing water quality and trends of more frequent seasonal droughts. This concern has been severe enough for Java to be classified as a region of water shortage since the 1980s in the ‘Global Water Scarcity Atlas’
Implementation realities of two irrigation modernization projects in India and Indonesia
Accounts of the Gondi irrigation project in Karnataka and SS Macan in West Java
“We use a thief to catch a thief”
Around the world, there is growing interest in how governments can partner with informal water providers. In Kisumu, Kenya, the utility is twenty years into a partnership with former ‘water cartels’ to ensure clean water supply to the most vulnerable residents.
A Translocal Journey to Three Territories with Mining-Caused Water Problems
Join me on a brief journey to three places across Europe and Central America, all affected by mining and the interventions of extractive industries for decades. Find out what water problems mining has caused and what the different cases have in common!
Rainwater harvesting for irrigation in semi-arid regions of Kenya
Irrigation consumes the up to 70% of freshwater globally. In much of sub-Saharan Africa, irrigation development is increasing, placing strain on water resources.
Consultancy Firms and Their Globetrotting Ideas
There has been much talk about how private players, in other words, businesses, can provide services, build infrastructure and support governments in putting public policies into action.
Transforming communal irrigation
A tale of two neighboring systems in Sierra del Segura (Spain).
