Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
Unfortunately, today, all the boreholes have dried up. He believes this is mainly due to the cutting down of trees, a vice he warned farming communities against.
From 2020 to 2021, several dams collapsed, making rice scarce. The only option was importing it from neighbouring countries. But the escalating prices of imported rice have made it less affordable resulting in food insecurity.
Groundwater is the solution to water shortages, as it is resistant to climate change compared to surface water.
Improper implementation of the Rufiji dam could severely impact the Rufiji river and its complex hydrological system.
By Espoir Iradukunda & Ronald Musoke It is 9 am in downtown Bujumbura — Burundi’s
A section of girls and women in the Eastern Sub-region of Bugisu have revealed that the quest for water that used to expose them to rapists, defilers, and cannibals on several occasions is history.
The Amhara Regional State Bureau of Agriculture has deployed Agriculture extension experts throughout the region to train farmers how to grow crops in the winter
The fascinating water tower (groundwater) serving a population of over 400,000, is also home to various wildlife species.
Ethiopia is the origin of many water bodies that flow down to other countries by virtue of its location of high altitude and embracing 70% of the African plateau but is a water-stressed country,
Pastoralist livelihoods are increasingly vulnerable. Land is being encroached from all sides by neighbouring groups and conservation areas are expanded
Had it not been for groundwater reserves that dot the area, the drought-stricken region would probably be uninhabitable for any life.
Around the world, about two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 40 percent are affected by water scarcity.
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