Small Island Development States (SIDS) appear on the map as little dots of green in vast stretches of blue. In popular culture, they take turns appearing as idyllic holiday destinations... and as tiny landmasses always on the verge of drowning under rising sea level.
Just how exposed are these island nations to climate change effects? What makes them extra vulnerable? How are they dealing with this threat? We speak to IHE Delft's Erik de Ruiter van Steveninck.
(If you are from a Small Island Developing State--SIDS--here is a fellowship opportunity for you to study water management at IHE Delft: https://www.un-ihe.org/sids-fellowships-1 )

Small islands in big oceans

Even as we tackle droughts, famines, and the need to boost food security for millions, 15% of all food that we grow is being eaten up by rodents (rats, mice, and such). In Sub-Saharan Africa, this figure shoots up to 24%. In Ethiopia, this goes up further--46%--almost half of all the food grown. What is being done to eliminate this gaping hole in our food basket? What can be done further?

Agriculture's Rodent Problem

'Deltas' are landmasses formed out of sediments deposited by rivers at their mouth. Throughout human history, deltas have been cradles of important ports, great cities, key industry, and agriculture. 
Deltas are fragile ecosystems; managing them demands much diligence and expertise. Over centuries, The Netherlands has built a reputation of being a key repository of such expertise. It has gone out into the world and offered this expertise to other delta countries; this has been a cornerstone of its diplomacy, trade, and aid. 
In this episode, Delta management expert Shanoor Hasan discusses what constitutes 'Brand Netherlands' when it comes to Delta management, and makes a case as to how/why it needs to change.

Netherlands: Delta Leader to Delta Friend?

Rasta Rcoket- C4

Groundwater lies literally buried under layers of soil and rock. It is therefore difficult to monitor, manage, and govern. At the same time, it is a crucial resource: it makes for 98% of all available freshwater on the planet, 50% of all drinking water, 40% of all irrigation water, a third of all water used in industry. In the ongoing Year of Groundwater (2022), an international effort is underway to put groundwater front and centre of policy, research, and practice, to achieve much needed improvement in management and governance of this crucial resource globally.

Groundwater: Invisible yet Indispensable

#TattedChests

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Monitoring and managing of water resources is increasingly being done remotely-- using data collected from satellites and drones . Ground level monitoring is often done in ways that involves generation, consolidation, and analysis of vast amounts of data. 
What goes on behind this technology? To what extent does all this technology, all this data reach people doing water management on the ground? And how should we treat the vast amounts of data being generated about natural resources that impact us all— who owns it? Who should have access to it? What way of managing it would stimulate most innovation?

Managing Water with Data: Satellites, Remote Sensing, and the value chain of Open Data

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always under stress
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all my bitches saying saying that i mess
always under stress
but am so strong to go in straight
yeah am going straight

g class || ALL PLATFORMS

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