News & Projects

27-07-2020 When cyclone Amphan made landfall in Bangladesh and India on May 20, 2020 it left a trail of destruction. In Bangladesh the storm affected around 10 million people and destroyed ca. 55,000 houses. Even though improved forecasting and early evacuation of 2.2 million people prevented worse the death…

02-07-2020 The photo of June 2020 shows crop damage due to salinization above the tile drainage on an agricultural field in Texel, one of the islands of the Netherlands. Last week there was considerable salinization damage due to rising salt into the root zone above the tile drainage. Earlier within…

19-05-2020  
Proudly we can update our network on our lock-down-proof-collaboration with Ethekwini Water and Sanitation and RHDHV. The week prior to the lock-down in South Africa our pre-feasibility study for the stormwater harvesting and water re-use public-private partnership in eThekwini…

01-05-2020 Users can perform more comprehensive evaluations with the redesigned online Water Footprint Assessment Tool from the Water Footprint Network. This free interactive tool enables development of exact insights and solutions for efficient water management, through use of the latest global…

16-03-2020 In the Central Rift Valley in Ethiopia, the water level in lake Ziway and in the downstream saline Lake Abijata has declined over the past years. This has been due to increased water extraction for irrigation from Lake Ziway and expansion of agriculture in the entire Ziway-Shalla Basin, causing a…

03-02-2020 The Ziway-Shalla basin (Central Rift Valley, Ehtiopia) suffers from a combination of land degradation and agricultural expansion. The agricultural expansion is marked by a shift from rainfed to irrigated horticulture, resulting in intensification in the use of water resources and ultimately a…

17-12-2019 This week, The Board of Directors of the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) voted to accept Acacia Water as its first-ever private sector member. Since its inception in 2003, MWA’s members have been non-profit, non-governmental organizations, working as implementers of safe and clean water, sanitation,…

08-11-2019  
Acacia Water can quickly assess and show the water resources development potential of a dryland, water scarce area. Many countries are dealing with issues for provision of clean and safe water. Population growth, land use changes and climate change are widespread and make clean and safe…

25-09-2019 This week, our colleage Koos Groen is in Bangladesh to support the training on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA).  CSA in Bangladesh is a young research field and a lot is to be learned on how CSA in Bangladesh can contribute to a more resilient agricultural sector. In this project the two…

18-06-2019 This month three or our colleagues visited the Land Use and Water Quality conference in Aarhus, Denmark, where the effects of agriculture and land use on the environment were central. This conference is held once every two years. This time there were participants from 29 countries present from the…

18-06-2019 Like many other football clubs with a natural grass pitch, soccer association Arnemuiden had problems with the grass last summer during the drought. As part of the Freshwater Testing project (Proeftuin Zoet Water), a trial will start with water storage and combined drip irrigation under the natural…

07-06-2019 In the week of 20th to 24th May 2019 the International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR) took place in Madrid, Spain. Over 300 participants from 50 countries were present.The ISMAR this year included short courses and field trips to MAR sites around Madrid to showcase the success of MAR…

26-04-2019 Wetlands play an essential role in supporting food security, protecting our water resources and adapting to climate change. Vegetation roots protect waterway banks from erosion and slow the progress of floodwaters. Water quality improvement is a key function, with wetland vegetation protecting…

26-04-2019 The Government of Burkina Faso is developing integrated water resource management (IWRM) plans for micro-scale level catchments. To assist their staff with the development and implementation of such plans, The Directorat Regional de l’Eau et de Assainissement (DREA-Nord) applied for a course. Thanks…

23-04-2019 A4Labs is an action research on Arid African Alluvial Aquifers. Farmers and project partners will co-develop, test, share and compare methodologies with farmers and partners to create a reliable and sustainable source of water for agriculture in three semi-arid to arid regions of Sub-Sahara Africa,…