Category: Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention

  • One Bridge, Multiple Functions

    re-blogged from: thewaterblog Posted by Rossella Alba May 22, 2014 In Megab, a rather small village in the semi-arid Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, one bridge provides multiple functions to the local community. The bridge is located along the road that connects Hawzien to Abreha-we-Atzeha and Wukro. At first sight, it appears to be just…

  • New Paper – Roads for water: the unused potential

    A new paper by Diego Garcia-Landarte Puertas, Kifle Woldearegay, Lyla Mehta, Martin Van Beusekom, Marta Agujetas Peréz and Frank Van Steenbergen from the Catalyst Project: Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention Download the open access Waterlines paper from Practical Action. Abstract: “Roads are generally perceived as infrastructure to deliver transport services, but they…

  • Roads for Water

    26 November 2013 Speakers: Frank van Steenbergen and Ian Neal Watch Recording: High-Quality Flash version Watch Recording: Medium Quality Video version