Research news | 2022-11-22

Fair access to water is a subjective issue in post-drought Cape Town

Who should pay for and benefit from water services? It depends on who you ask, finds a study that revisited Cape Town after its 2015-2018 water crisis

Research news | 2021-02-02

In drought-prone Sahel, rain still remains a gift only few farmers can enjoy

Since the 1980s, rainfall conditions for agriculture have improved only in scattered areas across the region

Research news | 2019-05-17

The right tree at the right place

Why regreening the Sahel is more than just creating a wall of trees and why one initiative may actually succeed

Research news | 2018-06-19

Conventional solutions are drying up

Major population increases present Sub-Saharan Africa with complicated water-related challenges that requires a shift in water thinking

Research news | 2016-11-30

Swedbio app nominated for Swedish Learning Awards 2016

App offering solutions on how to protect and manage natural assets in cities across sub-Saharan Africa among top three nominees for Best Mobile Learning

Research news | 2016-11-29

A tree paradox in a greener Sahel

Study explores what a greener Sahel means beyond just satellite images – a social-ecological explanation

Research news | 2016-10-12

On a mission to re-green the Sahel

A researcher's road trip on dusty roads, sleeping on floor mats and gathering data on a quest to halt desertification across the Sahel region

Research news | 2014-05-28

Water harvesting for increased agricultural production

New assessment tool can help optimise water harvesting and boost food security in Ethiopia

Research news | 2013-04-04

The great wall of Sahara

Deborah Goffner on how the Saharan Great Green Wall is about more than just planting trees