Ase Johannessen

Åse is a water expert and systems ecologist with 20 years’ professional experience with a diverse portfolio of empirical research, project and program management, knowledge brokering and policy work at Swedish, European, African and international level. Her main areas of expertise are social learning and collaboration for adaptive governance, risk reduction and resilience building in various development contexts. This includes risk reduction and adaptation in integrated water resources management, urban water services and integrated planning and management in various ecosystems and urban areas.

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Water as Leverage

Guiding principles for using water to leverage climate resilience

This living document and discussion brief proposes a set of guiding principles critical for using water to leverage climate resilience. They aim to guide effective country-driven water adaptation to reduce vulnerability and build water resilience. We welcome your comments! 

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Urban agroforestry in the Ouagadougou green belt

The green belt of urban agriculture in Ouagadougou

The green belt in Ouagadougou, is being regenerated as part of a regreening strategy with support provided in 2021. It is an interesting case on the role of urban agriculture in regreening strategies, which is not always adopted. 
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Flooding has left many maize fields waterlogged and weed infested (Mujahid Safodien/IRIN)

Slovak and Horn of Africa experts on watershed renewal & flood mitigation

Floods can be mitigated by building simple dams from local material to avoid destruction of crops downstream. These and other measures were discussed at an exchange in April 2022 between the Horn of Africa Regional Environmental Network and Slovak experts.

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Stone contour lines in Somaliland

Rainwater harvesting in the Maroodi Jeex landscape مَرودِ جيحْ in Somaliland

Barwaaqo Voluntary Organization (BVO) team in Somaliland constructed soil conservation stone line bunds to reduce water run-­off, mitigating flooding, and allowing rainwater to seep into the soil, decreasing soil erosion needed to reverse desertification.

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The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء

The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء

The final update from Al Baydha Project Co-founder Neal Spackman, 9 years in. How desertification resulted from the loss of an indigenous land management system, and how the land has changed since all inputs to the project were ceased in 2016. 

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Mangrove restoration in Bangladesh

Mini Buoy to improve mangrove plantation success

Many mangrove restoration projects fail because the wrong mangrove trees are being planted in the wrong locations. Mini Buoys are small and cost-effective monitors that can be placed in the field. Their information can guide where best to plant mangrove trees, and improve the success rate of restoration.

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