Improving groundwater recharge in the drylands
Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan and is classified as hyper-arid to arid dryland. In the absence of perennial water sources the population has come to rely on groundwater. Efforts to recharge the underground aquifers have been practiced through construction of Delay Action Dams.
Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Sahelian climate is extreme and highly variable and is characterized by a short rainy season from June to October and a long dry season from November to May. Prone to strong spatio-temporal variability and irregular rainfall patterns, deviations in rainfall and the duration of the rainy season of more than 30% have been observed.
