Timor Leste – From mangrove to mountain
This post was originally published on UNDPThe GEF-financed ‘Coastal Resilience Program’ is Timor-Leste’s largest ever effort to conserve coastal ecosystems, with a view to protect people’s livelihoods and forge more resilient communities in the face of...Solomon Islands – Spear fighting for water
This post was originally published on UNDPThe impacts of climate change – particularly sea-level rise and pronounced droughts – are having severe consequences in the Solomon Islands. With funding from the Global Environmental Facility’s Least Developed...
Portland’s Water Supply At Risk: Lessons from the 2023 Camp Creek Fire
The Camp Creek Fire, currently burning perilously close to Oregon’s Bull Run watershed, underscores the need for proactive forest management. As the flames have inched closer to the watershed that serves as the primary drinking water source for the city
“Commitment is defined very differently in Sri Lanka than in Germany” – INTERVIEW
Thomas Betzold has founded a start-up in Sri Lanka that produces biochar from the invasive water hyacinth. In this way, a harmful plant is transformed into a soil conditioner that compensates for CO2.
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