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Natural infrastructure solutions
Floodplains are nature’s flood storage areas. They evolve to make space when a river is periodically in a flood state. Society has adjusted alongside floodplains […]
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Wetland agriculture and fisheries
Wetlands serve the needs of many different stakeholder groups. They provide vital services to production systems, including flood and drought regulation, water quality enhancement and […]
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Rivers and lakes
Wetlands in upland and mountainous areas have an important role in regulating river flows. Lakes in Africa support 16 -17% of inland fisheries, making Uganda […]
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Water Stores from Mountains to Sea
Wetlands such as rivers, streams, swamps, lakes and estuaries play a critical role in supplying and regulating the quantity and quality of water. Water risks […]
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How can we ensure water security for all?
Wetlands International will be speaking about this issue at the upcoming Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. The Clinton Global Initiative was established in 2005 by […]
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Wetlands International commits to reduce water scarcity by restoring wetlands during Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2015
Global NGO with head office in The Netherlands, calls for ecosystem approach to tackle growing water risks. From Saturday 26 till Tuesday 29 September the […]
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Implementation of the Observatory of the Upper Niger and DIN: Wetlands International engage stakeholders for its preparation
Mali office of Wetlands International organized from 9th to 11th September 2015 in Bamako, the preparatory workshop for the establishment of higher Niger’s Observatory and […]
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Integrating Human Health into Wetland Management for the Inner Niger Delta, Mali
Livelihood and water-related diseases are strongly linked to wetland management. The majority of wetland stakeholders in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali considered human health and […]
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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)
This paper assesses the critical path approach implemented in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria). Wetlands International – Mali has been […]
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Tana Delta, Kenya – Competition for Land and Water
The Tana Delta is the largest and wetland ecosystem in Kenya and is found on the Kenyan Coast (East). The Tana river is the largest […]