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  • How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

    September 11, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Garoua

    Farmers in Garoua, Cameroon, are repopularizing a traditional agricultural technique called Zai to restore the soil they’re growing on and combat human-caused desertification. To do so, they dig holes across their fields so compost, grain, and rainwater can sink into them and prevent erosion.

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  • Sweet watermelon turns sour amid climate change

    September 14, 2024 |

    Bangladesh First |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Farmers in Bangladesh are switching from shrimp aquaculture to growing rice and watermelon during different seasons to increase their incomes and have more consistent harvests as they deal with the impacts of climate change.

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  • 'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood

    September 20, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Vienna’s flood risk management strategy and flood defense system are critical to protecting the city as Europe experiences one of its most flood-plagued periods. They consist of a flood control channel that eases water pressure on the river and plenty of emergency drills.

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  • Kelp Me, Kelp You

    May 04, 2023 |

    Planet A Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The RETI Center, an environmental justice nonprofit, is growing kelp in Booklyns incredibly polluted Gowanus Canal in an effort to remove pollutants from the water and restore the ecosystem. It plans to eventually sell carbon capture credits and sell the kelp to make products like more sustainable cement.

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  • A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.

    August 29, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: England, Blackpool

    Concrete mixed with shellfish waste is more porous than traditional concrete, allowing water to drain through rather than running off the surface of the pavement. The material has helped prevent flooding in places such as a community garden in Blackpool, England, which is in an area with many fish processors who can provide the needed shells for the concrete mix.

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  • To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver

    May 19, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

    Volunteers of the National Forest Foundation’s Colorado Rivershed project mimic beavers by foraging for materials to make dam-like structures that slow the flow of the waterways leading into the larger river. This strategy is a form of low-tech, process-based restoration meant to hold water in the upper basin for longer to reinvigorate the habitat and benefit the local ecosystem.

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  • The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Since 2012, the government has required schools from primary to university to create a Girl’s Room, stocked with pads, pain medicine, a bed, soap and water for girls to seek refuge in during their menstrual cycles, in an effort to address the issue of period poverty. By the end of 2021, 2,046 primary schools across the country had established a room for girls, representing 55.4% of all primary schools in the country. Schools with a Girl’s Room have also reported reduced rates of absenteeism and dropouts.

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  • Whanyinna: A floating school defying odds to educate Makoko's waterfront children

    May 21, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko, Lagos

    Whanyinna is a floating primary school, providing education and opportunity to children in a town where fishing has historically been the top priority. With support from volunteer teachers, more than 300 students have received basic education in subjects like English, math and science, giving local youth a new sense of hope and self-worth.

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  • What To Do About the Antidepressasnts, Antibiotics, and Other Drugs in Our Water

    August 11, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Prescription drugs are greatly polluting the national water supply, causing researchers to begin looking for a method to better filter water and dispose of unused medicine.

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  • Justice at the Tap

    May 18, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Flint, Michigan

    In response to the water crisis, grassroots organizers and community members are stepping up to provide aid and fill the gaps left by government authorities. Organizations like Flint Rising and DigDeep collect and donate bottled water and send volunteers door-to-door to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. There is also the Navajo Water Project, which installs home water systems in those without access to running water or sewer lines, providing 1,200 gallons of water to homes in need, as well as jobs for members of the Navajo Nation.

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