Transforming dust: How Eritrea’s dams are revitalizing the land

Transforming Dust: How Eritrea’s Dams Are Revitalising The Land - The Bulrushes

Abidjan – In villages across Eritrea’s dry interior, change is quietly flowing. Where seasonal rivers once surged and vanished without trace, hand-built dams now hold back precious water. Irrigation canals feed crops even in dry months. Eritrea, one of the Horn of Africa’s most drought-prone countries, has adopted a straightforward approach to tackling water scarcity: building dams — many of them small, masonry structures — using local materials…

Transforming dust: How Eritrea’s dams are revitalizing the land

Transforming dust: How Eritrea’s dams are revitalizing the land