Halting Wetland Loss through Nuclear Techniques
World Wetlands Day highlights the importance of the conservation and sustainability of?one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems?for the health of people and the planet. The IAEA is helping to pro...
IAEA Empowers African Scientists to Manage Mapping of Regional Groundwater Resources
Scientists in the Sahel are finding quality groundwater sources -- thanks to a nuclear technique and a decade of support and training from the IAEA.
Capacity Building Key to Managing Scarce Water Resources in Africa’s Sahel Region, #Atoms4Climate event Hears
Capacity building is key to achieving sustainable development but it is a complex process with a long life span.
In Search of Groundwater: PhD Students from the Sahel Meet to Characterise and Understand Water
Making sure there is enough fresh water to support the 135 million people in one of the driest regions on earth was the subject of the first ever IAEA conference for PhD students held this month.
Malian Farmers Adapt to Climate Change, Improve Water Use, Crop Yield and Livelihood Using Nuclear Techniques
In the semi-arid Sahel region of Segou in central Mali, small-holder farmers often struggle to provide enough food for the area’s growing population, and rainfall pattern changes due to climate change are acerbating their hardship.