Together with our partner organisation Kaalo Foundation we are involved in a proejct to construct improved berkads in Budunbuto, Somalia. Berkads are sub-surface water reservoirs to store water during rains so it can be used during droughts.
In the Somalia the construction of the berkads has started. The Kaalo Foundation has made a movie (in Dutch) about the construction:
More information on berkads can be found here.
Aug 272012
Using the SamSamWater Climate Tool it is possible to determine climatic conditions (precipication and evaporation) for any location on earth. Last year the tool has been used over 58,000 times worldwide.
The climate data were extracted from a UN FAO server. Due to a server error, the tool has been dysfunctional for a number of months. But we are glad to announce the tool is fully functional again!
We use a different source for the climatic data (CRU CL 2.0), that’s why there might be a (limited) difference in the results compared to the old tool.
The use of the tool is very straightforward: select a location on the map, click ‘OK and you will see a chart and table with the average monthly precipitation and evaporation for that location.
Aug 022012
The Charity Fund of ING employees support SamSamWater with a donation of 1000 euros!
SamSamWater volunteer Dominique Woltheus works at ING and has supported this request.
We are delighted with this donation and would like to thank all ING employees!
