Sand Dams: Transforming Lives and Land in Drylands

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  • @ryanforth-martin1907
    @ryanforth-martin1907 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Uhh dude I feel you! Glad to know of like minded people out there

  • @tangobayus
    @tangobayus ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love all this stuff. A great way to save part of the world.

  • @ЗахарЗаровский
    @ЗахарЗаровский 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    0:35 первое же действие и с ошибкой. Системы водоудержания начинают строить с верха водозабора, опускаясь вниз
    Если построить дамбу посреди бурногл потока вода её смоет, или стомость дамбы будет таковой, что она не оправдает себя экономически

    • @rolandwenzel1782
      @rolandwenzel1782 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Totally agree, the dam has to be thicker and need material from the surroundings like rocks and heavy dirt.

  • @wiezyczkowata
    @wiezyczkowata ปีที่แล้ว +6

    will we get any update on this? I'm very interested how's it going on now

    • @Alan_CFA
      @Alan_CFA ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps you could click on the link to their website.

    • @wiezyczkowata
      @wiezyczkowata ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Alan_CFA I was thinking more like a video so everyone can see, not just read about it

  • @knutvreb6506
    @knutvreb6506 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This sounds great and I'm really happy for the people who profit from it, but I hope you also build more check dams to refill the groundwater? If you teach people to make swales and how to plant vegetation around them the whole area can transform quickly.

    • @onebridge7231
      @onebridge7231 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These are quicker solutions to stabilize the population’s water needs. The video clearly states after building the dam, the people will have time to do as you stated. Most of these sand dams are built in tribal areas that don’t have fencing and have large grazing wildlife populations that make it difficult to plant anything. Your ignorance of the terrain and wildlife is expected from someone who obviously has never visited these areas. 🙄

    • @koltoncrane3099
      @koltoncrane3099 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      One bridge
      You’re equally funny showing ignorance assuming simply because they ranch rather than farm means they can’t plant anything.
      Of course ranchers or even wildlife owners can plant a designed blended seed crop for the area. Probably a good idea if they can slow down water flow to have plants or seeds there to benefit from it.
      Theres tons of different rangeland equipment you can use depending on what you want to do.

    • @rolandwenzel1782
      @rolandwenzel1782 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      swales are good for cooling an area for a special micro-clima. But this Concept saves the water very well from evaporation and fills up the ground water.

    • @floriswou
      @floriswou 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      These do recharge the groundwater, as there is no seal made on top of the earth behind the dam

  • @_guiborg
    @_guiborg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    as a Brazilian who was close to Brumadinho's broken dam my only concern is about the capacity of this construction to avoid catastrophes down the river

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi there. Thank you for your comment. Sand Dams Worldwide has established two golden rules for sand dam design. The first is that dams must be built on accessible bedrock to dig down into (securing the dam).
      Secondly, the dam must allow the river to flow as it did before. A sand dam does not stop the flow of a river. They are designed to store water within sand (that builds up behind the dam wall - keeping it safe from evaporation, contamination and disease), whilst allowing 97-99% of river water to continue downstream, by flowing over the dam. This means that downstream users are not affected.
      When it comes to building the sand dams, we work alongside in-country highly skilled partners. We do not/never recommend constructing sand dams without any technical support on the ground. This is because, despite the fact sand dams can have a very significant and positive impact on people’s lives and access to safe water - if they are sited, designed, and/or constructed wrongly, then they can have a considerable negative impact (on both people and their surroundings).
      Since 2002, we have enabled the construction of over 1,300 sand dams across 10 countries that continue to benefit and provide water to over 1.2 million people. For more information please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/

    • @flopsymopsy7088
      @flopsymopsy7088 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sanddamsworldwidesuch a wonderful approach to working with locals to improve their lives and the environment. Kudos and gratefulness to all who are involved in this and similar work. 🎆🎉💚

  • @deborahkempe7953
    @deborahkempe7953 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic!!!❣️❣️❣️

  • @lawrence18uk
    @lawrence18uk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How long have these dams been around? do we have much long-term data?

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hi there, thank you for your query. Sand dams are an ancient technology, which we at Sand Dams Worldwide have been leading on and enabling since 2002. Our impact report here outlines what we have achieved since 2002: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/FAQs/impact-report-2022
      And here are some papers/evidence and research to support our sand dam technology and our work: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/Pages/Category/evidence-and-research
      If you have any other queries, please visit our website or email team@sanddamsworldwide.org.uk

  • @RichardHowells1234
    @RichardHowells1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😘Good work Aģape 👏
    HalleluJah ✅️

  • @vincentkosgei7166
    @vincentkosgei7166 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which country is this?

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi there. This is just our explainer video showing how sand dams work. Currently we have projects in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi. For more information on where we work and who we work with, please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/Pages/Category/where-we-work

  • @aditua9692
    @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    if you want a spring, plant an African banyan tree, one spot 3 banyan tree, every 500 meters. Insya Allah the banyan tree is very strong and stores a lot of water so springs appear. and the leaves can be used for animal feed

  • @warfaageeddi3128
    @warfaageeddi3128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would like to see how it is being built in details

    • @aditua9692
      @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if you want a spring, plant an African banyan tree, one spot 3 banyan tree, every 500 meters. insya Allah the banyan tree is very strong and stores a lot of water so springs appear. and the leaves can be used for animal feed

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i saw some videos like these a number of years ago and would love to see updates and how they have impacted the local community. ive heard hence that many silted up and are no longer operaple , is that true .

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hi Allan, thanks for your comment. Since 2002, we have supported the construction of over 1,000 sand dams across 10 countries which are benefiting over 1 million people. These sand dams are still operational, and can last for upwards of 60 years; and along with the virtually zero operation and maintenance costs, it makes them of the most cost-effective, sustainable solutions to water scarcity.
      To see our community impact stories please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/Blogs/stories
      Our sand dam FAQs are available here: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/sand-dam-faqs

    • @aditua9692
      @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sanddamsworldwide if you want a spring, plant an African banyan tree, one spot 3 banyan tree, every 500 meters. insya Allah the banyan tree is very strong and stores a lot of water so springs appear. and the leaves can be used for animal feed

    • @aditua9692
      @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sanddamsworldwide Thats great 👍🏼👍🏼 wonderful

  • @sheldondrake8935
    @sheldondrake8935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very nice animation

  • @douwebeerda
    @douwebeerda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Very interesting to see how a 'silted up dam' still provides a lot of water for people in the community and that the sand filters it so they get acces to cleaner drinking water.
    I have been watching a lot of videos on what India is doing in their drylands recently also. They treat the whole watershed to infiltrate as much water as possible as high up in the watershed as possible. So in addition to these dams they also use contour trenches, contour buns, farm buns, valley plugs, gabions, check dams etc. Most of it is pretty low cost and easy to construct by the people themselves.
    I guess you already are familiar with this kind of work but if not just in case it might be useful.
    What is Watershed development?
    th-cam.com/video/KQEu9t5ZMVk/w-d-xo.html

    • @aditua9692
      @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      if you want a spring, plant an African banyan tree, one spot 3 banyan tree, every 500 meters. insya Allah the banyan tree is very strong and stores a lot of water so springs appear. and the leaves can be used for animal feed

  • @jonmatthews4254
    @jonmatthews4254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A1

  • @paulkelleyvieth
    @paulkelleyvieth ปีที่แล้ว +5

    curiously this phenomenon only exists as CGI and not video evidence? Swales, CT, check dams, gabions, boulder dams, etc? "steel reinforced concrete" as "most cost effective" lol

    • @RaraMarketing
      @RaraMarketing 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/g7dNejvYiSg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qIEN1wE9przaB-Gw

    • @RaraMarketing
      @RaraMarketing 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/wV54NhWqIno/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JsX2hKI5-5DfpcLH

    • @RaraMarketing
      @RaraMarketing 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/wV54NhWqIno/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JsX2hKI5-5DfpcLH

    • @noahrafter-lanigan2409
      @noahrafter-lanigan2409 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is a little bit watered down and therefor more inaccurate

  • @Elgrenyudoh
    @Elgrenyudoh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder what happened to men on those isolated communities of women and children

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi there. Thank you for your query. In many of the regions and communities we work with, families split the daily responsibilities. Traditionally, it is the men who earn the family’s income through going to work, whilst the women will collect water, stay at home, cook and look after the children. However we do get a mix of men and women leading on our sand dam projects. You can read more about our impact on gender quality/empowerment in our impact report: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/FAQs/impact-report-2022

  • @REB4444
    @REB4444 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why are you excluding men?

  • @佐藤貴紀-j3u
    @佐藤貴紀-j3u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    アフリカの乾燥が進んでいる国や地域にダムを作るべきです‼️
    ケニアのサンブル国立公園、タンザニアのタランギレ国立公園、ルアハ国立公園、カタビ国立公園、ボツワナのチョベ地区、ナミビアやコンゴ、サハラ砂漠等

  • @zizy6516
    @zizy6516 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this won't work

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    @gingermarie1760 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @michaelstevens3479
    @michaelstevens3479 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is a big movement in Africa to remove all outside influence as they are more than capable of doing things themselves, so no need to ask us then?

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi there, thank you for your comment. For most of the areas we work in, it is the communities themselves that are responsible for the construction work. Our partners will provide skilled supervision and instruction, but the labour put towards sand dams comes from the communities. This aligns with one of our key values of providing communities with the tools to change their own lives, giving a hand up rather than a handout.
      Once a sand dam is complete it is the community’s to own and look after. They are responsible for maintaining them and ensuring that the surrounding area is well looked after. Our partner organisations provide them with all the training that they need in order for this to happen, and for the sand dams to keep supporting the communities for many years.
      For more information about sand dams and the work that we do, please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/

  • @regentmad1037
    @regentmad1037 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that's great but what about the men? heard about the women and kids (pretty sure the men would be doing most of that farming XD).

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi there. Thank you for your query. In many of the regions and communities we work with, families split the daily responsibilities. Traditionally, it is the men who earn the family’s income through going to work, whilst the women will collect water, stay at home, cook and look after the children.
      However, sand dams and subsequent climate-smart agriculture empower women, as they become decision makers and leaders in their communities, whilst children (and parents alike) have improved nutrition at school, work and home thanks to the safe water.
      The local source of water also vastly reduces the amount of time needed to collect water, giving more time and opportunity for women to develop their own income, and for children to go to school.
      For more information about sand dams and the work that we do, please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/

    • @regentmad1037
      @regentmad1037 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sanddamsworldwide ah i see. so they still have to go to work on top of all of it. figures. still think it's a great idea though. been thinking about it since last night actually.

    • @regentmad1037
      @regentmad1037 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      not for africa, but in the desert southwest where i live. there's a movement out here to green the desert. shaun atwood has hundreds of acres in the big bend area he's working on.

    • @tonyrobinson1623
      @tonyrobinson1623 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@regentmad1037 West Texas and much of the southwest was a grassland before cattle were introduced. Much of the topsoil has been lost, but the area could support grass again.

    • @regentmad1037
      @regentmad1037 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tonyrobinson1623 that's right. a spanish
      missionary wrote that the grass was as high as a man on a hoarse.

  • @polka23dot70
    @polka23dot70 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What happens to downstream people?

  • @SCOTTBULGRIN
    @SCOTTBULGRIN ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hmmm....I wonder what the men are doing in these communities.

  • @candide1065
    @candide1065 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is there a particular reason for exluding men and overempathising women in the video?

    • @sanddamsworldwide
      @sanddamsworldwide  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi there. Thank you for your query. In many of the regions and communities we work with, families split the daily responsibilities. Traditionally, it is the men who earn the family’s income through going to work, whilst the women will collect water, stay at home, cook and look after the children.
      However, sand dams and subsequent climate-smart agriculture empower women, as they become decision makers and leaders in their communities, whilst children (and parents alike) have improved nutrition at school, work and home thanks to the safe water.
      The local source of water also vastly reduces the amount of time needed to collect water, giving more time and opportunity for women to develop their own income, and for children to go to school.
      For more information about sand dams and the work that we do, please visit: www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/

  • @johnnyllooddte3415
    @johnnyllooddte3415 ปีที่แล้ว

    ahahahahah sand dams ahahahhahahahahaa

  • @Veggamattic
    @Veggamattic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is this whoatah you speak of.

  • @aditua9692
    @aditua9692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    if you want a spring, plant an African banyan tree, one spot 3 banyan tree, every 500 meters. insya Allah the banyan tree is very strong and stores a lot of water so springs appear. and the leaves can be used for animal feed