Working collectively with local communities in Gharyan, Libya, municipalities and ministries, the RAW goal is to create Climate Change/Drought-resilient communities, attain abundance, and reach Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030. Our plan includes reducing the withdrawal of aquifer water, increasing farmlands and combating desertification using nature-based solutions. Please support our communities in Libya who are experiencing catastrophic damage from flooding: https://islamic-relief.org/appeals/libya-floods-appeal/
Regenerating Ancient Water
Methods

Methods

The RAW team will utilize a range of restoration and permaculture methods to harvest rainwater, address erosion, help the landscape and soil retain water, and slow down and spread out water as it falls onto and flows over the land. We will install structures and use methods which identify the areas where erosion is starting to occur and where erosion mitigation will have ripple effects downstream – our form of dryland acupuncture!

See below for an example of one method – a one-rock dam.