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  • Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

    Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

    We're changing our name to Sand Dams Worldwide! Find out more from Chairman David Jordan OBE. Read more

  1. News and blogs
  2. A word from our Chairman

A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Helping to grow

Helping to grow

Chairman David Jordan shares his thoughts on how sand dams can help vulnerable communities grow enough produce to eat as well as sell at local markets, breaking the poverty, famine and dependency cycle. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 15th April, 2018

Updated: 8th August, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Changing lives at home and abroad

Changing lives at home and abroad

Chairman David Jordan reflects on another successful sand dam expedition to Kenya with volunteers from Jersey Overseas Aid. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 16th April, 2018

Updated: 21st July, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Growing local

Growing local

Our Chairman shares his thoughts on the impending global food crisis, and how sand dam projects can help vulnerable dryland communities to access clean water and thus grow local produce. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 17th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Celebrating 20 years

Celebrating 20 years

Our Chairman reflects on what inspired him to support sand dams, the past 20 years of Sand Dams Worldwide and the importance of continuing our work in supporting the next generation of dryland communities. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 18th April, 2018

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Living with uncertainty

Living with uncertainty

Whilst global leaders understandably focus on matters of urgency, our Chairman blogs about how we must not ignore other critical issues such as climate change and prepare for an uncertain future. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

We're changing our name to Sand Dams Worldwide! Find out more from Chairman David Jordan OBE. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 20th April, 2018

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Women making a difference

Women making a difference

In light of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Chairman David Jordan OBE shares his thoughts on the power and empowerment of women in our drive to create sustainable water solutions. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 21st April, 2018

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Adapting to a new world

Adapting to a new world

Chairman David Jordan OBE reflects on the challenges and achievements from 2021, whilst also looking at the year ahead as we plan to use all the experience, knowledge, progress and support we’ve gathered over the past 20 years to expand on and improve our work through 2022 and beyond. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 22nd April, 2018

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Waiting for the dust to settle

Waiting for the dust to settle

Chairman David Jordan OBE shares his thoughts on the discussions, debates and fallout from COP26, the connections with Sand Dams Worldwide's work and ambitions, and how your support of our upcoming Big Give campaign can help us support more people and wildlife to become climate-resilient. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 23rd April, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Looking through the rear-view mirror

Looking through the rear-view mirror

Chairman David Jordan OBE looks at the highlights from our 2020/21 annual report, including multiple successful sand dam projects and inspirational community stories. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 27th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Building Resilience

Building Resilience

Chairman David Jordan OBE looks at how our sand dam projects are helping communities to build climate resilience in the face of climate change, land degradation and desertification. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 28th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: David Jordan

Red Alert!

Red Alert!

We are on red alert. That’s the stark message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. In their recent report scientists from across the globe have concluded that ‘climate change is now widespread, rapid and intensifying’. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Sand Dams Worldwide.

Published: 29th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: David Jordan

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    BBC report: Climate change killing elephants, says Kenya

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  • Jobs at Sand Dams Worldwide: Trusts Fundraising Manager

    Jobs at Sand Dams Worldwide: Trusts Fundraising Manager

    We are recruiting!

  • Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Support dryland communities to overcome food shortages, and ensure they can grow enough food to eat and sell. It all starts with ensuring they have access to water. That’s where sand dams come in.

  • September 2022 sand dam expedition

    September 2022 sand dam expedition

    Sand Dams Worldwide supports communities in drylands around the world to transform their own lives with sand dams and climate-smart agriculture; empowering them to achieve lifelong access to water and food. Please donate to help more vulnerable dryland communities benefit from sand dam projects.

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  • What is a sand dam?

    What is a sand dam?

  • Donate

    Donate

    Please donate what you can to transform lives and land with sand dams and clean water.

  • Reversing land degradation and desertification

    Reversing land degradation and desertification

    Conservation of the environment is critical to the economic development of people living in drylands.

  • Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Support dryland communities to overcome food shortages, and ensure they can grow enough food to eat and sell. It all starts with ensuring they have access to water. That’s where sand dams come in.

  • The challenge

    The challenge

    Find out what are drylands, why they are they are such harsh regions to live, how sand dams are applicable in drylands and what difference they can make to over 40% of the world's land surface.

  • 1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    Read about our plan to directly support other organisations to build sand dams, in turn, realising our vision to support millions of the world’s poorest people by helping them to transform their own lives through water and soil conservation in drylands.

  • Watch how sand dams work

    Watch how sand dams work

    Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands

  • Our approach

    Our approach

    Find out more about Excellent's approach, from working with self-help groups to why we partner we on-ground, local organisations.

  • Climate-smart agriculture

    Climate-smart agriculture

    It’s astonishing to see what can be achieved through these simple, but highly effective, techniques of climate-smart agriculture.

  • End hunger with sand dams

    End hunger with sand dams

    We need your help so that we can continue to support more vulnerable dryland communities to take part in sand dam and climate-smart agriculture projects, and empower them to end hunger and achieve long-term food security.

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