The document provides guidance on nutrition-sensitive water management for irrigation interventions. It discusses how nutrition-sensitive agriculture guidelines do not fully address water-related issues. It then outlines potential results indicators for nutrition-sensitive irrigation and water management lending operations. As an example, it summarizes Uganda's Irrigation Development and Climate Resilience Project which aims to address stunting, food insecurity, and low irrigation rates through large-scale and farmer-led irrigation projects to stabilize yields, extend production seasons, increase diversification and adoption of inputs. The document concludes by discussing partnerships to scale up investments in nutrition-sensitive irrigation and water management.

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Nutrition-sensitive Water
Management
Guidance for Irrigation Interventions
Claire Chase
June 15th 2020

2. Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture guidelines do not fully capture
water-related issues

5. Results Indicators for Nutrition-Sensitive Irrigation and Water
Management Lending Operations

6. Uganda Irrigation Development and Climate Resilience
Project
➢ Stunting prevalence of 29%
➢ 41% face chronic food shortages
➢ By 2025, number of food-insecure
people 30 million
➢ Less than 1% irrigation potential
➢ Large-scale irrigation with farmer-led
sub-component:
- Stabilize and increase yields
- Extend production to dry season
- Increase diversification
- Adoption of productive inputs
- Integrated value chain development

7. Partnerships to scale up investments in nutrition-sensitive
irrigation and water management

8. www.worldbank.org/water | www.blogs.worldbank.org/water | @WorldBankWater
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