Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale IrrigationGabriel Saldana
The document discusses progress and next steps for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI). Key points include: ILSSI has approved its workplan and budget, conducted studies on small-scale irrigation technologies, and engaged stakeholders in Ethiopia. It plans to further these engagements and finalize innovations. ILSSI also aims to integrate its Irrigation Decision Support System with economic models to evaluate impacts from field to continental scales, and potentially link with other Feed the Future Innovation Labs.
Presentation for for the The seventh annual Water for Food Global Conference which will focus on the powerful impact that can be achieved through public-private partnerships in water for food research, technology and project development.
This presentation provides an overview of some potential for small scale irrigation to bolster food security in Africa
Women face barriers to adopting small-scale irrigation technologies that differ from men's barriers. To ensure women benefit equally, technologies must be designed with women's needs and preferences in mind, such as meeting multiple uses and saving labor. Information about technologies must reach women through their own networks. Adoption support is also needed, like access to credit, land, and water resources. Close monitoring after adoption is critical to confirm women actually control and benefit from the technologies and do not experience increased burdens from use. Without consideration of these gender issues, irrigation technologies risk disproportionately benefiting men over women.
1) Benefit sharing mechanisms (BSMs) are important for equitable water management between different users and sectors. The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food's experience in 10 river basins provides lessons on BSMs.
2) In the Mekong River Basin, balancing hydropower and fisheries through BSMs like improved irrigation techniques can generate win-win outcomes for energy production and food security.
3) In the Volta River Basin, research found that losses from small reservoirs are smaller than assumed, so developing more small reservoirs could significantly benefit smallholders with minimal water impacts.
Elizabeth Bryan
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
1. The document discusses retooling leadership education to foster more responsible leaders by changing curriculums to address sustainability issues from multiple perspectives.
2. It proposes a multifaceted platform and two-semester program integrated into the academic setting to give students hands-on experience addressing sustainability challenges through research and partnerships.
3. The goals are to increase student and faculty awareness of social and environmental issues and provide an in-depth learning experience on sustainability topics and their business implications.
Sustainable management of commons to boost synergies: A case study on India
By Wei Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
Boosting synergies and managing trade-offs in food systems
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 21, 2021
The document discusses the importance of collaboration between conservation groups and agricultural organizations to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region. It highlights several successful partnerships in Virginia, including the Virginia Waste Solutions Forum and an On-Farm Network project, that have brought partners together, identified economically viable solutions, and changed farmers' behaviors through information sharing and adaptive management. The key to effective partnerships is recognizing each sides' goals and needs, the role of science and economics, and that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work in agriculture.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale IrrigationGabriel Saldana
The document discusses progress and next steps for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI). Key points include: ILSSI has approved its workplan and budget, conducted studies on small-scale irrigation technologies, and engaged stakeholders in Ethiopia. It plans to further these engagements and finalize innovations. ILSSI also aims to integrate its Irrigation Decision Support System with economic models to evaluate impacts from field to continental scales, and potentially link with other Feed the Future Innovation Labs.
Presentation for for the The seventh annual Water for Food Global Conference which will focus on the powerful impact that can be achieved through public-private partnerships in water for food research, technology and project development.
This presentation provides an overview of some potential for small scale irrigation to bolster food security in Africa
Women face barriers to adopting small-scale irrigation technologies that differ from men's barriers. To ensure women benefit equally, technologies must be designed with women's needs and preferences in mind, such as meeting multiple uses and saving labor. Information about technologies must reach women through their own networks. Adoption support is also needed, like access to credit, land, and water resources. Close monitoring after adoption is critical to confirm women actually control and benefit from the technologies and do not experience increased burdens from use. Without consideration of these gender issues, irrigation technologies risk disproportionately benefiting men over women.
1) Benefit sharing mechanisms (BSMs) are important for equitable water management between different users and sectors. The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food's experience in 10 river basins provides lessons on BSMs.
2) In the Mekong River Basin, balancing hydropower and fisheries through BSMs like improved irrigation techniques can generate win-win outcomes for energy production and food security.
3) In the Volta River Basin, research found that losses from small reservoirs are smaller than assumed, so developing more small reservoirs could significantly benefit smallholders with minimal water impacts.
Elizabeth Bryan
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
1. The document discusses retooling leadership education to foster more responsible leaders by changing curriculums to address sustainability issues from multiple perspectives.
2. It proposes a multifaceted platform and two-semester program integrated into the academic setting to give students hands-on experience addressing sustainability challenges through research and partnerships.
3. The goals are to increase student and faculty awareness of social and environmental issues and provide an in-depth learning experience on sustainability topics and their business implications.
Sustainable management of commons to boost synergies: A case study on India
By Wei Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
Boosting synergies and managing trade-offs in food systems
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 21, 2021
The document discusses the importance of collaboration between conservation groups and agricultural organizations to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region. It highlights several successful partnerships in Virginia, including the Virginia Waste Solutions Forum and an On-Farm Network project, that have brought partners together, identified economically viable solutions, and changed farmers' behaviors through information sharing and adaptive management. The key to effective partnerships is recognizing each sides' goals and needs, the role of science and economics, and that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work in agriculture.
Framework and templates used by ministerial delegations to the 2016 Minister Meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership. PLease note that instructions are in the notes section.
Financial incentives for conservation practices on farms have totaled $7.2 billion over five years, but have shown questionable results. Voluntary conservation programs have inherent weaknesses, as the most popular practices are not always the most effective, and changes in land use are often not lasting. While gains were reported in some areas like stream buffers and grassed waterways, these were offset by losses, so the net impact was minimal. To drive more durable change, programs need to focus on landscape-scale results, technical support, and local accountability to ensure conservation responsibilities are met.
Benefit of Women in Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of SIMLESAFMNR Hub
This document summarizes a presentation on integrating gender considerations into climate change adaptation strategies. It discusses how climate change impacts men and women differently and how gender influences vulnerability. It then outlines the Sustainable Intensification (SI) approach of the Scaling Improved Legume-Maize Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project, which promotes new crop varieties, production practices, and soil conservation techniques. Key points made include: 1) SIMLESA uses a gender framework to ensure technologies are designed for both women and men, and they participate equally in trials and demonstrations; 2) Its approach strengthens inclusive scaling of SI options through gender-sensitive agricultural innovation platforms and value chains; and 3)
IWMI Board CPWF director's report nov 2013Alain Vidal
The document summarizes outcomes from the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food's (CPWF) research from May to November 2013. Key messages include:
- Benefit-sharing mechanisms can create a virtuous circle between ecosystems and peoples' welfare.
- Sustainable intensification relies on water infrastructure and markets to incentivize production and ecosystem investments.
- Modeling tools can support capacity building, consensus building, and more effective policy analysis, planning and implementation.
- While many partners adopted CPWF's research for development model, continued impact requires long-term engagement and overcoming discontinuities from institutional reforms.
Channing Arndt
POLICY SEMINAR
Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation: Implications for research and the One CGIAR agenda
MAR 19, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document discusses the need for investment in water infrastructure in the US, estimated to be between $1.2 trillion to $4.8 trillion over the next 20 years. It also notes that water utilities are underfunding their capital improvement plans. The document advocates for using conservation and customer engagement strategies to help address the funding gap. Conservation can help downsize and delay the need for new, more expensive water sources. Engagement is important to build customer satisfaction, which leads to more support for utility practices. New digital reporting tools that provide social comparisons and tips can help drive higher levels of water savings and engagement compared to traditional programs.
Christopher B. Barrett
POLICY SEMINAR
Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation: Implications for research and the One CGIAR agenda
MAR 19, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document summarizes a breakout session discussion on linkages between staple crops research and poverty outcomes. The group discussed three main pathways from research to poverty impacts: 1) productivity growth leading to lower food prices and more employment, 2) adoption of new technologies by small farmers leading to income gains, and 3) reduced production losses allowing marginal farmers to avoid poverty. Key recommendations included clearly defining expected poverty impact pathways for research, partnerships for data collection to assess impacts, and ensuring staple crop research focuses on both lowering food prices and strategies to alleviate the effects of low prices on producers.
Climate change and poverty are under-researched, with few studies examining the linkages between climate impacts and poverty beyond effects on vulnerability, productivity, and extreme events. More research is needed on livelihoods, agrobiodiversity, value chains, migration, gender issues, and identifying and addressing maladaptation. Partnerships are important for addressing climate change but actual partnerships often fall short of ideals. Effective partnerships require all partners to understand the problem and their roles, have common purpose, and complementary strengths, along with incentives to drive collaboration. Developing partnerships requires avoiding token efforts, using appropriate conceptual frameworks, defining clear roles, and leveraging multi-stakeholder platforms to engage actors at multiple scales.
Lessons learnt towards building pathways for innovation: India
By Apoorve Khandelwal, CEEW India
Innovation investment for impact
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 14, 2021
Achieving Water Security in Asia and the Pacific: Asian Water Development Out...OECDregions
This document summarizes key points from the Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 report. It discusses the report's objectives to provide an overview of water security in Asia and the Pacific and inform policy. It outlines the report's five key dimensions of water security: household, economic, urban, environmental, and disaster security. For each dimension, it discusses methodology, results, recommendations. It also summarizes sections on finance and governance as they relate to water security. The document concludes with a case study on applying the report's methodology in Karnataka, India.
Kristin Davis
SPECIAL EVENT
UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
Co-Organized by IFPRI and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
This document discusses opportunities, gaps, and demands regarding water and society in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It notes that research could support the water sector through integrated, evidence-based solutions that promote inclusive and gender-equal water infrastructure and regulation. The document presents a conceptual framework for water and society with different elements like central state policies, service providers, infrastructure implementation and regulation, and citizens and their human rights in relationships with accountability routes.
The document discusses climate change in Indiana and efforts to increase awareness through the Indiana Climate Change Impact Assessment (INCCIA). It finds that over half of Hoosiers worry about climate change and believe it is caused by humans. Indiana has warmed 1.2 degrees F over the last century with more rainfall. The INCCIA is a collaborative effort involving over 100 experts to provide information on climate impacts for stakeholders. It aims to engage the public through newsletters, events and reports on topics like health, agriculture and infrastructure. The assessment seeks to start conversations and help communities address climate challenges.
This document discusses capacity development to strengthen agriculture innovation for smallholders. It notes that reducing hunger and poverty through increased and sustainable food production are global goals, but challenges include nearly a billion hungry people today and the need for a 70% increase in food production by 2050. While aid to agriculture has declined, recent trends show interest in reversing this. Capacity development is needed at the enabling environment, organizational, and individual levels to better support smallholders through strengthened rural advisory services. This includes developing financially sustainable extension models, strengthening farmers' organizations, training new advisors, and increasing investments in extension.
This presentation was given at the 'Beyond Scaling Up: Pathways to Universal Access' workshop which was held at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton on the 24-25 May, 2010. This event was co-sponsored by the Future Health Systems Research Programme Consortium and the STEPS Centre. Pinto presented the work of Aline on agricultural measurement issues.
This document summarizes a presentation by Susan Roxas of WWF Greater Mekong on business and NGO collaboration. It discusses why companies work with NGOs such as for expertise and credibility, and why NGOs work with businesses to leverage their resources and influence industries. Some risks of collaboration include greenwashing and lack of transparency. Areas of potential collaboration include climate and energy, sustainable production, water stewardship, and joint communications. Examples of partnerships include work with financial institutions on sustainability and a project with IKEA to sustainably source rattan in Southeast Asia.
Public-Private Partnerships and Multi Stakeholder Strategies -- Food production will have to meet the needs of two billion additional people by 2050. Besides existing stresses of inequity in resource use and resource depletion, climate variability and change are additional stressors. These changes put at risk both local food security and global commodity markets. Large-scale applications of improved water use and management approaches are needed to build resilience in agricultural production systems. HELVETAS is implementing ‘Water for Food’ programs worldwide to optimize water consumption in agricultural production. It partners with public and private sector stakeholders to raise awareness and build capacities on efficient water management and to enhance buyers’ demand and support for water saving approaches. Melchior Lengsfeld and Rupa Mukerji will share HELVETAS’ innovative push-pull-policy program for the two key crops of rice and cotton, which account for over 30% of global irrigation water consumption. HELVETAS (www.helvetas.org), the leading Switzerland-based international development NGO, has 60 years of experience in rural economy, water & infrastructure, environment & climate change, and governance & peace. HELVETAS is working in 32 countries to fight rural poverty. In 2015, the 501(c)(3) HELVETAS USA was launched to strengthen relationships with key US partners.
The drafting process the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to water should resist overly rigid approaches to implementation and target setting which could limit development options for poor countries. Key challenges include realistic targets, carefully considering the local context to address the needs of the poor, and promoting sustainable water resources development in a way that values healthy ecosystems. Read IWMI’s new report here: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/setting_and_achieving_water-related_sustainable_development_goals.pdf
Presentation by Peter G. McCornick & Julie van der Bliek at the Water for Food Conference, Seattle, October 19, 2014.
Framework and templates used by ministerial delegations to the 2016 Minister Meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership. PLease note that instructions are in the notes section.
Financial incentives for conservation practices on farms have totaled $7.2 billion over five years, but have shown questionable results. Voluntary conservation programs have inherent weaknesses, as the most popular practices are not always the most effective, and changes in land use are often not lasting. While gains were reported in some areas like stream buffers and grassed waterways, these were offset by losses, so the net impact was minimal. To drive more durable change, programs need to focus on landscape-scale results, technical support, and local accountability to ensure conservation responsibilities are met.
Benefit of Women in Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of SIMLESAFMNR Hub
This document summarizes a presentation on integrating gender considerations into climate change adaptation strategies. It discusses how climate change impacts men and women differently and how gender influences vulnerability. It then outlines the Sustainable Intensification (SI) approach of the Scaling Improved Legume-Maize Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project, which promotes new crop varieties, production practices, and soil conservation techniques. Key points made include: 1) SIMLESA uses a gender framework to ensure technologies are designed for both women and men, and they participate equally in trials and demonstrations; 2) Its approach strengthens inclusive scaling of SI options through gender-sensitive agricultural innovation platforms and value chains; and 3)
IWMI Board CPWF director's report nov 2013Alain Vidal
The document summarizes outcomes from the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food's (CPWF) research from May to November 2013. Key messages include:
- Benefit-sharing mechanisms can create a virtuous circle between ecosystems and peoples' welfare.
- Sustainable intensification relies on water infrastructure and markets to incentivize production and ecosystem investments.
- Modeling tools can support capacity building, consensus building, and more effective policy analysis, planning and implementation.
- While many partners adopted CPWF's research for development model, continued impact requires long-term engagement and overcoming discontinuities from institutional reforms.
Channing Arndt
POLICY SEMINAR
Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation: Implications for research and the One CGIAR agenda
MAR 19, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document discusses the need for investment in water infrastructure in the US, estimated to be between $1.2 trillion to $4.8 trillion over the next 20 years. It also notes that water utilities are underfunding their capital improvement plans. The document advocates for using conservation and customer engagement strategies to help address the funding gap. Conservation can help downsize and delay the need for new, more expensive water sources. Engagement is important to build customer satisfaction, which leads to more support for utility practices. New digital reporting tools that provide social comparisons and tips can help drive higher levels of water savings and engagement compared to traditional programs.
Christopher B. Barrett
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Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation: Implications for research and the One CGIAR agenda
MAR 19, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document summarizes a breakout session discussion on linkages between staple crops research and poverty outcomes. The group discussed three main pathways from research to poverty impacts: 1) productivity growth leading to lower food prices and more employment, 2) adoption of new technologies by small farmers leading to income gains, and 3) reduced production losses allowing marginal farmers to avoid poverty. Key recommendations included clearly defining expected poverty impact pathways for research, partnerships for data collection to assess impacts, and ensuring staple crop research focuses on both lowering food prices and strategies to alleviate the effects of low prices on producers.
Climate change and poverty are under-researched, with few studies examining the linkages between climate impacts and poverty beyond effects on vulnerability, productivity, and extreme events. More research is needed on livelihoods, agrobiodiversity, value chains, migration, gender issues, and identifying and addressing maladaptation. Partnerships are important for addressing climate change but actual partnerships often fall short of ideals. Effective partnerships require all partners to understand the problem and their roles, have common purpose, and complementary strengths, along with incentives to drive collaboration. Developing partnerships requires avoiding token efforts, using appropriate conceptual frameworks, defining clear roles, and leveraging multi-stakeholder platforms to engage actors at multiple scales.
Lessons learnt towards building pathways for innovation: India
By Apoorve Khandelwal, CEEW India
Innovation investment for impact
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
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Achieving Water Security in Asia and the Pacific: Asian Water Development Out...OECDregions
This document summarizes key points from the Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 report. It discusses the report's objectives to provide an overview of water security in Asia and the Pacific and inform policy. It outlines the report's five key dimensions of water security: household, economic, urban, environmental, and disaster security. For each dimension, it discusses methodology, results, recommendations. It also summarizes sections on finance and governance as they relate to water security. The document concludes with a case study on applying the report's methodology in Karnataka, India.
Kristin Davis
SPECIAL EVENT
UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
Co-Organized by IFPRI and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
This document discusses opportunities, gaps, and demands regarding water and society in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It notes that research could support the water sector through integrated, evidence-based solutions that promote inclusive and gender-equal water infrastructure and regulation. The document presents a conceptual framework for water and society with different elements like central state policies, service providers, infrastructure implementation and regulation, and citizens and their human rights in relationships with accountability routes.
The document discusses climate change in Indiana and efforts to increase awareness through the Indiana Climate Change Impact Assessment (INCCIA). It finds that over half of Hoosiers worry about climate change and believe it is caused by humans. Indiana has warmed 1.2 degrees F over the last century with more rainfall. The INCCIA is a collaborative effort involving over 100 experts to provide information on climate impacts for stakeholders. It aims to engage the public through newsletters, events and reports on topics like health, agriculture and infrastructure. The assessment seeks to start conversations and help communities address climate challenges.
This document discusses capacity development to strengthen agriculture innovation for smallholders. It notes that reducing hunger and poverty through increased and sustainable food production are global goals, but challenges include nearly a billion hungry people today and the need for a 70% increase in food production by 2050. While aid to agriculture has declined, recent trends show interest in reversing this. Capacity development is needed at the enabling environment, organizational, and individual levels to better support smallholders through strengthened rural advisory services. This includes developing financially sustainable extension models, strengthening farmers' organizations, training new advisors, and increasing investments in extension.
This presentation was given at the 'Beyond Scaling Up: Pathways to Universal Access' workshop which was held at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton on the 24-25 May, 2010. This event was co-sponsored by the Future Health Systems Research Programme Consortium and the STEPS Centre. Pinto presented the work of Aline on agricultural measurement issues.
This document summarizes a presentation by Susan Roxas of WWF Greater Mekong on business and NGO collaboration. It discusses why companies work with NGOs such as for expertise and credibility, and why NGOs work with businesses to leverage their resources and influence industries. Some risks of collaboration include greenwashing and lack of transparency. Areas of potential collaboration include climate and energy, sustainable production, water stewardship, and joint communications. Examples of partnerships include work with financial institutions on sustainability and a project with IKEA to sustainably source rattan in Southeast Asia.
Public-Private Partnerships and Multi Stakeholder Strategies -- Food production will have to meet the needs of two billion additional people by 2050. Besides existing stresses of inequity in resource use and resource depletion, climate variability and change are additional stressors. These changes put at risk both local food security and global commodity markets. Large-scale applications of improved water use and management approaches are needed to build resilience in agricultural production systems. HELVETAS is implementing ‘Water for Food’ programs worldwide to optimize water consumption in agricultural production. It partners with public and private sector stakeholders to raise awareness and build capacities on efficient water management and to enhance buyers’ demand and support for water saving approaches. Melchior Lengsfeld and Rupa Mukerji will share HELVETAS’ innovative push-pull-policy program for the two key crops of rice and cotton, which account for over 30% of global irrigation water consumption. HELVETAS (www.helvetas.org), the leading Switzerland-based international development NGO, has 60 years of experience in rural economy, water & infrastructure, environment & climate change, and governance & peace. HELVETAS is working in 32 countries to fight rural poverty. In 2015, the 501(c)(3) HELVETAS USA was launched to strengthen relationships with key US partners.
The drafting process the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to water should resist overly rigid approaches to implementation and target setting which could limit development options for poor countries. Key challenges include realistic targets, carefully considering the local context to address the needs of the poor, and promoting sustainable water resources development in a way that values healthy ecosystems. Read IWMI’s new report here: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/setting_and_achieving_water-related_sustainable_development_goals.pdf
Presentation by Peter G. McCornick & Julie van der Bliek at the Water for Food Conference, Seattle, October 19, 2014.
The document summarizes the Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) research program. WLE aims to improve livelihoods and food security through sustainable agriculture within healthy ecosystems. It does this through targeted research in four priority regions and globally on issues like land degradation, resource management, and variability. The research portfolio focuses on information systems, rainfed and irrigated farming, resource recovery and reuse, and basin management. It also integrates cross-cutting themes of gender, poverty, institutions, and ecosystem services into all projects. The document provides details on research areas and opportunities to engage or partner with the WLE program.
Embracing Water Supply Sustainability - Advocating for reuse in our water sup...The Texas Network, LLC
This document discusses advocating for increased water reuse to help address water supply challenges from population growth, drought, and other factors. It summarizes the different types of water reuse (indirect and direct potable reuse). It also outlines the research and advocacy efforts of the WateReuse organization to study treatment technologies, address regulatory concerns, and gain public acceptance of potable water reuse. Their research aims to demonstrate the safety, reliability and feasibility of potable water reuse to help ensure sustainable water supplies.
The document outlines the Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) program, which aims to improve agricultural sustainability and resilience. It discusses WLE's intermediate development outcomes of increasing incomes from sustainable resource management, improving agricultural productivity, and empowering women and marginalized groups. As an example, it describes WLE's impact pathway in the Volta-Niger region, which includes research portfolios on rainfed and irrigated farming systems, resource recovery and reuse, information systems, and basin management to achieve outcomes of increased productivity and reduced land degradation.
Securing Water & Food: Opportunities in Irrigation by Dr. Peter McCornickicidciid
The document summarizes the vision, mission, approach and areas of focus of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska. The institute aims to achieve global food security while ensuring sustainable water resources through research, partnerships, and programs. It focuses on closing water and agricultural productivity gaps, groundwater management, and other areas. The document also outlines several challenges, including food insecurity, climate change, and sustaining water resources like groundwater. It provides examples of irrigation opportunities and management in places like Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Nebraska.
The document outlines the Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) program led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). It discusses WLE's intermediate development outcomes in contributing to CGIAR's system level outcomes. An example impact pathway for the Volta-Niger focal region is provided, showing how WLE research portfolios and cross-cutting themes contribute to identified development and research outcomes. Monitoring and evaluation methods and targets are described to track outcomes. Highlights are given of emerging outcomes, including CIAT and IITA contributing to the N2Africa program benefiting over 225,000 smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
This document discusses the water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus challenges facing many countries, especially in the context of climate change impacts. It summarizes the goals and workstreams of the NEXUS Gains initiative, which aims to develop integrated solutions and tools to strengthen governance across sectors to boost productivity, access to clean energy, and capacity building in focal regions. Key outcomes include new modeling and decision support tools, improved water security, gender-sensitive clean energy models, and strengthened multi-stakeholder platforms.
WLE – Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners – June 2013CGIAR
This document summarizes the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) led by IWMI. It discusses the challenges facing global food production related to food security, resource exploitation, and climate change. The WLE program seeks a paradigm shift to sustainable intensification that prioritizes people and nature. It outlines targeted interventions in irrigated and rainfed farming systems, resource recovery and reuse, and river basins. Key goals are improving productivity, incomes, and resilience through equitable access to natural resources and ecosystem services. Game changing research questions and solutions are presented for various focal regions.
The document discusses options for improving agricultural water management in Cambodia. It notes that the current Public Irrigation Management Transfer (PIMT) approach is not working well due to issues like poor cost recovery and inefficient water delivery. Several options are discussed, including trying to fix the current system, adopting new models of irrigation management, and moving beyond water to add value through other agricultural services. Successful management requires addressing factors beyond just water delivery, like supporting farmers' productive use of water. Intermediate institutions and private sector providers may help coordinate irrigation at appropriate scales and provide additional services to farmers.
Presentation by Alan Nicol from IWMI at the Land and Water Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Nicoline de Haan presented on WLE's Gender work on March 10, 2015 at the European Commission in Brussels as part of their International Cooperation and Development Infopoint Conference series.
For more information on WLE's Gender, Poverty, and Institutions Research Theme, please visit: http://wle.cgiar.org/research-programs/gender-poverty-and-institutions/
Presentation Jose Gesti, UNICEF, 15th January UN Water Zaragoza Conference 2015water-decade
1) Implementation of WASH targets is ongoing with varying levels of success across regions and countries. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular faces challenges in increasing access to improved drinking water sources.
2) Existing tools and social instruments that are helping to implement WASH targets include realizing human rights to water and sanitation, increasing sector budget allocations, ensuring service sustainability, and building capacity through approaches like community-led total sanitation.
3) Key stakeholders - governments, businesses, civil society, and academia - all have important roles to play in driving further progress, with governments in the lead role for policy development and regulation.
Three key points from the document:
1. Large areas of land in Asia, particularly China and India, are experiencing degradation from factors like accelerated soil erosion from agriculture. This contributes to high global sediment loads discharged into oceans.
2. Many regions in India are experiencing widespread deficiencies in micronutrients and secondary nutrients important for agriculture due to issues like nutrient depletion and inappropriate management practices.
3. Community-based watershed management approaches can help address problems of land degradation, poverty, and water scarcity when designed and implemented through a collaborative approach focused on sustainability, equity, participation, and capacity building.
G. cairo and suistanable development tamer elbakry 14-mar17Tamer El Bakry
This presentation is made for educational purposes only and dedicated to IE Business School. This video doesn't constitute in magnitude or extent a political opinion or other that could be taken effectively into consideration as a sign of actual demands and it is only restricted for personal use.
Through 10 years of research across multiple river basins in Africa and Asia, the Challenge Program on Water and Food analyzed water, food, and poverty issues affecting 1.5 billion people living on less than $1.25 per day. The program addressed these complex problems through basin-focused research that developed sustainable solutions for water management, agricultural intensification, and benefit sharing through stakeholder engagement. Key outcomes included identifying cropping systems and land uses for the Mekong basin that increased benefits for communities while allowing for hydropower development, and institutional and technical innovations in the Ganges basin that supported diversified and resilient agricultural systems.
Presented by Jennie Barron of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences at an event hosted by The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) on March 19th, 2018. The event was "Water for Agenda 2030 - balancing the needs for food, water and energy in a changing climate" was organized in celebration of Water Day.
Business: John Matthews, Aliance for Water, 16th January UN Water Zaragoza Co...water-decade
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Water for Life: Promoting Accountability: Monitoring WASH Services & the Enab...IRC
By Susan Davis, Improve International. Prepared for the Monitoring sustainable WASH service delivery symposium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-11 April 2013.
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Trans-disciplinary science to impact tropical forest landscapes - Jeff Sayer, University of British Columbia. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Theory-Based Approaches for Assessing the Impact of Integrated Systems Research - Brian Belcher, Royal Roads University. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Challenges and opportunities for using remote sensing data - Kathy Baylis, University of California, Santa Barbara. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Reviewing the evidence on implementation and long-term impact of integrated landscape approaches - James Reed, CIFOR. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Some musings on evaluating the impacts of integrated systems research - Karl Hughes, PIM. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
What makes impact research challenging? What have been done so far? Results from CGIAR research - Natalia Estrada Carmona. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Use of Qualitative Approaches for Impact Assessments of Integrated Systems Research: Our Experience - Monica Biradavolu, SPIA. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
FTA’s experience in measuring impacts of research on integrated systems - Vincent Gitz, FTA. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Measuring the impact of integrated systems research
Panel Speakers: Vincent Gitz, Natalia Estrada Estrada Carmona, Monica Biradavolu and Karl Hughes. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Why does OneCGIAR need Integrated Systems Research? - Holger Meinke, University of Tasmania & ISDC. Measuring the Impact of Integrated Systems Research (September 27, 2021 – September 30, 2021). Three-day virtual workshop co hosted by the CGIAR Research Programs on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA); Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); and SPIA, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR. The workshop took stock of existing and new methodological developments of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment work, and discussed which are suitable to evaluate and assess complex, integrated systems research.
Agronomic advances for understanding soil health
By Job Kihara, Agronomist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Innovations in soil health monitoring for nature and people
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 28, 2021
Innovations in Soil Health Monitoring: Combining Systematic Field Assessments with Spectroscopy and Earth Observation
By Leigh Ann Winowiecki, WLE/CIFOR-ICRAF
Innovations in soil health monitoring for nature and people
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 28, 2021
This document summarizes a presentation on unpacking systemic gender inequality across institutional landscapes in watershed research. The presentation discusses how gender norms and values of institutional stakeholders remain a "black box" in gender research. It notes that while gender is a cross-cutting theme in CGIAR research, organizations and institutional actors who shape policies are less researched. The presentation describes a study that used interviews to understand the perspectives of watershed scientists and development practitioners regarding gender competencies and inclusion in watershed programs and research. It found evidence of "hydropatriarchies" in watershed institutions and a need to better represent local knowledge and marginalized voices.
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Securing inclusive land restoration
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 25, 2021
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Securing inclusive land restoration
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 25, 2021
By Fabrice DeClerck, Science Director, EAT Forum & Senior Scientist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Boosting synergies and managing trade-offs in food systems
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 21, 2021
Building climate resilience across scales
participatory – farmer-led – community action
By Sander Zwart, IWMI
Managing water for climate adaptation and mitigation
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 19, 2021
Mining the Gaps: Mapping The Research on Small Farms in the Global South
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Innovation investment for impact
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 14, 2021
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework
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Towards resilient city region food systems
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 12, 2021
Findings from Tamale and ongoing action planning
By Philip Amoah, IWMI Ghana
Towards resilient city region food systems
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 12, 2021
Presentation by Julie Topoleski, CBO’s Director of Labor, Income Security, and Long-Term Analysis, at the 16th Annual Meeting of the OECD Working Party of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions.
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Investing in equitable and sustainable solutions for a post-2015 world
1. Photo: cc: Gates Foundation
Investing in equitable and sustainable
solutions for a post-2015 world
Alain Vidal (CGIAR Consortium) & Nicoline de Haan (CGIAR Research Program on Water,
Land and Ecosystems- WLE)
Stockholm World Water Week, September 4, 2014
2. The SDGs:
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition,
and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water
and sanitation for all
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and
modern energy for all
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
3. What do we know about poverty?
Photo: cc: Nana Koffi/IWMI
4. What do we know about poverty?
Links with
• Food security and agriculture but not in a linear way
What we have learned through the Challenge Program on Water
and Food (CPWF)
• Multi-dimensional aspect of poverty - power dynamics and
political systems that systematically undermine the ability of the
poor to maintain their entitlements, and their rights to access
(Leach & Mears)
6. Food security vs. productivity
in Ghana and Burkina Faso
Source: World Bank, FAO
7. Improve commodity
markets/value chains
and develop better
policies
Farmers
and
technology
Markets
and
policies
Better
livelihoods
Water and energy
- common pool resource
- mediated by institutions or
by technology
- finite and deteriorating
- demand for energy in
agriculture is increasing
Improved production
through high yielding variety
and management
Access
What do we mean by the missing middle?
8. Access to the missing middle
Access
• Why is access important?
• Why is it relevant?
Areas to consider:
• Change needed in societal structures
• Ensuring productivity and equity
• Answering who is investing?
• From control to service (van Koppen)
• Finite and deteriorating - ecosystems
10. Entry points for action on access
Meaningful participation
• Participatory irrigation management and rolling up responsibility
• 30% women in WUA
• Needs from the users
• Thriving institutions
Addressing structural constraints
• Land tenure
• Access to credit
• Capacity development
11. Entry points for action on access
Build institutions that are able to deal with trade-offs
• Accept the presence of multiple uses of water and energy
• Think in terms of the nexus: water – food – energy
• Not win-win – quality of process becomes important
• Meaningful participation
• Local solutions - provisional
12. Indicators?
In development – ideas:
Already working on:
• Access to resources
• Meaningful decision making
Productivity or water use efficiency is not adequate
Capacity to manage common pool resources at individual and
institutional levels
Nexus connectivity indicator? e.g. the variation between the weights
decision-makers would put on water, food and energy in investment
and management decisions
The role of information
13. THANK YOU
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Editor's Notes
I would almost remove this slide and instead just use what you have on here as talking points (e.g. see next slide)
Mssing middle needs to be part of the solution, and we need to look at indicators how we can get there
Missing middle from a poverty/food security side
Water mediated to access to energy