http://www.cgiar.org A Global Agricultural Research Partnership Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/cea-partners-with-iwmi-to-turn-organic-waste-into-high-quality-fertilizer/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/cea-partners-with-iwmi-to-turn-organic-waste-into-high-quality-fertilizer/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:18:24 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=767758 Colombo.25 July 2013. At the request of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed an agreement to collaborate towards Resource Recovery and Reuse in Sri Lanka. IWMI and CEA join hands in targe...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/cea-partners-with-iwmi-to-turn-organic-waste-into-high-quality-fertilizer/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/pond-tank-or-well/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/pond-tank-or-well/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:15:10 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=746670 People not just places determine the right choice for agricultural water storage in Africa. The Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) convened by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and hosted by the Government of Ghana is taking plac...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/pond-tank-or-well/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/agricultural-water-storage-in-an-era-of-climate-change-assessing-need-and-effectiveness-in-africa/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/agricultural-water-storage-in-an-era-of-climate-change-assessing-need-and-effectiveness-in-africa/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:39:13 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=746663 This report describes the agricultural water storage continuum and some of the possible implications of climate change. A simple diagnostic tool which can be used to provide a rapid evaluation of the need and effectiveness of different water storage op...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/agricultural-water-storage-in-an-era-of-climate-change-assessing-need-and-effectiveness-in-africa/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sbXdgceGI&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sbXdgceGI&feature=youtube_gdata#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:16:15 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=734964 This film was shot and roughly edited by a group of Nepali women from the Terai region as part of a participatory video project conducted by IWMI in 2013. It presents women’s points of view on how male migration overseas has been affecting their ...]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sbXdgceGI&feature=youtube_gdata/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-research-in-the-dry-zone-of-myanmar/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-research-in-the-dry-zone-of-myanmar/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 05:23:41 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=734957 The Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) is developing a program for the Dry Zone that will be implemented from 2013 to 2016. As water-related concerns are known to have a strong bearing on food insecurity and low incomes in the Dry Zone, LI...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-research-in-the-dry-zone-of-myanmar/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/how-much-is-a-wetland-worth/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/how-much-is-a-wetland-worth/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:24:53 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=729072 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/how-much-is-a-wetland-worth/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/voices-of-the-communities-in-nepal/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/voices-of-the-communities-in-nepal/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:14:51 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=728996 A new tv programme by IWMI, NEFEJ and villagers from Dhanusha District. Men and women farmers are given a limited opportunity to voice their concerns in the national debate on climate change. As a result, climate change policies and interventions hold ...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/voices-of-the-communities-in-nepal/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/glacier-systems-and-seasonal-snow-cover-in-six-major-asian-river-basins-water-storage-properties-under-changing-climate/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/glacier-systems-and-seasonal-snow-cover-in-six-major-asian-river-basins-water-storage-properties-under-changing-climate/#comments Sun, 07 Jul 2013 09:33:03 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=728981 IWMI Research Report 149 – This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the water storage properties of glaciers and seasonal snow, carried out for the first time at a major river basin scale, for the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, S...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/glacier-systems-and-seasonal-snow-cover-in-six-major-asian-river-basins-water-storage-properties-under-changing-climate/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/improving-the-supply-chain-of-motor-pumps-to-expand-small-scale-private-irrigation-in-zambia/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/improving-the-supply-chain-of-motor-pumps-to-expand-small-scale-private-irrigation-in-zambia/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:41:16 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=728954 IWMI Working Paper 154 – During the past decade, smallholder groundwater irrigation with motor pumps has increased considerably in Zambia. The present study analyzes an important, but hitherto ignored, factor for adoption: the supply chain of imp...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/improving-the-supply-chain-of-motor-pumps-to-expand-small-scale-private-irrigation-in-zambia/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/priming-the-pump/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/priming-the-pump/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:30:07 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=727417 Recent IWMI research highlights how farmers’ unions can support smallholder farmers and boosting agricultural productivity. ]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/priming-the-pump/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-at-the-heart-of-science/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-at-the-heart-of-science/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:25:17 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=722621 IWMI will go to the heart of science in July as we partner with Alliance Française Sri Lanka in the ‘Water at the heart of science’ exhibition to be held in Colombo from the 5th – 15th July.IWMI at the heart of science The science exhibition is ...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/iwmi-at-the-heart-of-science/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/beyond-the-pump-ensuring-the-sustainability-of-smallholder-water-systems-in-ethiopia/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/beyond-the-pump-ensuring-the-sustainability-of-smallholder-water-systems-in-ethiopia/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:07:35 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=722614 Despite being a country with significant ground and surface water, Ethiopia’s farmers depend heavily on rainwater. This makes them extremely vulnerable to frequent dry spells and the uneven distribution of rains. The recent severe drought in the Horn...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/07/beyond-the-pump-ensuring-the-sustainability-of-smallholder-water-systems-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/indias-water-future-global-challenges-and-local-solutions/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/indias-water-future-global-challenges-and-local-solutions/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:49:55 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=722606 As the second most populous country in the world, with a huge and booming economy, India’s future food and water supplies are uncertain. Add to the mix rapid urbanization and a new found passion for consumerism and it is not surprising that some Indi...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/indias-water-future-global-challenges-and-local-solutions/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/dry-areas-saving-water-by-rethinking-agriculture/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/dry-areas-saving-water-by-rethinking-agriculture/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:33:06 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=722593 Sound policies for food security and agricultural water management are critical for national economies – and particularly for dryland areas, where water resources are already scarce. The International Conference: Policies for Water and Food Security ...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/dry-areas-saving-water-by-rethinking-agriculture/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/flood-mapping-assists-relief-management-in-uttarakhand/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/flood-mapping-assists-relief-management-in-uttarakhand/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:56:11 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=707105 Heavy monsoon rains have arrived early this year in northern India causing severe floods. IWMI is contributing to the relief coordination through the preparation of flood inundation maps. Researchers captured and mapped the impacts of the floods using ...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/flood-mapping-assists-relief-management-in-uttarakhand/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/measuring-a-plants-health-from-the-sky/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/measuring-a-plants-health-from-the-sky/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2013 03:11:48 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=705299 Satellite-based remote sensing has revolutionized the measurement of evapotranspiration, but computer models need to be constantly refined to be reliable. Yann Chemin from IWMI has compared competing models to come up with a benchmarking framework that...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/measuring-a-plants-health-from-the-sky/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/evaluating-the-flow-regulating-functions-of-natural-ecosystems-in-the-zambezi-river-basin/ http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/evaluating-the-flow-regulating-functions-of-natural-ecosystems-in-the-zambezi-river-basin/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:43:56 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=700669 McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 51p. (IWMI Research Report 148) ]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2013/06/evaluating-the-flow-regulating-functions-of-natural-ecosystems-in-the-zambezi-river-basin/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpN13zttsBs&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpN13zttsBs&feature=youtube_gdata#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:12:25 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=696160 Water footprints measure the amount of water consumed or applied in the production of a good or service. A single cup of coffee, for example, has a water foot print of 140 liters of water. The concept is widely publicized and is now beginning to influence government policy. But according Dennis Wichelns, professor at the Institute of Water Policy National University of Singapore, that is a mistake. The problem, he argues, is that this measure looks only at the water input for particular products, and takes no account of other factors that may be more relevant to sustainable resource use. [...]]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpN13zttsBs&feature=youtube_gdata/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/how-to-prevent-the-volta-countries-from-drying-up http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/how-to-prevent-the-volta-countries-from-drying-up#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:04:50 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=696153 The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is drought and water scarcity. Don’t let our future dry up! In the open plateaus of Burkina Faso the Volta rises from the union of the Black, White and Red Voltas, twisting its way...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/how-to-prevent-the-volta-countries-from-drying-up/feed/ 0 http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/no-regrets-for-agriculture http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/no-regrets-for-agriculture#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:55:40 +0000 IWMI http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=690532 One of the biggest challenges policy-makers face when dealing with climate change adaptation and mitigation is the uncertainty of predictions. This often leads them to ask climate scientists for more reliable forecasts, rather than starting to act. But...]]> http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/no-regrets-for-agriculture/feed/ 0