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By Saurav Pradhananga, Santosh Nepal, Mamata Aryal, and Dinesh Parajuli Nepal faces severe environmental challenges that threaten ecosystems and the livelihoods of people. Climate change is aggravating water scarcity, food insecurity, energy deficits, and ecosystem degradation. However, hydrological models and other hydro-meteorological tools hold the potential to inform policy and practice to address interlinked challenges across the water, energy, food,

By Surendra Phuyal, Sanju Koirala, Darshan Karki, and Anuj Mishra Experts and stakeholders working to ensure greater acceptance of the water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus approach in Nepal are calling for renewed efforts to get the WEFE nexus incorporated in government programs and policies. Such efforts, they stress, should include steps to educate more officials and elected representatives at all tiers of

This article was originally published on www.IWMI.org Building trust as an international non-governmental organization in the context of engaging with Lao PDR’s policy space requires contextual understanding of the country’s governance structures, cultural norms and development priorities. It requires advocating for external support and local partnerships. It needs the comprehensive study of practical entry points as well as long-term commitment

This article was originally published on India Water Portal. New report highlights Odisha’s leadership in strengthening policy coherence in food, land, and water systems to advance sustainable development in India The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) unveiled their latest report, Improving Policy Coherence in Food, Land, and Water Systems to Advance

By Ramesh Singh, Kaushal K Garg, K H Anantha, A Venkataradha, Matthew McCartney, Arun S, Shishuvendra Kumar, and Mangi Lal Jat In Poora Birdha village, located in the Bundelkhand region of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, tribal farmers faced severe challenges due to acute water scarcity and recurrent droughts. Groundwater levels had declined and most hand-dug wells were dry. These environmental

Kenya’s Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS FY2024/25-2026/27) which aligns to the Fourth Medium Plan (MTP 2023-2027), aims at raising sufficient resources for the delivery of Government’s priority programmes under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda. The strategy provides a comprehensive approach of effective tax system reforms to boost revenue collection and improve the tax system over the medium term. In Kenya, taxes

From October 1st to 3rd, 2024, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Kenya office organized a transformative training on Impact Evaluation for teaching staff at the University of Nairobi. Led by Dr. Hailemariam Ayalew Tiruneh, Dr. Berber Kramer, and Dr. Naureen Karachiwalla, this initiative was a significant step in strengthening the capacity of local partners to conduct evidence-based research

On November 18, 2024, the IFPRI Kenya office proudly launched the first session of the IFPRI Development Economics Africa (IDEA) Seminar Series at the ILRI Nairobi Campus. This is part of seminar series under the CGIAR Initiatives on National Polices and Strategies (NPS). This new initiative aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among experts in macro and micro development