In this episode of Let’s Talk Trees, World Agroforestry (ICRAF) bioenergy research scientist Mary Njenga, and Associate Director for Gender Initiatives at Pennsylvania State University Ruth Mendum discuss their experiences working with such communities in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
A new study covering 121 countries shows that improving access to safe drinking water is critical to tackling food insecurity in both low- and high-income countries. The post A global link between unsafe water and hunger first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
IWMI and the Nile Basin Initiative scope the development of a pioneering digital twin to boost water management and forecasting. The post A digital twin for the Nile Basin first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
A recent study led by the development NGO Brac, with the Global Center on Adaptation and IWMI, found that rising temperatures, declining rainfall and expanding boro rice cultivation are pushing the region towards critical groundwater depletion within the next two decades. The post ‘I fear people will go to war over water’: as wells run dry, farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
The Government of Tanzania has established a national roadmap for transforming the country's seed sector through 2030. The post Tanzania launches landmark seed sector development strategy and investment plan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
IWMI’s Jayanta Bhattacharya highlights how pairing solar irrigation with Alternate Wetting and Drying techniques will help incentivize water conservation, reduce methane emissions and secure long-term food and water security in Bangladesh. The post Limited efforts to expand solar power use in agriculture first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
