Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

How the residents of Chrystler’s Farm took a proactive approach to disaster response.

The MENAdrought project is a partnership between IWMI, Nebraska Drought Mitigation Centre, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, John Hopkins University, and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, supported by USAID.

IWMI will implement the Innovation Lab for Irrigation & Mechanization Systems, funded by USAID and led by University of Nebraska.

Fauchon was one of more than 120 global speakers and 400 participants who gathered at the tenth Water for Food Global Conference to discuss innovative ways to improve water and food security by increasing farmers’ resiliency to a changing landscape.

Roundup blog of IWMI activities, events and sessions at the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal.

The hope is that the technology will be routinely used across MENA in drought management, helping to strengthen resilience to climate change, promote accountability and transparency, and inform scarcity management in arid watersheds.

Scaling up farmer-led irrigation will require not only holistic approaches but also strong partnerships between implementing partners.

Governments and development organizations realize that supporting farmer-led irrigation can enhance smallholders’ resilience to climate change and promote healthy food systems.

It makes sense to encourage farmer-led irrigation, to capitalize on benefits, but how can we do so inclusively and sustainably?

A photo story to highlight farmer-led irrigation in Ethiopia.

Innovations from IWMI for water and food security.

The vital importance of the concept for effective water governance is the key message of a side event being held at the 8th World Water Forum.

Creating fertile ground for innovation in agricultural water management.