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The farmers in the Volta river basin, some of the poorest in the world, generally rely on rain-fed agriculture. However, insufficient or irregular rainfall frequently puts farmers at risk of losing their crops. In addition, climate change is making already variable rainfall less reliable. The ris...

As a program designed for bridging research to development outcome, the CPWF considers regular reflection, learning and adaptive management as crucial elements in the implementation of the basin programs. Reflection implies that the project teams and key stakeholders take stock of what is going o...

Some questions: How is your project linked to each of these stakeholders? What is a “boundary partner”? How do you define “end user” and “next user”? Where are the bi-lateral organizations, e.g. DANIDA? How is your project linked your end/next users’ partners? How do these links affect your relat...

High-quality scientific research, grounded in regular engagement with stakeholders, will improve the uptake of research results and lead to outcomes.

Shows all known dams in the Mekong Basin (commissioned, under construction and planned) as at May 2013. 'Unknown' dams are mainly dams and reservoirs constructed for use in irrigation and water supply, the names of which are current unknown. Data sources: Citation of the data sources contributing...

The current phase (2010-2013) of the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) research is addressing the Volta Basin Development Challenge (VBDC) which has been defined as “integrated management of rainwater and small reservoirs for multiple purposes”. The research-for-development program is de...

La maitrise et la valorisation de ses ressources en eau constituent un élément primordial dans les efforts du Burkina Faso à réaliser les objectifs du millénaire, en général, et la sécurité alimentaire et la réduction de la pauvreté, en particulier. Le Programme de Défi pour l’Eau et l’Alimentati...

The Yellow River Basin (YRB) Focal Project set out to study water poverty, water availability and access, water productivity, and water and related institutions in the Yellow River basin to develop and rank a series of high-priority interventions aimed at increasing water and food security for th...

This report is a synthesis of research implemented for the project on Wetlands-based livelihoods in the Limpopo basin: balancing social welfare and environmental security. The research was motivated by the dependency of many people on wetlands for their livelihoods. It was therefore founded on th...