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This paper draws lessons from two years of work with ‘innovation platforms’ that were established by the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) program in an attempt to strengthen landscape-level rainwater management in Ethiopia. The NDBC’s work included the use of an innovation fund to support ...


Tucker, JosephineCullen, BethAmsalu, AkliluLudi, Eva[Innovation Platforms to Enhance Participation in Rainwater Management: Lessons from The Nile Basin Development Challenge with a Particular Focus on Political Economy and Equity Issues]Innovation Platforms to Enhance Participation in Rainwater Management: Lessons from The Nile Basin Development Challenge with a Particular Focus on Political Economy and Equity Issues

The following stories were collected from CPWF project and theme leaders in two rounds. The first round of stories were collected in January 2007 based on the following two questions: What has been the most significant technical development or advance made by your 1) CPWF project / theme / basin ...


León, C. deDouthwaite, BoruÁlvarez, S.[Most Significant Change Stories from the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)]Most Significant Change Stories from the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)

In January of 2007, a number of people working with the CGIAR challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) were invited to tell stories about the ‘most significant change’ (innovations or partnerships) they had observed as a result of CPWF activity. This paper aims to pull together some of the thre...


Harrington, Larry W.Douthwaite, BoruLeón, C. deWoolley, Jonathan N.[Stories from the field: A most significant change synthesis]Stories from the field: A most significant change synthesis

Funding agencies, research programs, and organizations involved in the implementation of research need to know the potential worldwide impact and applicability of their efforts and investments. The extrapolation domain analysis method (EDA) was developed to produce information about the location,...


Rubiano, J.Soto, V.[Geographical extrapolation domain analysis: Scaling up watershed management research projects, a toolkit to guide implementation]Geographical extrapolation domain analysis: Scaling up watershed management research projects, a toolkit to guide implementation

We present a method for the calculation of individuals’ willingness to participate (IWP) and an institutional environment index (IEI). A description of the approach, data and procedures is presented using as a case study of data for municipalities in Bolivia. We use these procedures as examples o...


Rubiano, J.García, J.[Improving knowledge for targeting interventions: Willingness of individuals to participate and calculation of institutional environment indices]Improving knowledge for targeting interventions: Willingness of individuals to participate and calculation of institutional environment indices

In research for development (R4D) and programmatic research work for development knowledge sharing and knowledge management, engagement and networking is essential for achieving behavioral change. R4D is about making sure research is contributing to positive development agendas and changes. We ne...


Schuetz, TonyaWaldorf, Abby[A 'PASEO' Approach: Regionally contextualized and integrated engagement, dialoguing, knowledge sharing and communication]A 'PASEO' Approach: Regionally contextualized and integrated engagement, dialoguing, knowledge sharing and communication

There is a high degree of interest in the potential for agricultural programs to be designed and implemented to achieve health and nutrition objectives. Policymakers have often looked to the experience of civil society organizations in designing and implementing such programs, particularly in dif...


Bold, M. van denPedehombga, A.Ouédraogo, M.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Olney, S.[Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.]Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.

This study of the evolution of AWM in the Volta Basin yielded key recommendations for research-for-development interventions and new concepts for research on water management. When promoting AWM strategies, projects should carefully study the available information on factors triggering adoption, ...


Douxchamps, SabineAyantunde, Augustine A.Barron, Jennie[Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin]Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin

After a hiatus in dam investment, through the 1990s and the early part of this century, construction of large dams is increasing again. Modern decision support systems can usefully input to this process by guiding the analysis of complicated hydrological, environmental, social and economic factor...


McCartney, Matthew P.King, Jackie[Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa.]Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa.

Ethiopia is at a critical crossroads with a burgeoning population, a severely depressed national economy, insufficient agricultural production, and a minimal number of devel- oped energy sources. This study assesses how investment in and management of water resources, together with related policy...


Block, Paul J.[Mitigating the effects of hydrologic variability in Ethiopia: an assessment of investments in agricultural and transportation infrastructure, energy and hydroclimatic forecasting]Mitigating the effects of hydrologic variability in Ethiopia: an assessment of investments in agricultural and transportation infrastructure, energy and hydroclimatic forecasting

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