Evidence on the potential for agricultural intensification to improve nutrition has grown considerably.
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Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Mali: Insights from stakeholder mapping
Small-scale irrigation has significant potential to increase crop productivity in Mali, in particular given growing climate change impacts on the country and region.
On the role of water resources management to transform water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFE) systems in transboundary river basins
The program NEXUS Gains addresses key challenges of transforming water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFE) systems in transboundary bread-basket basins in East and Southern Africa (Blue Nile and Limpopo basins), Central (Aral Sea basin) and South A
The role of water in transforming food systems
The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Hierarchical modelling of small-scale irrigation: Constraints and opportunities for adoption in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper was selected to be included in Water Economics and Policy (WEP) Journal Editors’ choice award for 2022.
Looking back at what has effectively improved nutrition may inform policy makers on how to accelerate progress to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
Kenya is one of the main producers of tomato within Africa south of the Sahara, with an estimated market value of USD 237 million as of 2012, most of which was produced for the national market (Sibomana et al., 2016).
Not just a drop in the bucket: Measuring women’s empowerment in water, sanitation, and hygiene
Given the lack of consensus around how to measure empowerment in WASH, mapping existing indicators to two frameworks frequently used in the empowerment literature illustrates knowledge gaps.
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on women and men in Kaduna and Cross River states of Nigeria
The study was conducted in Kaduna State and Cross River State in Nigeria. It was designed as a longitudinal panel study with five rounds of data collection.
It is widely recognized that periods of crisis affect men and women differently, mediated by their access to resources and information, as well as social and institutional structures that may systematically disadvantage women from being able to ac
Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems.
Understanding the pathways to women’s empowerment in Northern Ghana and the relationship with small-scale irrigation
Women’s empowerment is often an important goal of development interventions.
Linkages between GRACE water storage, hydrologic extremes, and climate teleconnections in major African aquifers
Water resources management is a critical issue in Africa where many regions are subjected to sequential droughts and floods.
Seasonal variation in maternal dietary diversity is reduced by small-scale irrigation practices: A longitudinal study
Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and through increased production and consumption improve diets, particularly of the rural poor relying on subsistence farming but also for rural an
The role of social identity in improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services: Evidence from Nepal
COVID-19 has revived focus on improving equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services in developing countries. Most public programming tends to rely on economic indicators to identify and target vulnerable groups.
Local empowerment and irrigation devolution in Ethiopia
Data from 3 irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with water inefficiency. A feedback tool could visually communicate ways to conserve by varying water applications at each stage of the crop cycle.