Food crisis response: Produce more food with less water

Watch some of our projects as they contribute to increasing the productivity of agriculture in river basins across the developing world.

 

CPWF Films: Living Labs

Learn about our the impacts of our research in the CPWF Living Labs DVD series; you can also order your own copy. View the series here, under 'Living Labs': www.youtube.com/TVEAPfilms

CPWF Career Opportunities

Join our exciting team as the program moves into Phase 2.

IFWF2 Poster Competition

Researchers! Don't forget to enter the poster competition for the Addis Forum on Water and Food in November.

For CPWF Researchers

Revised July 2008 CPWF publication guidelines are now available. Find out how you  publish your CPWF work, especially if you are now writing your Project Report.

CPWF Stakeholder Survey

Read the results of the CPWF Stakeholder Survey as well as the report of the 2007 external review committee.

New BFP Publications

The latest working papers from the Basin Focal Projects can be found here.

Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods and the environment.

The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) is an international, multi-institutional research initiative with a strong emphasis on north-south and south-south partnerships. Its goal is to increase the productivity of water used for agriculture, leaving more water for other users and the environment. More…

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Category: Workshops & Conferences07. Aug 2008
IFWF2: Ethiopian Visa Requirements
There are only 36 countries that allow you to receive a visa on arrival in Ethiopia.
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Category: Job & Training Opportunities28. Jul 2008
Extended dates for Science and Impact Director applications
Due to sustained interest the submission dates for the CPWF Science Director and Impact Director...
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Category: General Announcements28. Jul 2008
CPWF RSS feeds
Please update your CPWF RSS feed from the RSS source, linked on the homepage below
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Category: General Announcements16. Jul 2008
CPWF in the media: Fighting desertification in Nakasongola
A special report on CPWF Project 37 published for the World Day to Combat Desertification and...
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Category: General Announcements09. Jul 2008
New release: Gender and NRM
Co-authored by CPWF project member Bernadette Resurreccion, the new book Gender and Natural...
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CGIAR CHALLENGE PROGRAMS

These time-bound, independently-governed programs of high-impact research require partnerships among a wide range of institutions in order to deliver its products. Learn more about the programs.

Second International Forum on Water and Food: IFWF2

More than 200 agricultural researchers, development professionals and policy experts will gather to discuss and debate wise water management strategies, innovative technologies and effective institutional arrangements at multiple scales during IFWF2.

WATER & FOOD: CPWF's Bimonthly Newsletter

Gender, Institutions and Participation (GIP)

The CPWF seeks to fully integrate social and gender issues into its research. A panel of social research experts (the GIP panel) has been established to provide advice on how to develop more relevant and engaged science.  Read about GIP activities...