We are proud to announce the launch of the first paper in our ‘state of knowledge’ (SOK) series. Authored by Ilse Pukinskis and Kim Geheb (both with CPWF-Mekong) the paper explores what is known (and what is not known) about the impact of dams on the fisheries of the Mekong. [...]
From theory to discourse, discourse to practice and practice to impact When the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC), a long-time CPWF partner, invited our program to present at its headquarters in September 2012 they made one particular request: they wanted to hear about CPWF’s ‘approach to gender’. SDC’s interest, one that [...]
The CPWF Ganges Basin Development Challenge Program’s first gender training session proved to be an enlightening experience for the 13 participants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Held on 11 – 12 September, the training session featured plenty of interactive discussions and debates, as participants from G1 to G5 related the concepts and [...]
Highlights from Stockholm World Water Week. World Water Week Highlights Closing the Income Gap: Reflections from Stockholm CPWF Director Alain Vidal left Stockholm with a mixture of satisfaction and frustration. Find out why… Hydro-Literacy: Making Sure Everyone Can Benefit Benefit sharing mechanisms is a powerful concept, but one that is [...]
IWMI senior researcher, Aditi Mukherji, who leads the CPWF-Ganges project on ‘water governance and community-based management’, was recently awarded the new Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Dr. Mukherji is being recognized for her pioneering work on groundwater irrigation for agriculture in India. When more [...]
CPWF works extensively on benefit-sharing mechanisms. In the context of our work, benefit-sharing mechanisms are tools by which the benefits and risks associated with natural resource management, or development, can be more equitably shared. It is powerful concept, but is often difficult to implement when dealing with numerous stakeholders with [...]
Many of this year’s Stockholm World Water Week water and food security discussions centered on a new concept: the water-food-energy (WFE) nexus. A new term is rapidly increasing in prominence in the world of agricultural water research: the water-food-energy (WFE) nexus. This year’s Stockholm World Water Week focal theme was ‘food [...]
How do you convince a farmer who is struggling to produce a crop not to plough additional land next to his local river, or how can you tell a fisherman who needs to provide for his family that he shouldn’t use certain pesticides to enhance his catch of fish? There [...]
Director Alain Vidal made CPWF’s message clear at Stockholm World Water Week when he presented during a session Monday entitled “The Role of Water and Sanitation in Enhancing Resilience and Food Security.” Addressing a diverse audience representing organizations from the agricultural and sanitation water sectors, Dr. Vidal emphasized the fact that [...]
As part of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food’s (CPWF) amalgamation with the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), CPWF is developing a strategy to ensure its knowledge management portfolio (communication, information management, monitoring and evaluation, and uptake) is integrated in order to ensure long-term use of its [...]
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