March 2013 Director’s Blog, by Alain Vidal This week we are publishing thirteen CPWF outcome stories. Just a few days after the groundbreaking ceremony of the CGIAR Headquarters in Montpellier, where French authorities were told how the new CGIAR was “big, bold and beautiful”, these outcome stories may look small, [...]
CPWF recently published the fourth paper in its research for development series, entitled ‘Evolution of Agricultural Water Management in Rainfed Crop-Livestock Systems of the Volta Basin’. The paper presents findings of a comprehensive review of more than four decades of agricultural water management work in the Volta Basin and provides [...]
Several key members of the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) community, among them the Management Team and Basin Leaders, met in February for a few days of quiet reflection. One of the topics discussed was related to our “global messages” (see box): what did we, as the CPWF, [...]
This year’s Annual Report is structured to provide the reader with a broad overview of CPWF’s direction in Phase 2, while reporting on key activities and successes in Phase 1. There are also several impact stories throughout the Annual Report that exemplify these successes. The section on ‘Our Approach’ provides [...]
To be held in Tshwane, South Africa, November 14-17, 2011 The 3rd International Forum on Water and Food is shaping up to be a benchmark event. It has been decided that the Forum will be held in Tshwane, South Africa from November 14-17, 2011. Please mark the dates! The 2011 [...]
Two new publication series have been established: 1. The Research for Development Series (R4D) 2. The Impact Assessment Series Below are some of the latest publications to come out: R4D 02: Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa Matthew McCartney Jackie King After [...]
The CPWF held its first Basin Leader workshop from 17-20 January 2011 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The meeting was hosted by the Mekong Basin Team who deserve great appreciation for a wonderfully arranged five days. At the heart of the CPWF are its Basin Development Programs working in six river [...]
The CPWF launched the L2i Topic Working Group (TWG) during the Basin Leaders’ meeting in Vientiane in January. The CPWF is a research for development program. At the heart of the program are the six basin development programs which are guided by a Basin Development Challenge. Each basin program consists [...]
Outcomes are nice, but what about measuring them?March 12, 2013, 9:20 am
2012 End of the Year Director’s BlogDecember 20, 2012, 7:19 am
Rebutting extremism: a comment on the debate surrounding the Xayaburi Dam in LaosNovember 12, 2012, 2:19 pm
Closing the income gap: Reflections from World Water WeekSeptember 5, 2012, 12:41 am
The Goats that Save Water: Linking Water, Food Security and Poverty ReductionAugust 20, 2012, 7:39 pm
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