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Beyond “More Crop per Drop”: evolving thinking on agricultural water productivity

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Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2017

This Research Report chronicles the evolution of thinking on water productivity in the research agenda of IWMI and in the broader irrigation literature over the past 20 years. It describes the origins of the concept and the methodological developments, its operationalization through applied research, and some lessons learned over the two decades of research.

Impact of institutional change on irrigation management: a case study from southern Uzbekistan

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2017
Uzbekistan

The rapidly growing population in Uzbekistan has put massive pressure on limited water resources, resulting in frequent water shortages. Irrigation is by far the major water use. Improving irrigation water use through the institutional change of establishing water consumer associations (WCAs) has been identified as a way to increase agricultural production and meet the food demand in the area.

CIAT in Africa Roadmap 2017-2020

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Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2017
Kenya
Nigeria
Uganda
Burundi
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Sudan
Ghana
Ethiopia
Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Eastern Africa

Our goal is to provide the scientific basis for development investments and policies that promote more productive, profitable agriculture, and healthier diets at no environmental cost. Low-income, smallholder farmers face significant challenges across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Poverty-gender-agriculture nexus in the northern region of Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Noviembre, 2017
Bangladesh

Northern Bangladesh is a remote region which was excluded from the Green Revolution and today remains “ultra-poor”. There is a saying in the area that the most fortunate people live in Dhaka and Chittagong in the south of the country and the most distressed people live in North Bengal (Northern regions of Bangladesh).

Bridging funding gaps for climate and sustainable development: Pitfalls, progress and potential

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Noviembre, 2017
Global

Policy reform is required to more accurately value natural capital and incentivize green investments through aligned subsidies, supportive financial measures, and risk mitigation support.

A centralized system that synthesizes evidence and connects projects to investors would both improve awareness of initiatives and funding sources, and build capacity and financial literacy.

Country Profiles on Housing and Land Management: Republic of Armenia

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Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2017
Armenia

This Country Profile (CP) of the Republic of Armenia is the nineteenth in the series and the second review done for the country. The first was prepared in 2004 and the analyses covered only the housing sector. This CP is an in-depth analyses of the housing, urban development and land management sectors of the Republic of Armenia.

Land Governance: A Review and Analysis of Key International Frameworks

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Reports & Research
Octubre, 2017
Global

This publication features the key provisions on land (governance) in recent relevant international frameworks including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda (Habitat III), the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), the Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy