Tackling water and food crisis in South Asia: Insights from the Indo-Gangetic Basin

CPWF-IWMI “Basin Focal Project for the Indus-Gangetic Basin” is an initiative by the CPWF, to

identify steps to be taken towards integrated management of the IGB’s water and land resources

to improve productivity and ensure future sustainability of all production and ecosystems in the

basin. The project was developed with the objective of conducting basin-wide analysis of the

conditions, constraints and opportunities for improving agricultural water productivity and

alleviating poverty through high potential interventions. This objective was accomplished through

rigorous analysis and mapping of water availability and access, poverty, and productivity of water

and identifying potential interventions that contribute to improved water productivity and poverty

alleviation in the Indo-Gangetic basin.