In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. Session 2 of the workshop examined institutional and other processes that are key to success of the overall program. In this video, Kees Swaans (ILRI) reports from small group discussions on issues related to the establishment of 'innovation platforms'—what we envisage for national and local platforms.

In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. Session 2 of the workshop examined institutional and other processes that are key to success of the overall program. In this video, Alan Duncan (ILRI) reports from small group discussions on how development actions should emerge out of innovation platforms in the NBDC.

In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. Session 2 of the workshop examined institutional and other processes that are key to success of the overall program. In this video, Jemimah Njuki (ILRI) reports from small group discussions around the role of action-oriented innovation platforms to improve rainwater management in the NBDC.

In this 'hard seat' interview on 5 May 2011, Shirley Tarawali (ILRI) interviewed Larry Harrington (CPWF) about research and science in the Challenge Program on Water and Food (and the CPWF future in the new CGIAR) - http://www.waterandfood.org. The interview was part of the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) 'science and reflection' workshop in Addis Ababa in May 2011.

In this 'hard seat' interview on 4 May 2011, Alan Duncan (ILRI) interviewed Bharat Sharma (IWMI) on integrated watershed management successes and innovations in South Asia and their relevance to Ethiopia and implications for the Nile BDC. The interview was part of the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) 'science and reflection' workshop in Addis Ababa in May 2011.

In this 'hard seat' interview on 6 May 2011, Matthew McCartney (IWMI) interviewed Boru Douthwaite (CPWF) about plans for the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food to be held in South Africa in November 2011—http://www.waterandfood.org/ifwf3/. The interview was part of the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) 'science and reflection' workshop in Addis Ababa in May 2011.

In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. Session 2 of the workshop examined institutional and other processes that are key to success of the overall program. In this video, Josie Tucker (ODI) reports from small group discussions on ways to support more flexible and participatory implementation of rainwater management and innovation at the local and regional levels.

In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. In this session 4 of the workshop, participants discussed what-how-why of some of the different aspects of water and productivity across Nile projects. This video contains video reports from the group discussions