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1 Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay; Schuetz, Tonya; Kranjac-Berisavjevic, G.; Manning-Thomas, Nadia. 2009. From world cafes to road shows: using a mix of knowledge sharing approaches to improve wastewater use in urban agriculture. Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 5(3):246-262. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19474190903451116]
Information dissemination ; Food safety ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Markets ; Best practices ; Guidelines ; Education ; Wastewater management ; Urban agriculture ; Wastewater irrigation / Africa South of Sahara / Ghana / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042738)
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This paper documents the application of several innovative knowledge sharing approaches and some of the lessons learnt in a project addressing food safety concerns deriving from wastewater irrigated vegetables in Ghana. Knowledge sharing activities received particular attention in the project to facilitate its impact pathway, in particular to (i) verify preliminary research messages on good practices, (ii) raise awareness and build capacity, and (iii) equip various stakeholder groups with knowledge, skills and materials. Key approaches and tools applied were the world café approach for the verification of research messages. The approach brought together farmers, traders and street food vendors to openly discuss proposed improvements in current practices and their potential for wider uptake. For targetoriented message dissemination multi-media training materials were prepared following recommendations from the intended users, like extension agents, catering and farmer field schools. The materials made use of local-language radio broadcasts, training and awareness videos, illustrated flip charts showing good and bad practices for wastewater use and improved teaching materials. Finally, for enhanced mutual learning so called road Shows were used to facilitate knowledge sharing between researchers, end-users, policy- and decision-makers. These allowed all stakeholders to follow the pathogen pathway from farm to fork while learning about the importance of well-identified intervention points and mutual responsibility. All applied approaches added significant value to the research work and facilitated its impact potential as first feedback shows. However, the applied tools do not come for free. They require careful preparations, the ability to listen and skillful facilitation.
2 FAO. 2012. On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture: a training handbook for farmer field schools. [Includes contributions by IWMI staff]. Rome, Italy: FAO. 52p.
Training materials ; Wastewater irrigation ; Horticulture ; Farmers ; Irrigation water ; Contamination ; Wastewater treatment ; Filtration ; Vegetable growing ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Health hazards ; Irrigated farming ; Ponds ; Monitoring ; Indicators ; Information dissemination / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Kumasi / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.2 G000 FAO Record No: H045086)
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3 Jumaboev, Kahramon; Reddy, Junna Mohan; Muhammedjanov, S.; Anarbekov, Oyture; Eshmuratov, Davron. 2013. An innovative public-private partnership for irrigation extension in Fergana Valley of Central Asia. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 5(1):21-30. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD12.115]
Agricultural extension ; Public-private cooperation ; Valleys ; Water productivity ; Farmers ; Information dissemination ; Crop yield ; Cotton ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation systems ; Water user associations ; Institutions / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Fergana Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045623)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045623.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045623.pdf
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A ‘farmer-centric’ innovative institutional mechanism, a public-private partnership, was created and strengthened, in the Fergana valley of Central Asia, for facilitating communication between farmers and researchers, and to disseminate knowledge on improved agronomic and irrigation management practices to improve water productivity at field level. As a result, yields of cotton from the twenty five demonstration sites in the three countries of Fergana valley - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – were, on the average, 28% higher than the average yield of cotton in the valley, suggesting that the proposed institutional mechanism was very effective in dissemination of information to farmers. Yields from neighboring farmers of demonstration fields were 14% higher than the average yields. In addition, demonstration site farmers used, on the average, 20% less water than the non-project farmers. Two independent external reviewers stated that this innovative public-private mechanism was very effective in disseminating information on improving water productivity at plot level to farmers, and suggested that the focus in the future should be on devising effective policy and economic instruments for financial sustainability of the innovation cycle after the donor support is withdrawn.
4 Sutherland, A.; Martin, A.; Smith, D. R. 2001. Dimensions of participation: experiences, lessons and tips from agricultural research practitioners in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chatham, UK: University of Greenwich. Natural Resources Institute (NRI). 328p.
Agricultural research ; Farmer participation ; Participatory approaches ; Experimentation ; Training ; Information dissemination ; Farming systems ; Public sector ; Non governmental organizations ; Institutions ; Corporate culture ; Stakeholders ; Projects ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G000 SUT Record No: H046727)
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5 Imbulana, K. A. U. S.; Wijesekara, N. T. S.; Neupane, B. R.; Aheeyar, M. M. M.; Nanayakkara, V. K. (Eds.) 2010. Sri Lanka water development report 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management; Paris, France: UN. World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); Paris, France: UNESCO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI); Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa. 177p.
Water resources development ; Water management ; Water governance ; Water use ; Groundwater ; Climate change ; Rain ; Natural disasters ; Energy demand ; Environmental effects ; Economic growth ; Financing ; Partnerships ; Policy ; Capacity building ; Information dissemination ; Land use ; Urban rural migration ; Population growth ; Poverty ; Health hazards ; Waterborne diseases ; Gender / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G744 IMB Record No: H046859)
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6 Okyere, C. Y.; Asante, F. A. 2017. Perceptions and determinants of households’ participation in a randomized evaluation on water quality testing and information in southern Ghana. Water Policy, 19(6):1206-1224. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.177]
Water quality ; Testing ; Households ; Attitudes ; Community involvement ; Wastewater treatment ; Information dissemination ; Evaluation techniques ; Experimentation ; Training ; Socioeconomic environment / Africa / Ghana / Shai-Osudoku District / Ga South Municipal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048382)
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In this paper, we analyze perceptions and determinants of households’ participation in a randomized experiment on water quality testing and information in southern Ghana. Beneficiary households assessed the components of the intervention including its relevance and adequacy in improving understanding of water quality issues. Motivating and constraining factors to participation in the randomized experiment are also assessed. We also estimate the correlates of participation in the intervention. Social and economic benefits derived from the intervention based on perceptions are compared with impacts of the intervention using an instrumental variable approach. We found evidence that subjective analysis estimates of the effects of the intervention are higher than the objective analysis estimates. Households generally perceived the intervention to be relevant in improving their understanding of water quality issues. However, there are differing opinions based on random assignment into either child or adult treatment groups on most- and least-liked attributes of the intervention, and also motivating and constraining factors affecting participation in the intervention. The factors that statistically and significantly influenced participation in the intervention include educational attainment, ethnicity, religious denomination and marital status of the household heads, in addition to the location of residence.
7 Kumar, T.; Post, A. E.; Ray, I. 2018. Flows, leaks and blockages in informational interventions: a field experimental study of Bangalore’s water sector. World Development, 106:149-160. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.01.022]
Water supply ; Information dissemination ; Households ; Social welfare ; Income ; Pipes ; Political aspects ; Transparency ; Population ; Socioeconomic environment ; Psychological factors ; Stress ; Experimentation / India / Bangalore
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048795)
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Many policies and programs based on informational interventions hinge upon the assumption that providing citizens with information can help improve the quality of public services, or help citizens cope with poor services. We present a causal framework that can be used to identify leaks and blockages in the information production and dissemination process in such programs. We conceptualize the "information pipeline" as a series of connected nodes, each of which constitutes a possible point of blockage. We apply the framework to a field-experimental evaluation of a program that provided households in Bangalore, India, with advance notification of intermittently provided piped water. Our study detected no impacts on household wait times for water or on how citizens viewed the state, but found that notifications reduced stress. Our framework reveals that, in our case, noncompliance among human intermediaries and asymmetric gender relations contributed in large part to these null-to-modest results. Diagnostic frameworks like this should be used more extensively in development research to better understand the mechanisms responsible for program success and failure, to identify subgroups that actually received the intended treatment, and to identify potential leaks and blockages when replicating existing programs in new settings.
8 Lebel, L.; Lebel, P.; Chuah, C. J. 2019. Governance of aquaculture water use. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(4):659-681. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1457513]
Aquaculture ; Water use ; Water governance ; Water quality ; Water allocation ; State intervention ; Co-management ; Technological changes ; Innovation ; Certification ; Regulations ; Incentives ; Communication ; Information dissemination
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049205)
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Successful aquaculture depends on access to sufficient water of adequate quality, and should not significantly degrade water quality or damage ecosystems in receiving waters. While water management technologies have received a lot of attention as potential solutions, many of the outstanding challenges are collective-action problems that depend on improving aquaculture governance. In high-income countries, aquaculture is often subject to multiple regulations that constrain the development of the sector, whereas in most low- and middle-income countries, regulations are fewer, less demanding or not implemented. Many of the promising and innovative governance initiatives involve a combination of rules, information and incentives, as well as negotiation among multiple stakeholders.
9 Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Gowing, J.; Walker, D.; Parkin, G. 2020. Citizen science in community-based watershed management: an institutional analysis in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 25p. (IWMI Working Paper 191) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.207]
Watershed management ; Community involvement ; Citizen science ; Water institutions ; Hydrometeorology ; Weather data ; Climatic data ; Monitoring ; Water resources ; Water management ; Natural resources management ; Water security ; Irrigation management ; Small scale systems ; Sustainability ; Governmental organizations ; River basin institutions ; Meteorological stations ; Participatory approaches ; Stakeholders ; Data analysis ; Access to information ; Information dissemination / Ethiopia / Abbay Basin / Rift Valley Lakes Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H050043)
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The engagement of communities (non-scientists) in the collection of reliable hydrometeorological data (a citizen science approach) has the potential to address part of the data gaps in Ethiopia. Due to the high cost of establishing and maintaining gauging stations, hydrometeorological monitoring in the country tends to focus on large river basins (> 1,000 km2) with little or no consideration of small watersheds (< 100 km2). However, hydrologic data from small watersheds are critical for two main reasons: (i) measure the impacts of watershed management interventions on water resources; and (ii) inform local development plans, such as small- and micro-scale irrigation development. Therefore, this paper examines the institutional arrangements for hydrometeorological monitoring and the practices followed by the Basin Development Authority and National Meteorology Agency in Ethiopia. It is important to investigate the possibilities of embedding a citizen science approach into the data collection systems of these two organizations, as this will help to address data gaps, particularly at micro-watershed levels. Based on the assessments, there is potential to embed the approach into the institutional structure of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) for hydrometeorological monitoring in micro-watersheds, due to the following reasons: (i) MoA has a high demand for hydrometeorological data from small rivers to be used for small- and micro-scale irrigation development, and for measuring the impacts of watershed development interventions on water resources; and (ii) MoA has an institutional structure from federal to community level that supports the engagement of communities in development interventions. However, effectively embedding the citizen science approach into regular monitoring of MoA depends on the clear distribution of mandates; developing legal, ethical, methodological and quality frameworks; and developing clear data sharing and incentive mechanisms involving all partners.
10 Kaur, H.; Srinivas, A.; Bazaz, A. 2021. Understanding access to agrarian knowledge systems: perspectives from rural Karnataka. Climate Services, 21:100205. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2020.100205]
Agricultural extension ; Climate change adaptation ; Risk ; Knowledge ; Access to information ; Information dissemination ; Farmers ; Communities ; Collective action ; Villages ; Households ; Socioeconomic environment ; Institutions / India / Karnataka / Gulbarga / Kolar / Bangalore
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050347)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880720300571/pdfft?md5=79ff98d10d962a052a77e44f14bcc9bb&pid=1-s2.0-S2405880720300571-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050347.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050347.pdf
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In this paper, we attempt to unpack the existing landscape of agricultural extension services and delve into questions of access to and localisation of knowledge to understand how these conditions (access and localisation) determine climate change adaptation in agriculture in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Our empirical findings suggest that the current extension framework reproduces existing inequalities in that access to institutional knowledge and its uptake is linked to one’s social location, that is, caste, gender, class, and geographic location, and information shared is neither timely nor contextually relevant. Employing accessibility and localization as lenses of inquiry, we argue from empirical evidence that smallholder farmers in a rain-fed context are especially vulnerable to the risks posed by climatic change and hence agricultural extension (with climate-informed knowledge) should be to be seen as a critical enabler of adaptation; ensuring accessibility and localisation, we argue, strengthens climate services, and by extension, enables adaptation to climatic risks. The issues that encumber effective extension, we contend, can be mitigated by a re-imagination of agricultural extension, one that privileges public field level functionaries as conduits between state departments and farmers over other modes, and enables structured involvement of community collectives as vehicles to address local needs and ensure access. Drawing on interventions in our study sites, we make a case for promoting knowledge systems that ensure access to climate-specific agricultural information and contextual embeddedness.
11 Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Anwar, Arif A. 2022. Statistical verification of 16-day rainfall forecast for a farmers advisory service in Pakistan. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 317:108888. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108888]
Farmers ; Advisory services ; Rain ; Weather forecasting ; Precipitation ; Information dissemination ; Decision making ; Weather data ; Models / Pakistan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051020)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168192322000818/pdfft?md5=cdd1f03708ec8f965a5701e5d9c51971&pid=1-s2.0-S0168192322000818-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051020.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051020.pdf
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Rainfall forecast is useful for farmers to avoid expensive irrigation decisions both in rain-fed and irrigated agricultural areas. In developing countries, farmers have limited knowledge of weather forecast information sources and access to technology such as the internet and smartphones to make use of these forecasts. This paper presents a case of developing Farmers Advisory Service (FAS) in Pakistan that is based on rainfall forecast data. The analysis emphasizes on statistical verification of 16-day rainfall forecast data from a global weather forecast model (Global Forecast System). In-situ data from 15 observatories maintained by Pakistan Meteorological Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been considered for verification. Scores of various indicators are calculated for the rainfall forecast ranging from simple forecasts of dichotomous outcomes to forecasts of a continuous variable. A sensitivity analysis is also performed to understand how scores of dichotomous indicators vary by changing the threshold to define a rainfall event and forecast lead time interval. The quality of forecast varies across the stations based on the selected skill scores. The findings of verification, sensitivity analysis, and attributes of FAS provide insight into the process of developing a decision support service for the farmers based on the global weather forecast data.
12 Grilli, G.; Curtis, J. 2022. Knowledge and awareness of water quality protection issues within local authorities. Environmental Science and Policy, 135:46-57. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.017]
Water quality ; Awareness ; Local government ; Water governance ; Information dissemination ; Water management ; Water pollution ; River basins ; Decision making ; Water policies ; Stakeholders ; Indicators / Ireland
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051112)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901122001460/pdfft?md5=8b23a41c6d4da5cd3122dc5fbfbaa0cf&pid=1-s2.0-S1462901122001460-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051112.pdf
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The EU Water Framework Directive’s (WFD) ambition to achieve good ecological status for waters is an ambitious target due to the complexity of water management governance. Usually, multiple institutions are responsible for water management, often operating within a hierarchical structure, in which each level has different responsibilities. It is essential that knowledge and awareness of plans and policies associated with water management are effectively transferred through the hierarchical structure to the staff responsible for day-to-day activities. This study investigates the level of knowledge and awareness of water quality issues among Local Authority (i.e., local government) staff within Ireland and the extent to which water protection measures are implemented within core functions of local government. There is relatively good knowledge or awareness related to high level issues, including institutions responsible for water management, awareness of WFD and river basin management plans. Knowledge and awareness levels are considerably lower on more specific details, including on water quality status and protection measures being implemented within their jurisdictional areas. Overall, the study suggests that there is considerable scope for improvement in knowledge and awareness, and outlines a series of recommendations to improve priority for water quality protection among Local Authority staff.
13 Matthews, N.; Dalton, J.; Matthews, J.; Barclay, H.; Barron, J.; Garrick, D.; Gordon, L.; Huq, S.; Isman, T.; McCornick, P.; Meghji, A.; Mirumachi, N.; Moosa, S.; Mulligan, M.; Noble, A.; Petryniak, O.; Pittock, J.; Queiroz, C.; Ringler, C.; Smith, Mark; Turner, C.; Vora, S.; Whiting, L. 2022. Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues. Water Security, 17:100126. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2022.100126]
Food systems ; Water management ; Resilience ; Water governance ; Water systems ; Innovation ; Decision making ; Participation ; Policies ; Water resources ; Climate change ; Ecosystems ; Learning ; Information dissemination
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051489)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468312422000177/pdfft?md5=925a0cf228e088fef886a408882c02f5&pid=1-s2.0-S2468312422000177-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051489.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051489.pdf
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Ensuring resilient food systems and sustainable healthy diets for all requires much higher water use, however, water resources are finite, geographically dispersed, volatile under climate change, and required for other vital functions including ecosystems and the services they provide. Good governance for resilient water resources is a necessary precursor to deciding on solutions, sourcing finance, and delivering infrastructure. Six attributes that together provide a foundation for good governance to reduce future water risks to food systems are proposed. These attributes dovetail in their dual focus on incorporating adaptive learning and new knowledge, and adopting the types of governance systems required for water resilient food systems. The attributes are also founded in the need to greater recognise the role natural, healthy ecosystems play in food systems. The attributes are listed below and are grounded in scientific evidence and the diverse collective experience and expertise of stakeholders working across the science-policy interface: Adopting interconnected systems thinking that embraces the complexity of how we produce, distribute, and add value to food including harnessing the experience and expertise of stakeholders s; adopting multi-level inclusive governance and supporting inclusive participation; enabling continual innovation, new knowledge and learning, and information dissemination; incorporating diversity and redundancy for resilience to shocks; ensuring system preparedness to shocks; and planning for the long term. This will require food and water systems to pro-actively work together toward a socially and environmentally just space that considers the water and food needs of people, the ecosystems that underpin our food systems, and broader energy and equity concerns.
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