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1 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Turral, H.; Burke, J. 2018. Global drivers of water pollution from agriculture. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.15-38.
Water pollution ; Agricultural wastes ; Food consumption ; Diet ; Income ; Population growth ; Farming systems ; Cropping systems ; Intensification ; Irrigated farming ; Fertilizer application ; Pesticide application ; Livestock production ; Aquaculture
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048857)
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2 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Turral, H. 2018. Policy responses. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.159-178.
Water policy ; Water pollution ; Food consumption ; Diet ; Sustainability ; Food wastes ; Water quality ; Monitoring ; Regulations ; Pesticides ; Cooperative activities ; Agreements ; Good agricultural practices ; Awareness raising ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048863)
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3 Ngongi, N.; Pridmore, P.; Drechsel, Pay; van Veenhuizen, R. 2018. Does Africa need controlled environment agriculture? Agriculture for Development, 34:1-4.
Environment ; Agriculture ; Food security ; Poverty ; Urban areas ; Urban population ; Periurban areas ; Diet ; Low income areas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048929)
4 Hess, T.; Sutcliffe, C. 2018. The exposure of a fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain to global water-related risks. Water International, 43(6):746-761. (Special issue: Virtual Water - Its Implications on Agriculture and Trade). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1515569]
Water scarcity ; Food supply ; Fruits ; Vegetables ; Supply chain ; Water resources ; Water use ; Water footprint ; Risk analysis ; Diet / South Africa / Spain / United Kingdom
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048940)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2018.1515569?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048940.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048940.pdf
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We have combined estimates of the UK’s supply of fresh fruit and vegetables (1996 – 2015) with estimates of water requirements and water scarcity in producing countries, to identify where the supply is exposed to physical, regulatory and reputational water risks and how this has changed over time. Some 76% of the freshwater consumed in the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK is withdrawn overseas. The supply chain is particularly exposed to water risks in Spain, Egypt, South Africa, Chile, Morocco, Israel and Peru. Exposure has increased over time.
5 Ringler, C.; Choufani, J.; Chase, C.; McCartney, Matthew; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Mekonnen, D.; Dickens, Chris. 2018. Meeting the nutrition and water targets of the Sustainable Development Goals: achieving progress through linked interventions. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank. 24p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 7) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.221]
Research and development ; Learning ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Nutrition ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water quality ; Water security ; Water pollution ; Water use ; Water availability ; Waterborne diseases ; Sanitation ; Food security ; Food production ; Diet ; Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural systems ; Drinking water ; Climate change ; Policy making ; Economic aspects ; Equity ; Landscape ; Public health ; Wastewater treatment ; Ecosystem services ; Communities ; Risk management ; Irrigation water
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048974)
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Water and nutrition are linked in multiple ways, but few of these interlinkages are well understood. What is, for example, the exact relationship between water pollution and health or between water resource management and nutrition? Even less is known about the interactions across these various linkages. The importance of better understanding these connections has been highlighted as we pursue the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which challenge mankind to meet both water security as well as food and nutrition security goals, while also improving water-based ecosystems. It has become increasingly clear that progress toward these goals can only be achieved if measures in the food and nutrition space (SDG 2) do not constrain progress on water (SDG 6) and if measures undertaken to support targets under one of these SGDs also support the outcomes of the other. This paper provides an overview of water–nutrition linkages as reflected in the SDGs, and it identifies key gaps in these linkages and suggests a way forward to support the achievement of both water and nutrition goals and targets.
6 Drechsel, Pay. 2018. Consumption. In Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.60-65.
Food consumption ; Household consumption ; Meal patterns ; Diet ; Women's participation ; Malnutrition ; Food safety ; Health hazards ; Willingness to pay ; Agroecological zones ; Vegetables ; Cereals ; Animal products ; Fruits / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049013)
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7 Akoto-Danso, E. K.; Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay; Nyarko, G.; Buerkert, A. 2018. Virtual water flow in food trade systems of two West African cities. Agricultural Water Management, 213: 760-772. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.11.012]
Virtual water ; Water flow ; Food security ; Food supply ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Organic matter ; Water resources ; Water use ; Water requirements ; Water balance ; Planning ; Crop production ; Seasonal cropping ; Cereals ; Diet / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Ouagadougou / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049029)
Rapid urban growth in sub-Saharan Africa challenges food supply of cities. As food and other organic matter are transported from production areas to consumption points, water, which has been used for their production, is transported virtually. This study aimed at determining the magnitude and sources of virtual water flows in food trade of two West African cities, in order to better assess food provisioning risks and water resource use and planning. To this end, flows of unprocessed food from local, regional, national and international sources were systematically recorded at all roads leading to Tamale, Ghana and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The survey was conducted within two years covering the peak (November - December) and lean season (March - April), respectively, for six days in a row. Virtual water flows were computed by multiplying the flow quantities (t yr-1) by their respective virtual water contents (m3 t-1). Results showed that virtual water of all food commodities imported to Tamale and Ouagadougou were 514 and 2105 million m3 yr-1 respectively, out of which 68% and 40% were re-exported to other regions of the country. The data also showed major seasonal variation in virtual water flows across the year. Reflecting their dominating role in local diets, cereals contributed most to the total virtual water inflows in both cities. Southern Ghana is the major net virtual water importer from Tamale through cereals, legumes, vegetables, and livestock. The Northern Region of Ghana, on the other hand, is a net exporter of virtual water in all food groups apart from fruits. In Ouagadougou, large flows of virtual water were imported in cereals, specifically rice from Asian countries, via Ivory Coast.
8 Cousin, E.; Kawamura, A. G.; Rosegrant, M. W. 2019. From scarcity to security: managing water for a nutritious food future. Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 149p.
Water scarcity ; Water security ; Water management ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Strategies ; Climate change ; Water resources ; Groundwater ; Water supply ; Water governance ; Institutions ; Water policy ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Water demand ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural production ; Peri-urban agriculture ; Urban agriculture ; Precision agriculture ; Technology ; Agricultural trade ; Trade policies ; Virtual water ; Supply chain ; Irrigation management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Women ; Diet
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049178)
https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/sites/default/files/report_from-scarcity-to-security_20190321.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049178.pdf
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9 Sanchez, P. A. 2020. Viewpoint: time to increase production of nutrient-rich foods. Food Policy, 91:101843. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101843]
Food security ; Food production ; Nutrients ; Nutritive value ; Health foods ; Food consumption ; Diet ; Food systems ; Iodine ; Aquaculture ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; CGIAR ; Policies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049523)
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10 Ringer, C.; Dias, P.; United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). 2020. Water and nutrition: harmonizing actions for the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition and the United Nations Water Action Decade. Rome, Italy: United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). 56p.
Water resources ; Nutrition security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water security ; Water insecurity ; Malnutrition ; Food systems ; Food security ; Diet ; Climate change ; Agricultural production ; Water management ; Irrigation water ; Water demand ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Hygiene ; Households ; Domestic water ; Women's empowerment ; Fisheries ; Social aspects ; Human rights ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystems ; UN ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049549)
https://www.unscn.org/uploads/web/news/document/Water-Paper-EN-WEB-12feb.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049549.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049549.pdf
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11 Laborde, D.; Martin, W.; Swinnen, J.; Vos, R. 2020. COVID-19 risks to global food security. Science, 369(6503):500-502. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc4765]
Food security ; Coronavirus disease ; Pandemics ; Health hazards ; Food supply chains ; Supply chain disruptions ; Food access ; Trade barriers ; Economic losses ; Income ; Diet ; Nutrition ; Policy making ; Agricultural production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049911)
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12 Allan, T.; Bromwich, B.; Keulertz, M.; Colman, A. (Eds.) 2019. The Oxford handbook of food, water and society. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. 926p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190669799.001.0001]
Food systems ; Water systems ; Society ; Food security ; Water security ; Food supply chains ; Value chains ; Water resources ; Water management ; Virtual water ; Water footprint ; Agricultural water use ; Agricultural trade ; Conservation agriculture ; Irrigation management ; Water scarcity ; Natural capital ; Political aspects ; Policies ; Municipal water ; Water demand ; Pollution prevention ; Agricultural production ; Transformation ; Wheat ; Coffee industry ; Rice ; Oil palms ; Meat ; Beef ; Pricing ; Pesticides ; Farmers ; Water user associations ; Gender ; Feminization ; Household consumption ; Diet ; Hunger ; Malnutrition ; Obesity ; Poverty ; Sustainability ; Technology ; Subsidies ; Ecosystem services ; Infrastructure ; Drought ; Flooding ; Soil erosion ; Semiarid zones ; Arid zones ; Drylands ; WTO ; Modelling / Africa / Mediterranean Region / North America / Western Asia / United Kingdom / England / Wales / USA / Brazil / Australia / Jordan / Israel / South Africa / California / Cape Town / Sonoran Desert
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H049524)
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Society’s greatest use of water is in food production; a fact that puts farmers centre stage in global environmental management. Current management of food value chains, however, is not well set up to enable farmers to undertake their dual role of feeding a growing population and stewarding natural resources. This book considers the interconnected issues of real water in the environment and “virtual water” in food value chains and investigates how society influences both fields. This perspective draws out considerable challenges for food security and for environmental stewardship in the context of ongoing global change. The book also discusses these issues by region and with global overviews of selected commodities. Innovation relevant to the kind of change needed for the current food system to meet future challenges is reviewed in light of the findings of the regional and thematic analysis.
13 Thant, P. S.; Espino, A.; Soria, G.; Myae, C.; Rodriguez, E.; Barbon, W. J.; Gonsalves, J. 2022. Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: insights from multiple stakeholders. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 14:100170. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2022.100170]
Food systems ; Climate change adaptation ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Food production ; Food supply chains ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Traditional foods ; Households ; Diet ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Communities ; Livelihoods ; Vulnerability ; Food insecurity ; Resilience ; Villages ; Arid zones ; Infrastructure / Myanmar / Htee Pu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051098)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972722000022/pdfft?md5=16a94ed75ee246ba542b01ef297a97b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2665972722000022-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051098.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051098.pdf
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Understanding the impacts of climate on food systems is vital to identifying the most effective food system interventions to support climate-smart agriculture. The study examines how climate change is affecting food systems and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Two methodological approaches were combined in the study. The first was an Asia-wide regional consultation and forum to explore a range of initiatives that transform food systems among stakeholders working in Myanmar. The second method was an in-depth food systems study employing qualitative methods in Htee Pu Village in the Myanmar Central Dry Zone, a research site of IIRR since 2017. Key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted to capture insights and data. Food systems consist of components, drivers, actors, and elements that interact with one another and other systems such as social, health, and transportation. The Myanmar food system is complex. Making it sustainable and transformative requires a mix of different approaches implemented at various scales from local to national. It also requires actions that engage various actors in the system from producers to consumers. The study of the local food system of Htee Pu Village indicates that the village has a rural and traditional food system and that climate change is one of its key food system drivers. Climate change negatively impacted farming and agricultural practices and disrupted the input supply of the local food systems. The role of intermediaries such as traders and consolidators is critical in the supply and distribution of food in the Central Dry Zone. Improved and more connected roads are essential for the supply and distribution of food for the village. The informal market outlets serve as the primary food source or sale points for households. Household diets are inadequate in quantity as the population remains highly dependent on their crops for their diets due to relatively low income. Climate adaptation must be embedded in the local level management to mitigate the effect of climate change in food production in the longer term.
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