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1 Woolley, Jonathan; Cook, Simon E.; Molden, David; Harrington, Larry. 2009. Water, food and development: the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Water International, 34(1):4-12. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060802666179]
Research projects ; Research institutes ; Food security ; Water scarcity ; Poverty ; Productivity ; River basins / Karkheh River Basin / Mekong River Basin / Volta River River Basin / Sao Francisco River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042308)
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Providing the water needed to produce food for more than 9 billion people by 2050 seems simple: agriculture must produce more food with less water. However, three complex issues are involved: First, water, food production and rural development do not have a simple correlation. Second, there are interactions between processes at local, basin and global scales. Third, change involves people in complex networks of institutions. The Challenge Program on Water and Food brings together agriculturalists, hydrologists and development specialists in a global-to-local programme that focuses on change through institutions. We believe that this scale, complexity and involvement are necessary to deliver plausible change.
2 Cook, Simon E.; Fisher, M. J.; Andersson, M. S.; Rubiano, J.; Giordano, Mark. 2009. Water, food and livelihoods in river basins. Water International, 34(1):13-29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060802673860]
Poverty ; Water use ; River basins ; Water stress ; Water scarcity ; Irrigated farming ; Water productivity ; Food production ; Food shortages ; Food security ; Land degradation / Central Asia / West Africa / Mekong River Basin / Aral Sea / Sao Francisco River Basin / Volta River Basin / Karkheh River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042309)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060802673860
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042309.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042309.pdf
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Conflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex than “water scarcity increases poverty”. The response of both agricultural and non-agricultural systems to increased pressure will affect livelihoods. Development will be constrained in closed basins if increased demand for irrigation deprives other users or if existing agricultural use constrains non-agricultural activities and in open basins if agriculture cannot feed an expanding or changing population or if the river system loses capacity due to degradation or over-exploitation.
3 Harrington, Larry; Cook, Simon E.; Lemoalle, Jacques; Kirby, Mac; Taylor, C.; Woolley, Jonathan. 2009. Cross-basin comparisons of water use, water scarcity and their impact on livelihoods: present and future. Water International, 34(1):144-154. [doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/02508060802661584]
Water availability ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Diversification ; Intensification ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Population growth
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042312)
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We compare water availability, water use, water productivity and poverty across the diverse river basins studied by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Water productivity tends to be higher in drier areas and where livestock grazing is integrated with rainfed crop production. We find that links among water, food security and poverty are best understood within a historical perspective. We identify opportunities to reduce poverty through water-related interventions. The way in which waterrelated investments affect poverty is influenced by changes in demography, climate, and rural society. In most basins, these trends involve trade-offs that require good governance at local, regional and basin scales.
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