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1 Bharati, Luna; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Moving from water problems to water solutions in a climate-challenged world. Rural 21, 54(1):4-7.
Water management ; Climate change adaptation ; Water resources ; Integrated management ; Water availability ; Groundwater ; Sustainability ; Food systems ; Extreme weather events ; Risk management
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https://www.rural21.com/fileadmin/downloads/2020/en-01/Rural21_1_2020_1.pdf#page=4
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049610.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049610.pdf
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2 Cudennec, C.; Lins, H.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Arheimer, B. 2020. Editorial - Towards FAIR and SQUARE hydrological data. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 65(5):681-682. (Special issue: Hydrological Data: Opportunities and Barriers - Part 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1739397]
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2020.1739397?needAccess=true#aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGFuZGZvbmxpbmUuY29tL2RvaS9wZGYvMTAuMTA4MC8wMjYyNjY2Ny4yMDIwLjE3MzkzOTc/bmVlZEFjY2Vzcz10cnVlQEBAMA==
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049613.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049613.pdf
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3 Sadoff, Claudia W.; Borgomeo, E.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5):346-347. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0530-9]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Economic aspects ; Engineering ; Water management ; Water access ; Water policy ; Water governance ; Investment ; Water resources ; Drinking water ; Millennium Development Goals
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The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation by 2030. We urge a rapid change of the economics, engineering and management frameworks that guided water policy and investments in the past in order to address the water challenges of our time.
4 Hassaballah, K.; Mohamed, Y.; Omer, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Modelling the inundation and morphology of the seasonally flooded Mayas Wetlands in the Dinder National Park-Sudan. Environmental Processes, 7(3):723-747. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-020-00444-5]
Wetlands ; Floodplains ; Flooding ; Hydrodynamics ; Modelling ; Hydrological factors ; Morphology ; Water levels ; Sediment ; Erosion ; Canals ; Rivers ; National parks ; Ecosystems / Sudan / Dinder River / Dinder National Park / Mayas Wetlands
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049807)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40710-020-00444-5.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049807.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049807.pdf
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Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of surface water in varied, remote and inaccessible isolated floodplain lakes is difficult. Seasonal inundation patterns of these isolated lakes can be misestimated in a hydrodynamic model due to the short time of connectivity. The seasonal and annual variability of the Dinder River flow has great impact on what is so called Mayas wetlands, and hence, on the habitats and the ecological status of the Dinder National Park. This variability produces large morphological changes due to sediment transported within the river or from the upper catchment, which affects inflows to Mayas wetlands and floodplain inundation in general. In this paper, we investigated the morphological dimension using a quasi-3D modelling approach to support the management of the valuable Mayas wetlands ecosystems, and in particular, assessment of hydrological and morphological regime of the Dinder River as well as the Musa Maya. Six scenarios were developed and tested. The first three scenarios consider three different hydrologic conditions of average, wet and dry years under the existing system with the constructed connection canal. While the other three scenarios consider the same hydrologic conditions but under the natural system without an artificial connection canal. The modelling helps to understand the effect of human intervention (connection canal) on the Musa Maya. The comparison between the simulated scenarios concludes that the hydrodynamics and sedimentology of the Maya are driven by the two main factors: a) the hydrological variability of Dinder River; and b) deposited sediment plugs in the connection canal.
5 Haileslassie, Amare; Mekuria, Wolde; Schmitter, Petra; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Ludi, Eva. 2020. Changing agricultural landscapes in Ethiopia: examining application of adaptive management approach. Sustainability, 12(21):8939. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218939]
Agricultural landscape ; Land management ; Water management ; Ecosystem services ; Land use ; Land cover ; Land degradation ; Land restoration ; Exclosures ; Farmland ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Water harvesting ; Carbon sequestration ; Biodiversity ; Livelihoods ; Decision making ; Indicators ; Foreign investment ; Socioeconomic aspects / Ethiopia
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Ethiopia has decades of experience in implementing land and water management interventions. The overarching objectives of this review were to synthesize evidences on the impact of implementation of land and water management practices on agricultural landscapes in Ethiopia and to evaluate the use of adaptive management (AM) approaches as a tool to manage uncertainties. We explored how elements of the structures and functions of landscapes have been transformed, and how the components of AM, such as structured decision-making and learning processes, have been applied. Despite numerous environmental and economic benefits of land and water management interventions in Ethiopia, this review revealed gaps in AM approaches. These include: (i) inadequate evidence-based contextualization of interventions, (ii) lack of monitoring of bio-physical and socioeconomic processes and changes post implementation, (iii) lack of trade-off analyses, and (iv) inadequacy of local community engagement and provision of feedback. Given the many uncertainties we must deal with, future investment in AM approaches tailored to the needs and context would help to achieve the goals of sustainable agricultural landscape transformation. The success depends, among other things, on the ability to learn from the knowledge generated and apply the learning as implementation evolves.
6 Nardi, F.; Cudennec, C.; Abrate, T.; Allouch, C.; Annis, A.; Assumpcao, T. H.; Aubert, A. H.; Berod, D.; Braccini, A. M.; Buytaert, W.; Dasgupta, A.; Hannah, D. M.; Mazzoleni, M.; Polo, M. J.; Saebo, O.; Seibert, J.; Tauro, F.; Teichert, F.; Teutonico, R.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Vargas, C. W.; Grimaldi, S. 2022. Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(16):2534-2551. (Special issue: Hydrological Data: Opportunities and Barriers) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1849707]
Hydrology ; Citizen science ; Community involvement ; Human behaviour ; Water management ; Participatory approaches ; Decision making ; Policy making ; Regional planning ; Information systems ; Frameworks ; Observation ; Monitoring ; Mapping ; Procedures ; Guidelines ; Technology ; Data collection ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050058)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/02626667.2020.1849707?needAccess=true&role=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050058.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050058.pdf
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Widely available digital technologies are empowering citizens who are increasingly well informed and involved in numerous water, climate, and environmental challenges. Citizen science can serve many different purposes, from the “pleasure of doing science” to complementing observations, increasing scientific literacy, and supporting collaborative behaviour to solve specific water management problems. Still, procedures on how to incorporate citizens’ knowledge effectively to inform policy and decision-making are lagging behind. Moreover, general conceptual frameworks are unavailable, preventing the widespread uptake of citizen science approaches for more participatory cross-sectorial water governance. In this work, we identify the shared constituents, interfaces and interlinkages between hydrological sciences and other academic and non-academic disciplines in addressing water issues. Our goal is to conceptualize a transdisciplinary framework for valuing citizen science and advancing the hydrological sciences. Joint efforts between hydrological, computer and social sciences are envisaged for integrating human sensing and behavioural mechanisms into the framework. Expanding opportunities of online communities complement the fundamental value of on-site surveying and indigenous knowledge. This work is promoted by the Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY) Working Group established by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).
7 Pande, S.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. On the linkage between hydrology and society—learning from history about two-way interactions for sustainable development. Water History, 12(4):387-402. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2]
Hydrology ; Archaeology ; Sustainable Development Goals ; River basins ; Human settlements ; Society ; Migration ; Livelihoods ; Population ; Diversification ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Water policy ; Technology ; Innovation ; Case studies / Australia / Pakistan / India / Murrumbidgee River Basin / Indus Valley / Indus River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050112)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
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The challenge of sustainable development is enshrined in the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. The 17 goals and its various targets are unique with water being one of the cross cutting themes. Taking examples of past water dependent societies in a comparative setting, this paper challenges the new field of Archaeo-hydrology in how it could contribute to the 2030 Agenda based on what can be learned from past and contemporary water dependent societies. We find that societies have coped with climate variability by diversifying both in occupation, livelihoods and use of space. Sharing the costs of coordinating such diversification requires inclusive institutions and technological innovations. Similar to technology, new social institutions emerge in response to a changing environment. However, in tandem, slow out-migration of people seems to go on, driven by better livelihood opportunities outside. If technological innovation and institutional evolution are not rapid enough, then migration seems to take over as the adaptive mechanism in response to environmental changes resulting in rapid dispersal. This means that migration from smaller, less endowed societies can be expected to be rapid, with repetitive cycles of abandonment and rehabilitation after each critical climate or adverse environment events. Consequently, more place based local innovations should be encouraged and local economies should be diversified to increase the resilience so that vulnerable societies may inherit favourable know-how for a sustainable future under changing climatic conditions.
8 Donoso, G.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. 2021. Science—policy engagement to achieve “water for society—including all”. Editorial. Water, 13(3):246. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030246]
Water security ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Society ; Women ; Youth ; Right to water ; Sanitation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Climate change
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050215)
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9 Yu, W.; Rex, William; McCartney, Matthew; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; von Gnechten, Rachel; Priscoli, J. D. 2021. Storing water: a new integrated approach for resilient development. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership (GWP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (GWP Perspectives Paper 13)
Water storage ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Sustainable development ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Socioeconomic development ; Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Water demand ; Risk ; Rainfall patterns ; Soil moisture ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; Dams ; Lakes ; River basins ; Glaciers ; Reservoirs ; Wetlands
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050263)
https://www.gwp.org/globalassets/global/toolbox/publications/perspective-papers/perspectives-paper-on-water-storage.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050263.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050263.pdf
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This paper outlines a new and integrated water storage agenda for resilient development in a world increasingly characterised by water stress and climate uncertainty and variability. Storing water has long been a cornerstone of socio-economic development, particularly for societies exposed to large climatic variability. Nature has always supplied the bulk of water storage on earth, but built storage has increased significantly, particularly over the twentieth century. Today, numerous countries suffer from water storage gaps and increasingly variable precipitation, threatening sustainable development and even societal stability. There is a growing need to develop more storage types and manage existing storage better. At the same time, the policy, engineering, and scientific communities may not fully recognise the extent of these storage gaps and how best to manage them. There are large and uncertain costs and benefits of different types of storage, and developing storage can be risky and controversial. Although there is consensus that built and natural storage are fundamentally complementary, there is still no pragmatic agenda to guide future integrated water storage development. This paper argues that water storage should be recognised as a service rather than only a facility. More than volumes of water stored behind a dam or in a watershed, what ultimately matters is the ability to provide different services at a particular time and place with a given level of assurance. Integrated storage systems should be developed and managed to deliver a targeted service standard. This will reduce the costs of new storage development and make the benefits more sustainable. As this paper demonstrates, there are numerous data gaps pertaining to water storage, as well as a need for greater clarity on some key concepts. This paper does not introduce new data or research but rather provides a review of some of the current knowledge and issues around water storage, and outlines a new, integrated and constructive water storage agenda for the decades to come.
10 Harris, G. D.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. (Eds.) 2021. Special issue on selected papers from 2019 World Water Week. Water, (Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors)
Water policy ; Water governance ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Hygiene ; Gender ; Women's empowerment ; Water supply ; Rural areas ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Wastewater treatment ; Water scarcity ; Climate change ; Disaster risk reduction ; Flooding ; Drought ; Vulnerability ; Agricultural insurance ; International law ; Water law ; Water rights ; Conflicts ; Political aspects ; Displacement ; Refugees ; Water user associations ; Enterprises ; Financing / Middle East / North Africa / Latin America / Caribbean / Syrian Arab Republic / Lebanon / Jordan / Cambodia / India / Bangladesh / United Republic of Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050271)
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/2019_WWW
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050271_TOC.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050271_TOC.pdf
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11 de Souza, M.; Koo-Oshima, S.; Kahil, T.; Wada, Y.; Qadir, M.; Jewitt, G.; Cudennec, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Zhang, L. 2021. Food and agriculture. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.67-78.
Food security ; Sustainable agriculture ; Food production ; Multiple use water services ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Water supply ; Water pricing ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Intensification ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water quality ; Ecosystems ; Groundwater ; Poverty alleviation ; Diets ; Costs
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050380.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050380.pdf
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12 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Baye, K.; Barron, J.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Lundqvist, J.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mehta, L.; Mekonnen, D.; Rojas-Ortuste, F.; Tankibayeva, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by research partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit 2021. Bonn, Germany: University of Bonn. Center for Development Research (ZEF) in cooperation with the Scientific Group for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. 13p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.48565/scfss2021-tg56]
Water security ; Food systems ; Nutrition ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water pollution ; Malnutrition ; Health ; Climate change ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050435)
https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FSS_Brief_water_food_system.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050435.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050435.pdf
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Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is essential for all life. Water is also essential for food system functioning: as a key input into food production, but also in processing and preparation, and as a food itself. Water scarcity and pollution are growing, affecting poorer populations, particularly food producers. Malnutrition levels are also on the rise, and this is closely linked to water scarcity. Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) are co-dependent. Solutions to jointly improve food systems and water security outcomes that the United Nations Food Security Summit (UNFSS) should consider include: 1) Strengthening efforts to retain water-based ecosystems and their functions; 2) Improving agricultural water management for better diets for all; 3) Reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) Coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) Increasing the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) Explicitly addressing social inequities in water-nutrition linkages; and 7) Improving data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages, drawing on innovations in information and communications technology (ICT).
13 Yu, Winston; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; von Gnechten, Rachel; van der Bliek, Julie. 2021. Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?. White paper. Rome, Italy: FAO. 41p.
Water productivity ; Water scarcity ; Agricultural water use ; Water allocation ; Water accounting ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water resources ; Water management ; Groundwater ; Climate change ; Food security ; Water policies ; Policy making ; Stakeholders ; Farmers
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050553)
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14 von Gnechten, Rachel; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; van der Bliek, Julie; Yu, Winston. 2021. Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?. Report of the workshop organized by the WASAG (Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture) Working Group on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use, Valenzano, Italy, 25-27 February 2020. Rome, Italy: FAO. 35p.
Water productivity ; Water scarcity ; Agricultural water use ; Water allocation ; Water accounting ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water resources ; Water management ; Groundwater ; Irrigation efficiency ; Climate change ; Water policies ; Policy making ; Farmers ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050554)
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15 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Baye, K.; Barron, J.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Lundqvist, J.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mehta, L.; Mekonnen, D.; Rojas-Ortuste, F.; Tankibayeva, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief. In von Braun, J.; Afsana, K.; Fresco, L. O.; Hassan, M. (Eds.). Science and innovations for food systems transformation and summit actions: papers by the Scientific Group and its partners in support of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. Bonn, Germany: University of Bonn. Center for Development Research (ZEF). pp.251-259.
Water security ; Food systems ; Nutrition ; Food security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Irrigation ; Water scarcity ; Water pollution ; Malnutrition ; Health ; Climate change ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050672)
https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ScGroup_Reader_UNFSS2021.pdf#page=264
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050672.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050672.pdf
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Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is essential for all life. Water is also essential for food system functioning: as a key input into food production, but also in processing and preparation, and as a food itself. Water scarcity and pollution are growing, affecting poorer populations, particularly food producers. Malnutrition levels are also on the rise, and this is closely linked to water scarcity. The achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 and SDG 6 are co-dependent. Solutions to jointly improve food systems and water security outcomes that the United Nations Food Security Summit (UNFSS) should consider include: 1) strengthening efforts to retain water-based ecosystems and their functions; 2) improving agricultural water management for better diets for all; 3) reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) increasing the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) explicitly addressing social inequities in water-nutrition linkages; and 7) improving data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages, drawing on innovations in information and communications technology (ICT).
16 Child, K.; Desta, G.; Douthwaite, B.; Haileslassie, Amare; van Rooyen, A.; Tamene, L.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 28p. (WLE Legacy Series 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.226]
Agricultural innovation ; Scaling ; Impact assessment ; Agricultural research for development ; Project evaluation ; Policies ; Research programmes ; Funding ; Partnerships ; Community involvement ; Watershed management ; Irrigation equipment ; Taxes ; Landscape ; Data management ; Stakeholders ; Collaboration ; Case studies ; Innovation scaling / Ethiopia / Yewol Watershed
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050789)
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This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts, particularly in complex contexts, requires adaptive management and acknowledgment that significant positive outcomes and impacts may occur after the project funding cycle is complete. The paper presents a practitioner-developed approach to scaling AR4D innovations called Impact Tracking (IT). We illustrate IT in practice by presenting three case studies from Ethiopia in which IT proved crucial to achieving impact. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from the case studies and discussing what implications IT may have for development practitioners.
17 Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Yu, W.; Schmitter, Petra; Smith, Douglas Mark. 2022. Optimising the water we eat - rethinking policy to enhance productive and sustainable use of water in agri-food systems across scales. Lancet Planetary Health, 6(1):E59-E65. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00264-3]
Agricultural water use ; Sustainable use ; Water use efficiency ; Agrifood systems ; Policies ; Agricultural production ; Food production ; Food security ; Water resources ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Water management ; Groundwater ; Water users ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Sustainable Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050852)
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2542-5196%2821%2900264-3
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050852.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050852.pdf
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Sustainable and resilient food systems depend on sustainable and resilient water management. Resilience is characterised by overlapping decision spaces and scales and interdependencies among water users and competing sectors. Increasing water scarcity, due to climate change and other environmental and societal changes, makes putting caps on the consumption of water resources indispensable. Implementation requires an understanding of different domains, actors, and their objectives, and drivers and barriers to transformational change. We suggest a scale-specific approach, in which agricultural water use is embedded in a larger systems approach (including natural and human systems). This approach is the basis for policy coherence and the design of effective incentive schemes to change agricultural water use behaviour and, therefore, optimise the water we eat.
18 Fabricius, C.; Novellie, P.; Ringler, C.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Wright, D. 2021. Resilience in agro-ecological landscapes: process principles and outcome indicators. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 36p. (WLE Legacy Series 4) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.206]
Agroecology ; Agricultural landscape ; Ecosystem resilience ; Indicators ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Impact assessment ; Monitoring ; Case studies ; Meta-analysis ; Sustainability ; Production systems ; Agrifood systems ; Soil management ; Agroecosystems ; Ecosystem services ; Biodiversity ; Land access ; Land rights ; Farm income ; Gender equity ; Social inclusion ; Livelihoods ; Governance ; Institutions ; Stakeholders
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050974)
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This paper explores outcome indicators and process principles to evaluate landscape resilience in agro-ecosystems, drawing on outcome indicator case studies of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). Four questions are addressed: (1) which outcome indicators and process principles feature most prominently in the seminal literature on resilient agro-ecological landscapes? (2) to what extent are these principles represented in CGIAR Outcome Impact Case Reports (OICRs) and selected peer-reviewed studies? (3) how does the use of process principles in the case studies compare to their occurrence in the theoretical literature? and (4) which process principles co-occur with related outcome indicators in the OICRs? The findings enable researchers and practitioners to be more specific about the outcomes and processes that drive resilience in agro-ecosystems, thereby informing adaptive program management. Seven novel research themes are proposed.
19 McCartney, Matthew; Rex, William; Yu, Winston; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; von Gnechten, Rachel. 2022. Change in global freshwater storage. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 25p. (IWMI Working Paper 202) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.204]
Freshwater resources ; Water storage ; Glaciers ; Permafrost ; Groundwater ; Water depletion ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; Lakes ; Wetlands ; Paddy fields ; Soil moisture ; Sea level ; Water security ; Resilience ; Anthropogenic changes ; Climate change ; Water supply ; Water management ; Water budget ; Estimates ; Sedimentation ; Satellite observation ; Water use ; Irrigation ; Hydropower ; Ecosystem services
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H051016)
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Freshwater in both natural and man-made stores is critical for socioeconomic development. Globally, cumulative reduction in terrestrial water storage from 1971 to 2020 is estimated to be of the order of 27,079 Bm3. Although insignificant in comparison to the total volume stored, the decrease in ‘operational’ water stored (i.e., the proportion of water storage that is sustainably utilizable by people) is estimated to be of the order of 3% to 5% since 1971. In many places, both natural and man-made water storage are declining simultaneously, exacerbating water stress. Conjunctive use of different water stores is a prerequisite for water security and it is vital that natural water stores are fully integrated, alongside man-made water infrastructure, in future water resources planning and management.
20 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Barron, J.; Baye, K.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mekonnen, D. K.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2022. The role of water in transforming food systems. Global Food Security, 33:100639. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100639]
Food systems ; Transformation ; Water security ; Water systems ; Water management ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Ecosystems ; Environmental sustainability ; Climate change ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Public health ; Diets ; Monitoring ; Data quality ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051147)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221191242200030X/pdfft?md5=151b5bf48b6c2e490067906dbdac04ee&pid=1-s2.0-S221191242200030X-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051147.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051147.pdf
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The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the essentiality of water for food systems, however, the Summit has not sufficiently considered the role of water for food systems transformation. This focus is even more important due to rapidly worsening climate change and its pervasive impacts on food systems that are mediated through water. To avoid that water “breaks” food systems, key food systems actors should 1) Strengthen efforts to retain water-dependent ecosystems, their functions and services; 2) Improve agricultural water management; 3) Reduce water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) Coordinate water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) Increase the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) Explicitly address social inequities; and 7) Improve data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages.
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