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1 National Foundation for India. 2009. Constructive work as self-governance: improving life in small towns and peri-urban settlements. New Delhi, India: National Foundation for India. 39p.
Urbanization ; Periurban areas ; Settlement ; Governance ; Community development ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Youth ; Women / India / Delwara / Udaipur / Rajasthan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 307.1416 G635 NAT Record No: H046478)
http://www.nfi.org.in/sites/all/themes/nfi_new_theme/images/stories/Delwara%20Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046478.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046478.pdf
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2 Punch, S.; Sugden, Fraser. 2013. Work, education and out-migration among children and youth in upland Asia: changing patterns of labour and ecological knowledge in an era of globalisation. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Special Issue. 18(3):255-270. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2012.716410]
Globalization ; Children ; Youth ; Households ; Labour productivity ; Women ; Economic aspects ; Education ; Ecology ; Agriculture ; Living standards / Asia / India / Vietnam / China / Da Krong / Buxa / Shaoguan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046674)
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In the context of ecological and economic change, this paper identifies the impact of ongoing transformations in young people's labour contribution in four natural resource-dependent regions in India, Vietnam and China. Children's work is important to maximise household labour productivity, while also endowing them with the ecological knowledge necessary to sustain key productive livelihood activities. However, today, an increased emphasis on education and the out-migration of youth is reducing their labour contribution, particularly in the more economically developed case study communities in Northern Vietnam and China. While selective in its extent, these changes have increased the labour burden of older household members and women, while the economic opportunities young people aspire to following schooling or migration frequently prove elusive in a competitive liberalised economy. Another implication of young people diverting their labour and learning away from traditional natural resource-based livelihood activities is the loss of valuable ecological knowledge.
3 Swaminathan, M. S. 2015. Combating hunger and achieving food security. New Delhi, India: Cambridge University Press. 167p.
Food security ; Nutrition ; Right to food ; Food wastes ; Hunger ; Famine ; Agricultural development ; Alternative agriculture ; Heritability ; Ecology ; Biodiversity conservation ; Biofuels ; Agricultural production ; Crop yield ; Rice ; Wheat ; Agricultural research ; Livestock production ; Aquaculture ; Monsoon climate ; Sustainability ; Agrarian reform ; Role of women ; Social security ; Child care ; Youth ; Financial institutions ; Inflation / India / Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.80954 G635 SWA Record No: H047806)
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4 Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, A.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Raneri, J.; Schut, M.; Staal, S. 2016. Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the uplands of mainland Southeast Asia: Achievements and lessons learned. In Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, L.; Lacombe, Guillaume [IWMI]; Raneri, J.; Schut, M.; Staal, S. (Eds). 2016. Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong: achievements and challenges of implementing integrated systems research. Hanoi, Vietnam: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Southeast Asia Regional Program. pp.101-124.
Integrated management ; Sustainable agriculture ; Smallholders ; Highlands ; Research programmes ; Agricultural research ; Living standards ; Intensification ; Gender ; Women ; Youth ; Empowerment / Southeast Asia / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047860)
https://www.worldagroforestry.org/region/sea/publications/download?dl=/BK00186-16.pdf&pubID=3760
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047860.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047860.pdf
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After introducing the objectives and outcomes of Humidtropics, and some institutional constraints the research program faced, this chapter offers a synthesis of achievements, gaps and challenges of agricultural research for development activities implemented in the Humidtropics Central Mekong Action Area, as well as a discussion of the challenges faced. This chapter provides lessons learned from implementing agricultural research for development in this region, and offers insights and recommendations that could support integrated agricultural systems research in the Mekong region and elsewhere.
5 Asamoah, Bernice; Nikiema, Josiane; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Odonkor, Elsie; Njenga, M. 2016. A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 51p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 07) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2017.200]
Fuel consumption ; Charcoal ; Briquettes ; Fuelwood ; Urban wastes ; Solid wastes ; Waste management ; Industrial wastes ; Organic wastes ; Recycling ; Faecal sludge ; Sewage sludge ; Renewable energy ; Domestic consumption ; Households ; Cooking ; Energy resources ; Energy generation ; Feedstocks ; Communities ; Biomass ; Environmental impact ; Agricultural sector ; Residues ; Pollution ; Emission ; Developing countries ; Gender ; Women ; Men ; Youth ; Chemicophysical properties ; Carbon ; Raw materials ; Supply chain ; Enterprises ; Marketing ; Retail marketing ; Production costs ; Small scale systems ; Public health ; Economic aspects / East Africa / Ghana / Kenya / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047991)
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Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value chain starting from the type and characteristics of feedstock used for briquette making to the potential market for briquettes in developing countries. It also analyzes the role that gender plays in briquette production. Depending on the raw materials used and technologies applied during production, fuel briquettes come in different qualities and dimensions, and thus require appropriate targeting of different market segments. Key drivers of success in briquette production and marketing include ensuring consistent supply of raw materials with good energy qualities, appropriate technologies, and consistency in the quality and supply of the briquettes. Creating strong partnerships with key stakeholders, such as the municipality, financiers and other actors within the briquette value chain, and enabling policy are important drivers for the success of briquette businesses.
6 Mekuria, Wolde; Barron, Jennie; Dessalegn, Mengistu; Adimassu, Zenebe; Amare, T.; Wondie, M. 2017. Exclosures for ecosystem restoration and economic benefits in Ethiopia: a catalogue of management options. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 28p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 4) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2017.204]
Research and development ; Learning ; Capacity building ; Ecosystems ; Economic situation ; Stakeholders ; Smallholders ; Livestock production ; Milk production ; Woodlands ; Habitats ; Renewable energy ; Energy sources ; Natural resources management ; Gender ; Women ; Youth ; Guidelines ; Governance ; State intervention ; Local communities ; Community involvement ; Land use ; Land management ; Land degradation ; Living standards ; Income ; Fodder plants ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Watershed management ; Management techniques ; Sustainability ; Risk reduction ; Private sector ; Public sector / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048081)
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7 Nansambu, D.; Sugden, Fraser. 2017. A generation on the move: voices of youths in the context of climate change, migration, and livelihood transition. Session Report from the 11th International Community Based Adaptation Youth Conference, Kampala, Uganda, 26-29 June 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p.
Climate change ; Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Learning ; Agroforestry ; Youth ; Farming systems ; Coffee
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048245)
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8 Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes; Cofie, Olufunke; Kinyangi, J.; Zougmore, R.; Wamukoya, G.; Nyasimi, M.; Mapfumo, P.; Speranza, C. I.; Amwata, D.; Frid-Nielsen, S.; Partey, S.; Girvetz, E.; Rosenstock, T.; Campbell, B. 2015. Climate smart agriculture in the African context. Background Paper. Paper presented at the Feeding Africa - An Action Plan for African Agricultural Transformation. Session 1: Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potentials for Transformation to Scale, Dakar, Senegal, 21-23 October 2015. 26p.
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Food security ; Poverty ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Ecosystems ; Economic aspects ; Sustainable development ; Investment ; Socioeconomic environment ; Gender ; Women ; Youth ; Empowerment ; Financing ; Policy making / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048252)
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/WP16087.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048252.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048252.pdf
9 CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2018. River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 12p. (Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 7) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.206]
Sustainability ; Intensification ; Local communities ; Community involvement ; Rivers ; Deltas ; Sea level ; Salt water intrusion ; Infrastructure ; Local government ; Living standards ; Ecosystem services ; Women’s participation ; Youth ; Water management ; Water institutions ; Water pollution ; Equity ; Crop production ; Participatory rural appraisal ; Agroecology ; Intervention ; Diversification ; Land use / India / Bangladesh / China / Myanmar / Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam / Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048502)
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The residents of the Ganges and Mekong River deltas face serious challenges from rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, pollution from upstream sources, growing populations, and infrastructure that no longer works as planned. In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communities, local governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have demonstrated the potential to overcome these challenges and substantially improve people’s livelihoods. There are cost-effective solutions to improving the totality of ecosystem services and market opportunities for young women and men.
10 Huijsmans, R. (Ed.) 2016. Generationing development: a relational approach to children, youth and development. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. 335p. (Palgrave Studies on Children and Development) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55623-3]
Children ; Youth ; Child development ; Young workers ; Age groups ; Socioeconomic environment ; Economic development ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Gender ; Women ; Violence ; Discrimination ; Refugees ; Poverty ; Migration ; Migrants ; Labour ; Sex workers ; Agricultural sector ; Farmers ; Teachers ; Parents ; Livelihoods ; Education ; Schools ; Households ; Marriage ; Social aspects ; Rural communities ; Cash transfers ; Urban areas / Jordan / Canada / Vietnam / Ethiopia / Ghana / India / Ecuador / Burundi / Nova Scotia / Addis Ababa / Tamale / Tamil Nadu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H049581)
11 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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12 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Transformative solutions for inclusive economic growth in West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 15) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.204]
Social change ; Gender transformative approaches ; Youth ; Economic growth ; Communities ; Rural urban relations ; Migration ; Land access ; Development planning ; Institutional reform ; Policies ; Climate change adaptation ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Food security / West Africa / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050505)
(3.61 MB)
13 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. IWMI Annual report 2020. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 62p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.210]
Water management ; Water security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Innovation ; Research programmes ; Partnerships ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Public health ; Water policies ; Waste management ; Wastewater ; Solar energy ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Groundwater ; Climate change adaptation ; Climate change mitigation ; Resilience ; Crop insurance ; Poverty reduction ; Livelihoods ; Gender equality ; Women's participation ; Youth ; Inclusion ; Water user associations ; Environmental health ; Biodiversity ; Wetlands / Africa / Middle East / North Africa / Central Asia / South Asia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H050677)
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14 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Inclusive agriculture: creating opportunities for women and youth in Mali’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 21) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.228]
Women ; Youth ; Social inclusion ; Gender ; Agricultural development ; Irrigated farming ; Vegetables ; Agricultural value chains ; Small-scale irrigation ; Sustainable development ; Policies ; Decentralization ; Intervention ; Climate change ; Food security ; Water resources development ; Water management ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Infrastructure ; Empowerment ; Economic growth ; Markets ; Farm income ; Financing ; Scaling ; Agricultural land ; Stakeholders ; Private sector ; Investment ; Innovation scaling / Mali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051582)
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15 Sobratee-Fajurally, N.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Inclusive sustainable landscape management in West and Central Africa: enabling co-designing contexts for systemic sensibility. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation. 33p.
Landscape conservation ; Sustainability ; Inclusion ; Resilience ; Planning ; Livelihoods ; Water resources ; Energy ; Food systems ; Nexus approaches ; Participatory approaches ; Natural resources ; Governance ; Youth ; Women ; Decision support systems / West Africa / Central Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051652)
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The report creates contexts for a systemic understanding of the CGIAR Transforming agric-food system (TAFS-WCA) initiative starting with work package (WP) 3 and expanding the causality effects across the other WPs of the Initiative. The main focus of WP3 is inclusive landscape management, whereby access to and proper use of land and water resources is a prerequisite to building a healthy, productive environment for resilient agri-food systems and livelihoods. Mapping synergies with other Work Packages ensure that respective contributions are integrated and impactful. The process intends to provide policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with a strategic framework to activate solutions temporarily with a stakeholder-defined suite of scenarios.
16 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Scaling solar-based irrigation in Ghana’s Upper East Region: a demand-supply linkage approach. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 22) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.201]
Solar powered irrigation systems ; Innovation scaling ; Supply and demand ; Innovation adoption ; Small-scale irrigation ; Sustainable development ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Technology ; Pumps ; Agricultural productivity ; Irrigated farming ; Vegetables ; Agricultural value chains ; Financing ; Business models ; Market segmentation ; Marketing ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Women ; Youth ; Private sector ; Investment ; Inclusion ; Groundwater ; Water management ; Climate change ; Poverty reduction ; Collective action ; Outreach / Ghana / Upper East Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051679)
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17 Smith, D. Mark; Gordon, C.; Kittikhoun, A.; Molwantwa, J.; Mollinedo, P. P.; Romdhane, A. B.; Shrestha, R.; Tindimugay, C.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2023. Research and innovation missions to transform future water systems. Nature Water, 1(3):219-222. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00049-w]
Water security ; Transformation ; Water systems ; Research ; Innovation ; Policies ; Water governance ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Water demand ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Climate change ; Strategies ; Technology ; Youth
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051811)
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The United Nation 2023 Water Conference offers a critical opportunity to catalyse actions and innovations that bring increased water security to vulnerable communities across the globe. Researchers have an important role in supporting the delivery of needed on-the-ground impact, but their work must be informed by the priorities and necessities of Global South implementors.
18 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Sustainable and inclusive scaling of irrigation technologies and services in Ethiopia. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 24) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.207]
Small-scale irrigation ; Technology ; Innovation scaling ; Sustainable development ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Agricultural water management ; Water policies ; Agricultural financial policy ; Regulations ; Strategies ; Irrigated farming ; Supply chains ; Value chains ; Social inclusion ; Gender ; Women ; Youth ; Stakeholders ; Private sector ; Informal organizations ; Partnerships ; Intervention / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051829)
(2.47 MB)
19 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Enhancing gender and youth inclusion in Ghana’s irrigated vegetable value chain. Adaptive Innovation Scaling - Pathways from Small-scale Irrigation to Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 26) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.210]
Gender ; Youth ; Inclusion ; Irrigated farming ; Vegetable growing ; Agricultural value chains ; Innovation scaling ; Small-scale irrigation ; Sustainable development ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Women farmers ; Employment ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Institutions ; Non-governmental organizations ; Governmental organizations ; Policies ; Regulations ; Strategies ; Intervention ; Learning ; Collaboration ; Integrated water resources management ; Water user associations ; Agricultural development ; Project design ; Financing / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051895)
(3.60 MB)
20 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Eight transformative missions for science-based action for future water security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Transformative Futures for Water Security (TFWS). 4p.
Water security ; Partnerships ; Water availability ; Climate resilience ; Sustainability ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Private sector ; Youth
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051972)
(1.82 MB)
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