During a recent meeting on water governance, held by the Economic and Finance Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, Colin Chartres, director general of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), spelled out what is needed to avert a serious global water crisis. Some of his key points have been stated before in this blog, but [...]
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A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that, without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used for agriculture, many developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having to import more than a quarter of the rice, wheat and maize they will need by 2050.
The warning appears in a report [...]
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Submitted by Christina Lakatos, IFPRI
Two new research papers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) offer valuable insights on strategies for helping African farmers adapt to climate change.
In a paper entitled “Economywide Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa,” IFPRI researchers and partners analyze two alternative scenarios, using a combination of two simulation models, in [...]
Filed under: Adaptation, Agriculture, CGIAR scientists, Climate change impact, Farmers, Food crops, Policy, Soils | Tagged: Ethiopia, IFPRI, Irrigation, Simulation modeling, Sub-Saharan Africa | Leave a Comment »
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