Transcript Impact in CPWF basins

The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF):
Insights from 66 projects over five years in Phase 1
Larry Harrington
Research Director, CPWF
International Centers supported by the CGIAR
(Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
CGIAR Challenge Programs
• 2004
– Generation Challenge Program
– Harvest Plus
– Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)
• 2005
– Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program
• 2008
– Climate change, agriculture and food security
CPWF partners
CGIAR Future
Harvest Centers
Nat’l Agricultural
Research and
AREO
Extension
Systems
Advanced
Research
Institutes
International
River Basin
Organizations
International
NGOs
ARC
YRCC
Per capita water supply
Phase 1 projects in the Limpopo
(Awarded through open competition from proposals submitted by local partners)
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Crop Water Technology and Markets
IWRM for Improved Rural Livelihoods
Multiple Use Systems for Water
Wetlands, Social Welfare & Environmental Security
Improved Livelihoods through Dam Management
Small Multi-Purpose Reservoir Ensemble Planning
African Models of Transboundary Governance
Food and Water Security under Global Change
Water Rights in Informal Economies
Basin Focal Project
Photo: CPWF
Insights from Phase 1 (results from 66 projects over five years)
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Water flows downhill – but money and power can flow uphill
– Upstream water management affects downstream users – Limpopo, Mekong, Andes, Nile
– Benefit sharing can work - Andes
– Plot-level water savings do not always convert to basin-level savings - Ganges
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Water scarcity is not always the main driver of poverty - Ganges
– Annual flows vs. seasonal scarcity – Limpopo, Volta, Nile
– Water access, variability, floods also affect poverty – Limpopo, Ganges
– Policy environment/ development trajectory often most important – Iran, Thailand, S Africa
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The concept of agricultural water productivity is useful
– Water productivity often very low - helps define opportunities for improvement
– Best water-related investments not always where water productivity is low
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Effective innovations in water for food are often complex
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Integration of technology, institutions, policy reform – Limpopo, Nile
Community empowerment - Andes
Stakeholder dialogue can lead to win-win outcomes – Mekong
Great potential from MUS
Ecosystem services important but often ignored when designing innovations
Today’s water-related investments for tomorrow’s water needs
Water researchers and food researchers need to join forces
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