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ILRI News on water

14 Nov 2022

ILRI’s Jimmy Smith on bringing science-based nuance and clarity to today’s polarized livestock debates

In the face of increasingly polarized discourse about the place of livestock in sustainable food systems, Jimmy Smith , director general of the CGIAR 's International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), delivered a keynote presentation at this year’s TropAg conference in Brisbane (31 Oct–2 Nov...

ILRI News

01 Mar 2022

Hunger in the Horn: East Africa needs rain

East Africa is no stranger to water crises. The disaster of 2010-2011 saw more than 260,000 people die due to consecutive droughts and half of them were children. Now, like then, a series of failed rainy seasons have led to a lack of potable water, which has, in turn, devastated communities reliant...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

AgHealth blog

09 Sep 2021

CGIAR scientists and research collaborators from Côte d’Ivoire discuss new One Health initiative

The world’s largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership, CGIAR , is currently developing a series of initiatives to implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy that was launched in early 2021. The research initiatives are designed to create lasting impact in five key areas:...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on water

Journal Article

Published2014

Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change

Journal Article

Published2021

Assessment of livestock water productivity in Seno and Yatenga Provinces of Burkina Faso

Journal Article

Published2021

Physiological and transcriptional response to drought stress among bioenergy grass Miscanthus species

Journal Article

Published2021

Evaluation of fodder yield and fodder quality in sorghum and its interaction with grain yield under different water availability regimes

Journal Article

Published2019

Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management

Poster

Published2019

Identification of water use efficient Napier grass accessions using field drought stress

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ILRI Projects on water

Jan 2022Dec 2024

Protecting human health through a One Health approach

COVID-19 is the sixth zoonotic pandemic since 1980. The frequency and severity of these events is increasing as people encroach on wildlife habitats, and livestock and fish production systems intensify. Animal production systems are reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, which are responsible for 60% of...

Jan 2010May 2013

Volta Basin Development Challenge: integrated management of rainwater for crop-livestock agro-ecosystems

Given the economic, social and environmental vulnerability due to high water scarcity and variability in the basin, improvements in rainwater management are needed for ensuring sustainable and equitable benefits. This project intends to identify, evaluate, adapt, and disseminate best-fit integrated...

Dec 2013

Nile Basin Development Challenge: Rainwater management in the Ethiopian Highlands

Over 14 million people live in the Blue Nile area. Two-thirds of this densely-populated area is highland, receiving high levels of rainfall. Rainfall, runoff and sediment are erratic; dry spells significantly reduce crop yields and sometimes lead to total crop failure. High population pressure and...