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ILRI News on water

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

03 Sep 2021

CGIAR One Health initiative to forge a partnership of win-win cooperation in India

A woman feeds her pigs in Nagaland, India (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). On 24 August 2021, about 60 stakeholders from government, research and academia across India gathered virtually to discuss a proposed new CGIAR initiative to protect human health through a One Health approach . It is one of...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

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Publications on water

Journal Article

Published2022

Livestock water and land productivity in Kenya and their implications for future resource use

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

Video

Published2021

Milking the environment: Ensuring sustainable use of water and land resources in dairy systems

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

Published2020

A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions

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ILRI Projects on water

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...