Water, Land and Ecosystems

Sustainable management of the natural resource base supporting agriculture is one of the three major strategic objectives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) combines the resources of 14 CGIAR and numerous external partners to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management (NRM) research, and to the delivery of its outputs.

ILRI Projects on Water, Land and Ecosystems

Active

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...

Active

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...

ILRI News on Water, Land and Ecosystems

Africa RISING feed

08 Jul 2021

Building a better solar irrigation market in Ghana

This post was first published on the Agrilinks website on 16 June. It was written by Thai Thi Minh, senior researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Abena Ofosu, senior research officer with the Scaling Innovations Team, IWMI; and Osman Sahanoon Kulendi, managing director...

Africa RISING communications

Africa RISING feed

01 Sep 2017

Role of soil bunds on soil and water conservation in southern Ethiopia

A report by the Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program explains the effects of soil bunds on soil and rainwater conservation in Ethiopia. The study by the International Water Management Institute (IMWI) and the International Center for...

Simret Yasabu

Africa RISING feed

28 Aug 2017

Water management knowledge key in small-scale irrigation development

Small-scale irrigation development could positively benefit the intensification of crop-livestock mixed farming systems in the Ethiopian highlands because it improves climate resilience in the rainy season through supplementary irrigation and provides off-season benefits as it enables agricultural...