Farmers' Views First: Linking Land and Water Governance
Convenor: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Date: Sunday, August 15, 14:00-16:30
Venue: Stockholm International Water Institute - FH/Room 203

Description

For farmers, the linkages between land and water governance issues are self-evident. These linkages are not so obvious, however, in the work undertaken by the international development networks and technical cooperation communities. With the aim to contribute farmer “reality checks” leading to increased consideration of land issues in integrated water resources management, IFAD will present examples of its experience in land and water governance reflecting farmers’ points of view. A synthesis of these experiences and outlooks will be presented to launch a discussion comparing approaches, their applicability and their replication potential.

Programme

14:00 Welcome. Dr. Rodney Cooke, Director, IFAD Technical Advisory Division

14:05 Presentation of Three Farmers ';Reality Checks' Out of the Following:

• Bangladesh: Mr Nathan Dev - Improving benefits for poor, landless farmers
• Peru: Mr Teofilo Zamalloa - Restoring land through local water governance and technology in High Andes communities
• The Sudan: Mr Ali Adeeb - Local governance to secure access to land and water in the lower Gash watershed
• Zimbabwe: Ms Abby Taka Mugugu - Advocacy for community rights to land and water in Lushonkwe

14:50 Comments, Questions and Answers

15:10 Coffee Break

15:30 Synthesis of Land & Water Governance Innovations in IFAD

15:50 Comments, Questions and Answers

16:25 Conclusion and Wrap-up

16:30 End of Seminar