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FAO-IFAD Using livelihood to map best investments in water
In 2005, IFAD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) formed a partnership to promote a better understanding of the links between rural poverty, livelihoods and water access.
Together they developed an approach to map information relating to poverty, livelihood activities and water availability across sub-Saharan Africa.
By correlating this information, they have been able to substantiate context-specific proposals for water investments.
Securing smallholder farmers’ land and water rights in irrigation schemes in Malawi, Rwanda and Swaziland
IFAD and UN-Habitat, through the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), have entered into a partnership to implement the „Land and Natural Resources Learning Initiative for Eastern and Southern Africa (TSLI-ESA)‟.
The initiative aims to improve knowledge management strategies and approaches towards pro-poor and gender-sensitive land and natural resource tenure rights in selected East and Southern African countries.
Filling the inter-generational gap in knowledge on Agricultural Water Management: twinning Junior and Senior Experts
Manuel de suivi et d’entretien des petits barrages en Mauritanie
Addressing poverty through mobilization of community resources
and mobilization of local financial, natural and human resources.
World Water Day 2014 - Understanding the interdependency of water and energy
Agriculture is a thirsty business, with irrigation alone accounting for about 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawals.
Meeting demand from a world population expected to top 9 billion people by 2050 will require a 10 per cent increase in water for agricultural use.
Enormous efforts will be needed to reduce water demand and improve water use efficiency.
Les petits barrages de décrue en Mauritanie: Recommandations pour la conception et la construction
Ce manuel est un complément au “Manuel de suivi et d’entretien des petits barrages en Mauritanie” publié dans la même série.