World Water Day 2021
How Can We Manage Better What We Value Most?
Researchers Claudia Ringler and Ruth Meinzen-Dick discuss what is
meant when we talk about water’s myriad of values, and the role of
water in economic growth, food security, and resilie... Source: IFPRI Pakistan – Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Special event- #CGIARWomenInScience: shaping the world through science and innovation
#CGIARWomenInScience: shaping the world through science and innovation CGIAR webinar @WIRES: 13-hour marathon for International Day of Women and Girls in Science FEB 11, 2021 - 02:00 PM TO 03:00 PM EST Register In celebration of International Day of Wo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Challenges of Food Security shortages, Spread of diseases and Corona epidemics in Yemen
Dr. Abdul Wahed Othman Mukred - Head of Food Security Technical Secretariat, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Sana'a, Yemen
Yemen suffers from the worst humanitarian crisis in the world since the conflict began in March 2015. The ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Webinar: Sharing civil society experiences in adapting evidence-based advocacy
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 04:00 pm to 05:15 pm CEST/CAT
Co-Organized by the Government of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IFPRI, and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
This webinar will highlight how the Voice for Change Partnersh... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Marginal Water Use is a Serious Option for Food Production in Dry Arab States
Mohammad Al-Saidi, PhD - Research Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable Development, Qatar University
If you open a map showing land topographies around the world, the Middle East is deprived of the green color throughout. The region is extremely dry, mostly hyper-arid with low levels of rainfall and water flow. There are some exceptions such as in Sudan, coastal areas or riverbed and deltas. Indeed, supplying growing populations with enough food is a major future challenge, which has so far been met through increased food imports. Arab states have been replacing local water scarcities through virtual water. [...] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
