IWMI in Ethiopia
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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) conducts research in Ethiopia to address issues related to agricultural water management and food security. Some of the key issues they focus on include agricultural water use efficiency, land degradation, equitable sharing of water resources, and climate change adaptation. Through partnerships with local organizations, IWMI has established an Agricultural Water Management Platform, conducted projects on natural resource management, and supported over 200 post-graduate students through capacity building efforts. IWMI works with various partners including other CGIAR centers, universities, and donors such as CGIAR, DFID, USAID, and the EU.
IWMI in Ethiopia
- 1. IWMI in Ethiopia Priorities The overall objective of research by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is to enhance the management of land and water resources so as to improve food security and livelihoods, and protect the environment. In the East Africa and the Nile Basin region, IWMI develops evidence-based strategies and solutions to agricultural water management-related challenges, key issues driving food insecurity. Some important issues covered by IWMI research include: agricultural water use and efficiency; land degradation and losses of ecosystem services; equitable sharing of water resources and benefits from interventions; and adaptation of climate change/variability. Progress Agricultural Water Management: In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and CARE, IWMI organized a national multi-stakeholder consultation workshop that established Agricultural Water Management Platform (AWMP) in January 2015. AWMP facilitates experience sharing and learning, and policy engagement among stakeholders in an integrated manner. Natural resource management: These projects have produced a range of data and findings, which together provide an evidence base from which to influence local, national and regional policies, and based on these practical findings help develop best practices on sustainable natural resources management. Capacity development: Key to building capacity in local community and partner institutions, IWMI East and Nile Basin has supported—sponsored and supervised—more than 200 post-graduate (18 PhD and 184 MSc) students. In addition, IWMI offers short-term training, including irrigation agronomy, natural resource management, soil fertility etc. to farmers, development agents and experts. Partners IWMI projects are usually undertaken in partnership with other CGIAR centrs, international research organizations and universities, together with local and national institutions. The donors include: CGIAR, Department for International Development United Kingdom, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, USAID, EU, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Education. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future Projects • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation • Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program • Livestock and Irrigation Value chain for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project • CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems • Netherlands Initiative for capacity development in higher education • Alternative Carbon Investments in Ecosystem for Poverty Alleviation project • Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience • Water Infrastructure Solutions from Ecosystem Services Underpinning Climate Resilient Policies and Program: natural and built infrastructure • Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa • CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics • CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems Reclamation of gullies in the Ethiopian highlands This poster is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. March 2016