presentation of the worldwide challenge program on water and food

Kate Lazarus, CPWF Mekong

CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

The Global Program

The CPWF ObjectiveTo increase the productivity of

water for food and livelihoods, in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, socially acceptable,

and alleviates poverty for disadvantaged groups.

The CPWF VisionTo help develop more

prosperous and resilient agricultural societies by

improving access to water, and the ways in which it is managed

and used.

o Basin focus.

Key characteristicso A CGIAR program.o Research-for-development

program.o Partnerships and networks.o Integrated research.

The CGIAR

• 15 international agricultural research centres.• Secretariat in the World Bank.• Includes centres such as IRRI, IWMI, WFC

o Basin focus.

Key characteristicso A CGIAR program.o Research-for-development

program.o Partnerships and networks.o Integrated research.

CPWF Impact Pathways

End usersThose whose

behavior needs to change

Next usersThose who will deliver the change

Research products

The tools we need to effect

the change

The problemThe thing we

need to change

The researchThe research we need to develop the

tools

o Basin focus.

Key characteristicso A CGIAR program.o Research-for-development

program.o Partnerships and networks.o Integrated research.

Partnerships and networks

Partnerships and networks are the only way to get research results into practice

quickly.

o Basin focus.

Key characteristicso A CGIAR program.o Research-for-development

program.o Partnerships and networks.o Integrated research.

Integrated research

Complex problems require integrated research to yield integrated solutions

o Basin focus.

Key characteristicso A CGIAR program.o Research-for-development

program.o Partnerships and networks.o Integrated research.

Where we work

Thank you for your attention!!

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