Irrigation & Agriculture
Irrigation and Agriculture Globally, one in nine people in the world today (815 million) are undernourished. Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 percent of today’s global population. Irrigated agriculture consumes 70 percent of harvested freshwater; efficiencies in irrigation practices can greatly contribute to zero hunger and sustainable water [...]
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Kusum Athukorala interview: gender and water in Sri Lanka and the importance of young water professionals
Interview quotes This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
Continue readingAddressing wastewater and non-revenue water challenges: insights from the American Samoa Power Authority
Interview quotes This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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Addressing food and water security: the effectiveness of Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification through the Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Initiative
By Simon Ross, IWCAN In an interview, Prof. Quentin Grafton, an economist from the Australian National University, referred to the Risks and Options Assessment for Decision-Making (ROAD) process used in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP), which covers Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The aim was to establish participatory processes for addressing food and water security in light […]
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Traditional leadership versus role-vested leadership in Pacific communities
In an interview, Peter Sharry, director of Axiom Water Technologies, speaks about how in the Pacific, he finds that often traditional leadership roles carry more weight in the community than leadership vested by government. This article looks more closely at the role of the traditional leaders in managing water supplies. This issue is not unique to […]
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The ‘radical centre’ and how it applies to water management
In an interview, Peter Sharry spoke about radical centrism and how he finds this idea is valuable for his work. This article looks more closely at what radical centrism is, according to Noel Pearson, a First Nations lawyer, academic, and land rights activist. It explores how it might be applied within the context of water management. […]
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Best practices for cost recovery in implementing water management frameworks in interntional development
In an interview with Peter Sharry, he spoke about community ownership of water management infrastructure and associated cost-recovery options. This article explores the best practices guiding this approach in closer detail. While full cost recovery is desirable to promote the sustainability of water management frameworks, realistically, water users in developing countries may only have the […]
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