NEW Working Papers

Geographical Extrapolation Domain Analysis:
A Guide to Scaling Up Watershed Management Research

CPWF Annual Report 2008

A Year of Transformation and Innovation

For CPWF Researchers

Revised July 2008 CPWF publication guidelines are now available. Find out how you  publish your CPWF work, especially if you are now writing your Project Report.

Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods and the environment.

The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) is an international, multi-institutional research initiative with a strong emphasis on north-south and south-south partnerships. Its goal is to increase the productivity of water used for agriculture, leaving more water for other users and the environment. More…

ANNOUNCEMENTS More Announcements

Category: In the news09. Nov 2009
Slash-and-mulch: Old wisdom meeting today's needs
The latest issue of New Agriculturalist profiles a CPWF project aimed at improving water...
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Category: Workshops & Conferences03. Nov 2009
Stakeholder Workshops: Volta and Limpopo
These workshops inform the CPWF how new research can best tailored for impact the basin development...
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Category: General Announcements28. Oct 2009
Cash prizes for outstanding partnerships, papers and press
Why submit to the 2009 CGIAR Science Awards?
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Category: In the news18. Oct 2009
Unlocking the Potential of Grasslands: CIAT news
Better use of tropical grasslands could be as effective in the fight against hunger, say the CPWF...
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Category: Publications29. Sep 2009
Rainfed Cropping Systems workshop proceedings available
'Increasing the productivity and sustainability of rainfed cropping systems of poor smallholder...
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CGIAR CHALLENGE PROGRAMS

Read this report, the Critical Analysis of the CPs, recently prepared by the four current CP Directors for the CGIAR's Change Management process.

Learn more about the Challenge Programs. These independently-governed reform programs of the CGIAR system's high-impact research require strong partnerships among a wide range of institutions in order to deliver meaningful impacts.

AIT Forum on Spirituality and Sustainability


'The inseparable water and food crises: How can we overcome them?':
A presentation made by Alain Vidal at the Asian Institute of Technology's Spirituality & Sustainability Forum, a side-event of the COP-15 Climate Change Conference

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Basin Focal Projects wiki

The Basin Focal Projects identify the links between water, food and poverty in  10 river basins, as the world faces a global water crisis, propelled by population growth and an increasing demand on food production.

IFWF2 portal

For 2nd International Forum on Water and Food proceedings, keynote presentations and slideshows, visit www.ifwf2.org