The CGIAR
Challenge Program on Water and Food (CP Water and Food) is an
ambitious comprehensive research and capacity building program that
will significantly increase the productivity of water used for
agriculture (www.waterforfood.org). The program will create research
-based knowledge and methods for growing more food with less water,
and develop a transparent framework for setting targets and
monitoring progress. The goal of the program is to increase the
productivity of water used for agriculture, leaving more water for
other users and the environment - getting more crop per drop, in
order to decrease malnourishment and rural poverty, improve people's
health and maintain environmental sustainability. The CP Water and
Food is managed by an 18-member consortium, composed of 5
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR)/Future Harvest Centers (5 Themes), 6 National Agricultural
Research and Extension Systems (NARES) institutions, 4 Advanced
Research Institutes (ARIs) and 3 international NGOs.
5 CG
Centers (Themes) lead thematic groups, ensure that the key research
topics are being addressed in all locations. The Themes will serve
as the focal point for synthesizing results from the various
countries and regions, and bring out generic conclusions from the
overall research program. The Benchmark Basins provide a
geographical focus and the river basin is where the water problems
and issues converge, especially in the developing world and this is
where the CP will carry out its research
NARES lead benchmark
basin work, giving a close link to regional and locally defined
priorities, to help drive implementation of research ideas which,
working with partner NGOs, drive impact. ARIs ensure a strong link
for this research to the global change research
agenda.
Thematic Groups
Theme
1: Crop Water Productivity Improvement
(IRRI)
Theme 2: Multiple Use of Upper Catchments
(CIAT)
Theme 3: Aquatic Ecosystems and Fisheries
(ICLARM)
Theme 4: Integrated Basin Water
Management Systems (IWMI)
Theme 5: The Global
and National Food and Water System (IFPRI)
Beachmark
Basins and Associated Basins
Asia:
Yellow River, Mekong, Indus-Gangetic
Africa:
Limpopo, Nile Basin, Volta (Associated Basin)
Central
West Africa and North Asia: Karkheh, Iran
Latin
America: San Francisco, Brazil Andean Basin (Associated
Basin)
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