Water for Our Future
Director General Jeremy Bird will lead a team of IWMI experts taking part in the World Water Forum (WWF) in Daegu & Gyeongbuk in South Korea. The triennial forum is the largest water-related event in the world.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE), led by IWMI, will launch a sourcebook for Water Smart Agriculture in East Africa at the event. IWMI/WLE researchers will also contribute to sessions on such diverse topics as the water-food-energy nexus, resource recovery and re-use (RRR) and water finance. IWMI and WLE will also have a booth in the exhibition area for publications and other materials.
On the opening day (Monday 13 April) Jeremy Bird will be a member of the high level panel discussing the Future of World’s Waters beyond 2030. 
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IWMI Presenting at World Water Forum
Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa
The Sourcebook on Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa is a collection of case studies from soil conservation to building resilience, including farmers’ own innovative practices, that further develop this particular approach in East Africa aimed at a specific group of users- development managers, educators, local administrators and policy makers. These are the people who can utilize such practical research outputs, thereby enabling impact at scale at both local and national levels.
The Sourcebook on Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa will be officially launched at the 7th World Water Forum in Gyeongu, Korea on April 14, 2015 from 1.30-2.30 p.m at the B2F Dynasty Room of the Hotel Hyundai.
Download the complete sourcebook here: http://bit.ly/wsaeastafrica
Note: This initiative was a collaboration between the Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI-EA), CARE, the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
More information on this is available at http://wle.cgiar.org
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Population pressure and increasing water competition in a changing climate require us to take stock of the availability and use of water across scales. Water availability not only influences farmers’ commercial prospects but also irrigation-related enterprises and agri-businesses. Greater water scarcity could jeopardize irrigation and agricultural markets while excessive water use can lead to declining ecosystems, water quality and soil health. IWMI advises development partners and the public and private sectors on all aspects of water resource availability and use through a variety of advanced modeling and remote-sensing products and tools, including 
The ability of farmers to engage in or expand irrigation depends on the prevailing socioeconomic, ecological and political contexts, which are often complex, non-linear and changeable. Overcoming systemic barriers to farmer-led irrigation development while taking advantage of existing opportunities 
A lack of affordable credit, particularly for women and resource-poor farmers, is one of the main barriers to expanding farmer-led irrigation in low- and middle-income countries. But 
Scaling farmer-led irrigation requires strengthening human capacity and knowledge exchange among all actors and stakeholders involved. IWMI takes an action research approach, working with national and international research institutions, governments, extension agents and public and private organizations to co-develop the scaling ecosystem and strengthen capacity to drive scaling networks and collective action. We support the