Land and Water Solutions blog posts

Small reservoirs are a lifeline to smallholders and livestock herders and facing multiple threats. Research suggests that the answers may lie in a smarter and more holistic approach.

New electronic tool that accurately and transparently measures water discharge into farmers plots facilitate judicious use of water in water stressed Uzbekistan.

Using smart business models, restoring degraded ecosystems through exclosures -- areas that are excluded from woodcutting, grazing and agricultural activities -- can be turned into a win-win.

Why immediate and decisive action is a must to transform our water policy in pursuit of SGD 6 by 2030. 

A holistic and integrated approach is essential to enable sustainable, efficient and affordable management of scarce groundwater resources.

By reviving the landscape through ancient and new techniques – and trust, scientists help Ethiopia's Yewol community change their future.

Research on pump-based irrigation scheme in Myanmar show how vulnerable communities can increase productivity and income with more efficient water use

An innovative platform is enabling smallholder farmers in Mozambique, who are increasingly facing sever weather events, to collaboratively boost resilience in the face of climate change

Identifying the right mix of strategies for scaling solar irrigation could help support livelihoods of millions of smallholders, whilst protecting the environment.

Statistics are worrying, but recognizing interlinkages between water and nutrition security, and their link to climate change, water pollution, and watershed degradation, could help accomplish both SDG 2 and 6.

Climate change, increasing demand and over usage is taxing our water resources more than ever. Smallholder farmers will be the worst affected and the most vulnerable. A new report from the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) shows us how to rethink about our water usage, our food systems, and our diets.

Originally published on the Daily Maverick: About half of municipal wastewater and water treatment works across South Africa are in a poor or critical condition. Many need urgent rehabilitation, and 11% are dysfunctional. Over three million people still do not have access to a basic water supply service. Self-supply in partnership with government could be the answer.