Agro Landscapes has launched a series of interactive e-learning modules that brings together the insights of over 40 international experts on transforming our food, land and water systems for a sustainable and inclusive future.
A Water Pavilion side-event at the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) addresses tech-savvy and inclusive water management innovations that can help farming communities navigate natural disasters and build resilience to climate change.
By integrating more biodiversity into agricultural land, we can supply the world's growing population with a healthy diet while reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
At a recent workshop, experts in remote sensing shared the latest innovations in digital data with insurance professionals, to enable insurers to build better products that help more farmers in Sri Lanka cope with climate risk.
Scientists from WLE contributed significantly to the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, which proposes that 10% of EU agricultural landscapes should be managed for the conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats.
Seeds for Needs interventions led by WLE/CIAT not only distribute improved seed varieties to farmers, but they also provide support at different levels and across multiple areas of expertise by actively engaging farmers in the process.
Supported by WLE, CIAT and other partners, the online water planning platform Agua de Honduras is being scaled out in Central America, and extending further afield – to Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda.
SADMS, which won the Geospatial World Excellence Award in 2020, was created by IWMI with the support of WLE and other partners and is a practical drought monitoring service that uses satellite based maps to show expanding dry regions.
The online toolkit is based on open access information and can be used by development banks and businesses to identify areas for solar-powered solutions.
Research IWMI and WLE showed an alternative approach, which combined with the application of the water-energy-food nexus concept, led to multiple benefits
In this Op-Ed on CNBC Africa, WLE Program Director Stefan Uhlenbrook forewarns why world needs to be proactive about risks to and from water to mitigate threats to food system everywhere.
