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Dirty water, dirty crops?
Reducing risks in urban vegetable production.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
Ghana.gov: Ghana, Burkina Faso and Kenya WISE-UP to Climate Change
IWMI and its partners are working together over a four-year period to demonstrate that natural ecosystems or infrastructure are nature based solutions for climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Making the case for groundwater
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have always had to deal with an unforgiving climate. The relentless cycles of drought and downpours that characterize much...
Cities and water: sinks or sponges?
The 16th International River Symposium, taking place in Brisbane this week, provides an opportunity to look at how urban areas influence rivers and the...
Good gulps in Ghana
World Water Monitoring Day: Making Accra’s water safe to drink
World Water Monitoring Day, on September 18th, aims to build public awareness and involvement in...
Africa’s farmers get plugged in to water
New online tool helps smallholder water management
The majority of farmers in Africa rely on rainwater for to produce their crops but suffer from...
EurekAlert.org: Climate change could deprive Volta Basin of water needed to...
ACCRA, GHANA (19 July, 2013)—A new study released today finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to...
Pond, tank or well?
People not just places determine the right choice for agricultural water storage in Africa
The Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) convened by the Forum for Agricultural...
A changing climate: Are the Volta River countries ready?
Threading its way from the semi-arid scrub of the Sahel, through the lush tropical farmlands of Southern Ghana, the Volta River supports the livelihoods...