- Climate migration and social transformation: embracing complexity January 7, 2022Researchers and policy makers need to collaborate to better understand the social, economic and political changes caused by climate-induced migration.
- Can remote sensing identify successful agricultural water management interventions in smallholder farms? January 4, 2022Freely-available satellite data can help assess water management interventions in sub-Saharan Africa’s smallholder irrigation schemes.
- Accelerating rural energy access in the race to net zero December 22, 2021Policy and action research by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to improve rural energy access for smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs shows full alignment with the UNFCCC Race to Zero global campaign for decarbonizing economies.
- Scaling up sustainable and inclusive solar irrigation in India December 17, 2021An evaluation of CGIAR's work on 'solar power as a remunerative crop' finds that it has contributed to the adoption of a more inclusive and sustainable approach in major Indian government programs
- E-learning for systems thinking in food, land and water December 7, 2021A series of e-learning modules from Agro Landscapes aims to promote the systems thinking needed to transform how our agriculture and food systems interact with the environment and contribute to human wellbeing.
- How healthy soils can address the climate crisis December 3, 2021On World Soil Day, we argue that healthy and productive soils should be at the center of solutions targeting food system transformation, climate action and ecosystem restoration.
- The big zoom-out: Monitoring river health at the global scale November 16, 2021Is it possible to zoom out and assess river health data on a global scale? And if so, what methods and indicators will be most appropriate?
- What is the cost of the food we waste and how can we change behaviours to address this growing challenge? November 12, 2021Everyone can play a part in reducing food waste. The big challenge, however, is how to convey this message? The answer may lie in quantification.
- Education: An invaluable power tool for tackling global crises November 2, 2021Young academics will benefit from training to address the complex and interlinked challenges – or ‘wicked problems’ – in the policy and planning sector, in order to solve today's global biodiversity, climate, land and water crisis.
- Integrating grey and green water infrastructure for inclusive sustainable development October 19, 2021By “blending” grey and green infrastructure it is possible to build systems that facilitate sustainable development and conserve ecosystem services.
WLE Thrive Blog
Compelling discussion, commentary, stories on agriculture within thriving ecosystems.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), a global research-for-development program connecting partners to deliver sustainable agriculture solutions, came to an end in 2021. Over the course of its ten-year journey (2012–2021), the program operated in over 60 countries, with more than 300 partners and completed over 200 projects. These activities made significant contributions to enhancing our natural resources and directly benefitted millions of lives across the Global South.
The program was led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners as part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
The recent posts from the WLE Thrive Blog are given below.