IFWF2 portal

For 2nd International Forum on Water and Food proceedings, keynote presentations and slideshows, visit www.ifwf2.org

CPWF Annual Report 2008

A Year of Transformation and Innovation

CPWF Working Papers

Working Paper 03: Most Significant Change Stories

For CPWF Researchers

Revised July 2008 CPWF publication guidelines are now available. Find out how you  publish your CPWF work, especially if you are now writing your Project Report.

Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods and the environment.

The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) is an international, multi-institutional research initiative with a strong emphasis on north-south and south-south partnerships. Its goal is to increase the productivity of water used for agriculture, leaving more water for other users and the environment. More…

ANNOUNCEMENTS More Announcements

Category: General Announcements30. Jun 2009
Phase 2 projects and contracting modes: Information
The CPWF invite research bidders to prepare for the Phase 2 project call by using this information
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Category: General Announcements13. Jun 2009
Defining the Basin Development Challenges
BDC design and contracting process; Sources of information and insight used in BDC design; Next...
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Category: Workshops & Conferences02. Jun 2009
'Plans and Progress' from our new Program Director
Insights on Phase 1 progress and information on Phase 2 project plans, Dr Alain Vidal addresses our...
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Category: Workshops & Conferences17. May 2009
Successful FAO-Water tool workshop great opportunity for CPWF researchers
Capacity Development for Farm Management Strategies to Improve Crop-Water Productivity using...
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Category: General Announcements11. May 2009
Thank-you CPWF Basin Coordinators and Theme Leaders
The people who have shaped the CPWF have not only influenced the program with their professional...
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CGIAR CHALLENGE PROGRAMS

Read this report, the Critical Analysis of the CPs, recently prepared by the four current CP Directors for the CGIAR's Change Management process.

Learn more about the Challenge Programs. These independently-governed reform programs of the CGIAR system's high-impact research require strong partnerships among a wide range of institutions in order to deliver meaningful impacts.

CPWF Program Director: Dr Alain Vidal


"We must unite to reconcile our rapidly increasing demand for food with the reality of limited global water resources, and we must do this now."
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Basin Focal Projects wiki

The Basin Focal Projects identify the links between water, food and poverty in  10 river basins, as the world faces a global water crisis, propelled by population growth and an increasing demand on food production.