Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; 1 The Challenge Program on Water and Food: A new paradigm for research in the CGIAR; 2 Water scarcity and abundance, water productivity and their relation to poverty; 3 Harnessing research for development to tackle wicked problems; 4 The institutional history of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food; 5 Innovating in a dynamic technical context; 6 Research on institutions for agricultural water management under the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food; 7 Partnerships, platforms and power
8 From research outputs to development outcomes-selected stories9 Messages and meaning; Appendix: Projects financed by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food; Index
Summary
This volume reviews the evolution of ten years' learning and discovery about water scarcity, livelihoods, and food security within the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. It draws on the experiences of over 100 projects conducted in ten river basins in the developing world. The book describes how the program's design evolved from an emphasis on water scarcity, water productivity, and water access to an emphasis on using water innovations to improve livelihoods and address development challenges in specific river basins. It shows how the research was used to foster change in stakeholder
