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Irrigation sensible à la nutrition au Mali Aug 02, 2023

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VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR Irrigation sensible à la nutrition au Mali : un guide pour progresser en matière de sécurité hydrique, alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Mali Co-organized by IFPRI, Feed the Future Initiative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Vegetable Center AUG 2, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT L'irrigation contribue à l'intensification de l'agriculture et à la rentabilité des exploitations, aide les ménages agricoles à prolonger la saison de croissance et est de plus en plus importante pour la résilience des agriculteurs aux chocs et aux facteurs de stress climatiques. Jusqu'à récemment, moins d'attention était accordée aux autres avantages de l'irrigation, notamment l'amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition des ménages, la santé et l'autonomisation des femmes. Selon le dernier état de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition dans le monde, la prévalence de la sous-alimentation au Mali est de près de 13 % et près d'un quart de tous les enfants de moins de 5 ans souffrent d'un retard de croissance. De plus, 59 % des femmes souffrent d'anémie, un taux qui n'a guère évolué au cours des 10 dernières années. L'irrigation peut améliorer la diversité alimentaire et réduire le retard de croissance. Pour soutenir l'irrigation sensible à la nutrition, le Small-Scale Irrigation Innovation Lab sous la direction de la Texas A&M University et avec le soutien de l'USAID a élaboré un guide sur l'irrigation sensible à la nutrition, décrivant les voies qui soutiennent la nutrition grâce à un meilleur développement de l'irrigation. Veuillez nous rejoindre pour un webinaire pour discuter de ce sujet important le 2 août à 9h00 EDT et 13h00 heure de Bamako (GMT). ************************** Nutrition-Sensitive Irrigation in Mali: Guidance for Progress on Water, Food, and Nutrition Security Irrigation contributes to agricultural intensification and farm profitability, helps farm households extend the growing season, and is increasingly important for farmers' resilience to climate shocks and stressors. Until recently, less attention was paid to the other benefits of irrigation, including improvements in household food security and nutrition, health, and women's empowerment. According to the most recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, the prevalence of undernourishment in Mali is almost 13 percent and nearly a quarter of all children below the age of five are stunted. Moreover, 59 percent of women suffer from anemia, a rate that has barely changed in the last 10 years. Irrigation can improve dietary diversity and reduce stunting. To support nutrition-sensitive irrigation, the Small-Scale Irrigation Innovation Lab, under the leadership of Texas A&M University and with the support of USAID, developed a guidance document on nutrition-sensitive irrigation that describes pathways to support nutrition through better irrigation development. Please join us for a webinar to discuss this important topic on August 2 at 9:00 EDT and 13:00 GMT (Bamako time). More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/irrigation-sensible-%C3%A0-la-nutrition-au-mali-un-guide-pour-progresser-en-mati%C3%A8re-de-s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9 Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Irregular Migration and Food Security: A View from West Africa Jul 19, 2023

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VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR Irregular Migration and Food Security: A View from West Africa Co-organized by IFPRI and World Food Programme (WFP) JUL 20, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT ow does food insecurity affect irregular migration, and what role can a needs-based humanitarian response play? A recent collaboration between IFPRI and the World Food Programme took a route-base approach to looking at irregular migration in West Africa—examining migrant origins, their transit experience, and the situation where their journey stalls or ends. The mixed method study includes case studies of the Ténéré desert crossing, across the south-central Sahara, for Malian and Libyan migrants. The resulting report and interactive website designed by MIT’s Civic Design Lab illustrate the migrant journey and associated risks as migrants make their way from West Africa to the Maghreb and, for some, on to Europe. This virtual seminar will present study results and the website, with discussion by researchers from IFPRI, WFP, and MIT as well as other experts. Speakers Sara Moussavi, Policy Advisor, World Food Programme (WFP) Italia Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Sarah Williams, Director of the Civic Data Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Discussant Ganesh Kumar Seshan, Senior Economist, the World Bank Moderator Daniel Gilligan, Director, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI), IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/migrants-move-risks-west-africa-migration Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Research Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger Jul 11, 2023

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POLICY SEMINAR Research Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger Co-organized by IFPRI, World Food Programme (WFP), Institute for Peace and Development (IPD), and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) Security in the Sahel is deteriorating rapidly. The number of violent events jumped from 580 in 2018 to over 1,000 in the first half of 2022 alone. Associated fatalities are also up dramatically, from about 2,800 fatalities to almost 6,500. Insecurity is also becoming more widespread, especially in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. As a result, people are fleeing their homes – the region now hosts over 3 million internally displaced people and over 1 million refugees and asylum seekers. There are multiple drivers behind this deterioration, but conflict over land and resources has become a major source of violence across the region, triggered by population growth, land degradation, and climate change. Deteriorating security has other serious impacts on people’s lives and food security. These include loss of access to agricultural and pastoral production areas, disruption of economic activities or complete loss of livelihoods, limited access to labour and agricultural inputs, and the closure or limited functioning of health services, schools, and markets. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have built a partnership to strengthen WFP food assistance interventions through operational research. As part of WFP’s flagship development program in the Sahel – the Integrated Resilience Programme (IRP) – the two organizations set out to strengthen the evidence needed for interventions. In June 2021, WFP commissioned a study to explore how integrated resilience interventions contribute to social cohesion in Niger and Burkina Faso. This research conducted by IFPRI in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Development (IPD) sheds light on how WFP interventions contribute to reducing tensions and improving social cohesion in fragile contexts. Following the report publication (here), WFP, IFPRI and IPD are jointly offering this webinar to disseminate the study’s findings and to create an opportunity for interested actors to discuss their feedback and the way forward. Introduction & Overview Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Welcome Remarks Thomas Conan, Senior Humanitarian Adviser, WFP Regional Bureau Dakar WFP’s Integrated Resilience Approach Ones Karuho, Senior Advisor & Head of Unit at WFP Regional Bureau Dakar Social Cohesion, Land Tenure, and Women’s Empowerment Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger Hippolyt Pul, Executive Leader, Institute for Peace and Development (IPD) WFP’s Evidence Generation Strategy & Next Steps on Social Cohesion Measurement within Resilience Cheikh Samb, Research, Assessment & Monitoring Officer, WFP Regional Bureau Dakar Nancy McCarthy, President, Lead Analytics Moderator Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI More about this seminar: hhttps://www.ifpri.org/event/webinar-research-findings-resilience-social-cohesion-burkina-faso-and-niger Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription RELATED PUBLICATIONS Sahel Social Cohesion Research In Burkina Faso And Niger: Working Paper: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/sahel-social-cohesion-research-burkina-faso-and-niger-working-paper LINKS World Food Programme (WFP): https://www.wfp.org/ Institute For Peace And Development (IPD): https://www.ipdafrica.org/ CGIAR Research Initiative On Fragility, Conflict, And Migration (FCM): https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/fragility-conflict-and-migration/

IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses – Considerations for Africa Jun 21, 2023

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GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses – Considerations for Africa IFPRI Africa Regional Office JUN 22, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) examines how to improve crisis response and build resilience in the face of more frequent and persistent crises affecting global and local food systems, triggered by economic challenges, conflict, extreme weather events, natural disasters, and epidemics. Reducing the impact of these crises will require renewed and broader efforts to prevent, mitigate and recover from crisis, and to align humanitarian responses with longer-term development needs. IFPRI’s flagship publication, authored by researchers from across the institute, CGIAR, and external partners, reviews and distills a strong body of policy research to offer key findings and recommendations to improve crisis response now. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research organizations such as IFPRI, support efforts to better predict, monitor, and respond to crises as they arise, but these efforts often are not sustained when the crises end. Addressing the “new normal” of more frequent and often overlapping crises requires rethinking national and global responses to more effectively prevent, mitigate, and recover from crises in ways that build long-term resilience. The virtual Africa discussion will feature a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the report's key findings and recommendations and implications for Africa and its regions. IFPRI senior staff and government partners will discuss how shocks can be addressed through policy actions that strengthen food systems at national and local levels as well as through efforts to support smallholder farmers who are particularly vulnerable to shocks. Panelists will also discuss policies that can improve food security in Africa and what can be done to mitigate the impact of future crises. Introduction and Welcome Remarks Samuel Benin, Acting Director, IFPRI Africa Regional Office Report Overview with Key Findings Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI (Presentation) Overview of the Africa Findings John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Africa Regional Office (Presentation) Reactions from Government and Regional Partners Julio Rakotonirina, Director of Health and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate, African Union Commission Hubert Ndjafa, Deputy Executive Secretary, Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel/ Comite Permanent Inter Etats de lutte contre la secheresse dans le Sahel CILSS, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Amos O. Nyakeyo, Deputy Director of the Drought Contingency Planning and Response Department, National Drought Management Authority, Nairobi Kenya Closing Remarks Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader / Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Nigeria Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Communications and Public Affairs Director, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/africas-discussion-ifpris-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription RELATED PUBLICATIONS Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses: Synopsis - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses-synopsis

Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias Jun 21, 2023

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GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias Latin America & Caribbean Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses JUN 21, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT Lo invitamos a unirse a nosotros en el evento de lanzamiento virtual para LAC, donde los oradores arrojarán luz sobre los hallazgos significativos del informe 2023 desde una perspectiva regional. En 2022, el mundo se enfrentó a múltiples crisis. Continuaron las perturbaciones de los sistemas alimentarios debidas a la prolongada pandemia de COVID-19, las grandes catástrofes naturales, los disturbios civiles y la inestabilidad política, así como los crecientes efectos del cambio climático, mientras la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania y la inflación agravaban una crisis mundial de alimentos y fertilizantes. El creciente número de crisis, su impacto cada vez mayor y el aumento del número de personas hambrientas y desplazadas han galvanizado los llamamientos para replantear las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias, creando así una verdadera oportunidad para el cambio. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ We invite you to join us at the virtual launch event for LAC, where speakers will shed light on the significant findings of the 2023 report from a regional perspective. In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, major natural disasters, civil unrest and political instability, and the growing impacts of climate change continued, as the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation exacerbated a global food and fertilizer crisis. The growing number of crises, their increasing impact, and rising numbers of hungry and displaced people have galvanized calls to rethink responses to food crises, creating a real opportunity for change. Welcome Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Speakers Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, IICA Visiting Fellow, IFPRI Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions (MTI), IFPRI Panel Discussion Julio A. Berdegué, Research Professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Catholic University, Chile Gloria Abraham Peralta, Consultant, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Cecilia Lopez Montaño, President, CiSoe Closing Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/informe-de-pol%C3%ADticas-alimentarias-mundiales-2023-repensar-las-respuestas-las-crisis Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription RELATED PUBLICATIONS Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses: Synopsis - https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-food-policy-report-2023-rethinking-food-crisis-responses-synopsis LINKS Global Food Policy Report Website - https://gfpr.ifpri.info/ 2023 Global Food Policy Report Global Launch Event - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses

Farm Subsidies and International Trade Rules May 25, 2023

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POLICY SEMINAR Farm Subsidies and International Trade Rules MAY 25, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The 1994 Agreement on Agriculture, which emerged from the Uruguay Round, imposed the first real international trade disciplines on agriculture, including rules on market access, export subsidies, and domestic support. However, no further progress was made at the Doha Round. Today, many WTO members continue to seek tighter constraints on trade-distorting domestic support, while others seek more room for producer support related to developing countries’ food stocks. With the next WTO ministerial conference (MC13) scheduled for February 2024, it remains to be seen if progress will be made on these critical issues. This trade policy seminar will provide a review and future-oriented discussion on domestic support, featuring Lars Brink and David Orden, authors of the recently published book Agricultural Domestic Support under the WTO: Experience and Prospects. The authors will examine the domestic support disciplines in the Agreement on Agriculture, the support governments provide, and the accommodation of support that targets sustainability and climate change goals. Taking recent dispute settlement cases into account, they will evaluate one of the most difficult aspects of the Agreement — the measurement of market price support. Their presentation will be followed by comments from international trade experts and a Q&A session. The Domestic Support Issues and Prospects The Rules and Shifting Provision of Support: Lars Brink, Independent Policy Advisor Problematic Measurement of Market Price Support: David Orden, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech Discussion Panel State of Negotiations at the WTO: Edwini Kessie, Director, WTO Agriculture and Commodities Division Green Box Rules, Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation: Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Adjudicating Compliance with Domestic Support Disciplines: Christian Lau, International Trade Lawyer Moderator Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/farm-subsidies-and-international-trade-rules Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription LINKS Book: Agricultural Domestic Support Under The WTO: Experience And Prospects: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/international-trade-law/agricultural-domestic-support-under-wto-experience-and-prospects?format=HB&isbn=9781316514054 Blog: Farm Subsidies And International Trade Rules: https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/03/farm-subsidies-and-international-trade-rules/

Production Prospects for the Northern Hemisphere Apr 18, 2023

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IFPRI-AMIS SEMINAR SERIES Production Prospects for the Northern Hemisphere Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) APR 18, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT With no end in sight to the war in Ukraine and tight global stocks, uncertainty continues to hang over agricultural markets. Reduced plantings in Ukraine mean that other countries will need to produce additional grains and oilseeds to help rebuild global stocks and moderate price levels. This webinar will focus on crop prospects in the Northern hemisphere. Experts will address crop and weather conditions in key wheat, corn and oilseed producing regions including the US and Canada, the EU and Black Sea, North Africa and China. This is the third event in the IFPRI-AMIS seminar series on Making sense of food and Agriculture Markets. Welcome Remarks Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Interim Secretary, Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Global crop conditions Inbal Becker Reshef, Program Scientist, GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) Weather prospects in Northern hemisphere Brad Rippey, Agricultural Meteorologist and U.S. Analyst & Drought Monitor Author, U.S. Department of Agriculture US and Canada production prospects Angie Setzer, Partner, Consus ROI EU and North Africa production prospects Aurélien Blary, Grains Analyst, Stratégie Grains Russia production prospects Andrey Sizov, Managing Director, SovEcon Closing Remarks Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Interim Secretary, Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Moderators Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, USDA and AMIS Chair Erin Collier, Economist - Markets and Trade - Social and Economic Development Stream, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/production-prospects-northern-hemisphere Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses Apr 13, 2023

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GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses Hybrid Global Launch Event APR 13, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research organizations such as IFPRI, support efforts to better predict, monitor, and respond to crises as they arise, but these efforts often are not sustained when the crises end. Addressing the “new normal” of possibly more frequent and compounding crises requires rethinking food crisis responses to drive renewed and broader efforts to prevent, mitigate, and recover from crises in ways that build long-term resilience. Please join us for the launch of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report, which explores evidence-based policy and governance solutions that can provide better early warning and rapid response, increase resilience of food systems, protect the livelihoods of women and marginal groups and ensure their inclusion in crisis response, and address the impacts of conflict and migration. Following a presentation of the report’s key findings and recommendations, a distinguished panel of experts will address how best to align crisis response with resilience building for greater impact. Introduction Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI High level overview of GFPR findings and recommendations Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Rapid Fire Presentations Early Warning Systems: Arif Husain, Chief Economist / Friederike Greb, Economist, World Food Programme (WFP) Anticipatory Action: Sikandra Kurdi, Research Fellow, IFPRI Social Protection: Kalle Hirvonen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Forced Migration: Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Panel Discussion US Perspectives on Crisis Response: Dina Esposito, USAID Assistant to the Administrator for Resilience and Food Security, U.S. Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development, and Global Food Crisis Response Coordinator Examining the Role of the G20 in Global Food Crisis Response Coordination: Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research, and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa: Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson and Acting Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063 Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Links: Science And Innovations For Food Systems Transformation Book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5 More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Science & Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit Apr 11, 2023

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POLICY SEMINAR Science and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit In cooperation with the former Scientific Group of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit APR 11, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The UN Food Systems Summit held in September 2021 was first of its kind in several respects: it was the first UN summit to focus on food systems, the first food-related summit involving heads of state in the UN General Assembly, and the first such summit that was informed by an independent Scientific Group. Food systems require ongoing attention, as evidenced by the widespread repercussions of the Ukraine crisis and the focus on food systems at COP27. A UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, established in early 2022, coordinates follow-up to the summit, including facilitation of food systems transformation pathways at the country level, and will organize the first biannual stocktaking of the summit outcomes and follow-up actions in 2023. Please join us as we bring together members of the UNFSS Scientific Group, the Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, and the Managing Director of the CGIAR Science Group on Systems Transformation to explore scientific findings that inform food systems transformation and point to research gaps, and examine food systems governance and the role of global institutions in shepherding food systems transformation. Welcoming Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Setting the Context / What Is at Stake Joachim von Braun, Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group 2021; Professor, Economic and Technological Change at Center for Development Research (ZEF) Reflections from the 2021 UNFSS Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA A Preview of the 2023 UNFSS Stocktaking Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub; Director, Office of Sustainable Development Goals, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (video recording) Bringing together scientific expertise to advance food systems transformation Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; World Academy of Sciences Food systems transformation for advancing nutrition and health Kaosar Afsana, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Prioritizing scientific evidence to inform food systems transformation Ismahane Elouafi, member of the UNFSS Scientific Group; Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The role of the CGIAR in advancing food systems transformation / How to advance on food systems transformation in fragile settings/amid crises? Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Links: Science And Innovations For Food Systems Transformation Book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5 More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/science-and-innovations-food-systems-transformation-%E2%80%93-un-food-systems-summit-2021-and-what Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Groundwater: Potential and Pitfalls for Africa Mar 20, 2023

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POLICY SEMINAR Groundwater: Potential and Pitfalls for Africa 2023 UN Water Conference Side Event MAR 20, 2023 - 8:00 TO 9:30AM EDT Development of groundwater is key to accelerating agricultural and overall economic growth, fighting climate change, and generating employment in Africa. However, improvements in groundwater institutions are needed to increase equity and environmental sustainability in groundwater use. This session discusses the groundwater program of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), including case studies on the benefits of groundwater development and institutional advances in several African countries. The importance of groundwater development for water and food security in Africa H.E. Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the US Africa’s groundwater development program Moshood Tijani, African Ministers' Council on Water Groundwater development potential in Africa Ramon Brentführer, Policy Advice Groundwater bei BGR, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources The economy-wide benefits of accelerating groundwater development in Senegal and Uganda Angga Pradesha, Senior Scientist, IFPRI The groundwater governance toolbox: Elements to increase sustainability of groundwater use in Africa Hagar ElDidi, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI Panel Discussion Niokhor Ndour, Director of Resource Management and Planning, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal Julius Aheebwa, Water Officer, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda Mure Agbonlahor, Agricultural Production and Marketing Officer, African Union Commission Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Moderator Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI More about this event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/groundwater-potential-and-pitfalls-africa Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

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