Water Scarcity, Livelihoods and Food Security

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.

1. The Challenge Program on Water and Food: A New Paradigm for research in the CGIAR Myles Fisher, Amanda Harding and Eric Kemp-Bennedict 2. Water Scarcity and Abundance, Water Productivity and their Relation to Poverty Alain Vidal, Larry Harrington and Myles Fisher 3. Harnessing Research for Development to Tackle "Wicked Problems" Michael Victor, Boru Douthwaite, Tonya Schuetz, Amanda Harding, Larry Harrington and Olufunke Cofie 4. The Institutional History of the Challenge Program on Water and Food Ilse Pukinskis 5. Innovating in a Dynamic Technical Context Larry Harrington and Martin van Brakel 6. Research on Institutions for Agricultural Water Management under the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food Nancy Johnson, Brent Swallow and Ruth Meinzen-Dick 7. Partnerships, Platforms and Power Amy Sullivan, Terry Clayton, Amanda Harding and Larry Harrington 8. From Research Outputs to Development Outcomes: Selected Stories Terry Clayton and Michael Victor 9. Messages and Meaning Larry Harrington and Alain Vidal