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From the silo to the landscape, the ‘research for development’ experience of...

During the recent NBDC science meeting, associate consultant – and former staff member of the International Water Management Institute – Doug Merrey took stock of a number of interviews carried out to...

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Nile BDC science meeting reviews emerging research findings

Six months before its formal end as a project, the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) hosted a science meeting to share ongoing and finalised research results. 60 participants met on 9 and 10 July...

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Managing rainwater, improving livelihoods: Assessing impacts using a...

NBDC scientists Kindie Getnet and Geremew Kefyalew recently published a research article in the Environment and Development Economics journal to further assess the development impact of rainwater...

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Nile BDC shares lessons on innovation platforms at Africa Agricultural...

The NBDC sent five representatives including two local innovation platform (IP) members to a special session on ‘engagement platforms’ at the sixth Africa Agricultural Science Week (AASW) organised by...

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Real change in food security through innovation platforms, where science...

The change starts from those who are affected by the problem being around the table with those who want to experiment research and deliver options for development, sitting as equal partners. (Dr....

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Regional stakeholder dialogue assesses Nile BDC research on natural resources...

On 23 and 24 July, the Nile BDC organised a regional stakeholder dialogue in Bahir Dar to share emerging findings on land and water management with partners from Ethiopia’s regions and explore how to...

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River of learning share fair celebrates agricultural water management...

Today in Addis Ababa the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) hosted a learning share fair on agricultural water management. It was designed to celebrate 10 years IWMI engagement in Ethiopia...

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Gender interventions and gender equity in a Nile Basin landscape

Community members from Limbichoch village discuss enclosure of grazing land with ILRI researcher. Photo: ILRI Gender is a word that usually provokes a response, often either of eye-rolling or ardent...

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Nile BDC lessons documented in an ‘Institutional History’

The Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) was a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional participatory “research for development” (R4D) partnership that aimed to improve the resilience of rural...

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Nile BDC sets out 8 key messages on rainwater management in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s policies and programs on sustainable land and water management have evolved over several decades and have had important positive impacts on land management and livelihoods. These policies...

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Nile Basin Development Challenge comes to a (public) close behind closed...

The Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) is coming to an end in late 2013, as will all Basin challenges of the Challenge Program for Water and Food (with the exception of the Ganges basin for...

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Evaluation of rain water management practices for sediment load reduction in...

With the construction of the new Renaissance Dam at the Ethiopian Sudan border, reducing sediment load in the Blue Nile is becoming increasingly important. Past attempts of decreasing sediment...

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Rhetoric versus realities – A glimpse at NBDC science

This paper (which relates to the fifth paper from the Challenge Program for Water and Food ‘Research for Development’ series) is the first in a series of three interrelated papers and focuses on...

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Local knowledge of the impacts of eucalyptus expansion on water security in...

Lack of long-term hydrological monitoring makes it difficult to determine impacts of changing land use on the water dynamics for many catchments in Africa. Here we use local ecological knowledge (LEK)...

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Impacts of brokerage institutions on the marketing of horticultural crops in...

Fogera District is endowed with diverse natural resources. It has huge potential water sources which are suitable for irrigation during the dry season for the production of horticultural crops mainly...

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Is ‘social cooperation’ for traditional irrigation what ‘technology’ is for...

This paper calls attention to the importance of social cooperation in irrigation farming. It argues that a mere focus on the technical aspect of irrigation, disregarding its social aspects undermines...

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Understanding the dynamics of hydrological processes and rainfall runoff...

Understanding the basic relationships between rainfall, runoff, soil moisture and ground water level are vital for an effective and sustainable water resources planning and management activities. But...

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Erosion modeling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin – The case for Mizewa Watershed...

The main objective of this research was to study soil erosion and sediment yield in Mizewa watershed using SWAT model. The study involved hydrological and erosion modelling using primary data collected...

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Multi-criteria optimization of rainwater management strategies for...

Using a multi-criteria optimization technique for system analysis, this paper quantitatively characterizes baseline production activities, resource management and environmental relationships of the...

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Communication and knowledge management in the CPWF – an interview with...

Communication and knowledge management (KM) are among the pillars of the ‘Research for Development’ (R4D) approach of the Nile Basin Development Challenge and the wider Challenge Program for Water and...

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