The Challenge Programme on Water and Food was a 11 year research for development programme led by the CGIAR in 10 of the world’s major river basins. KCL worked extensively with partners in the Andes and elsewhere onmanaging water and benefit sharing for water but also carried out analysis of water availability and impacts of climatechange across all basins. We further developed the now widely used AguAAndes/WaterWorld policy support system during these projects and built regional capacity in the use of spatial data to better manage and share water for food.
Take a look at what the project learned
The world is complex spatially and temporally and everything is – in one way or another – linked to everything else. Embracing this complexity – and building it into your research for development – allows one to move beyond simple, quick fixes or rules of thumb developed in one region and applied everywhere else. Such quick fixes are rarely sustainable socially, politically, financially or environmentally. Much more sophisticated analyses and solutions are required. For further information on the project outcomes, see director’s blog