Connected thinking, compelling solutions
WLE is a research-for-development program delivering agriculture solutions
that enhance natural resources and the well being of people in the Global South
Remote sensing is a powerful tool that can be harnessed to understand and support the development of irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. But without considering how data are generated and interpreted we risk further marginalizing the interests and needs of the region's smallholder farmers.
Lessons learned from water productivity interventions worldwide have been distilled into a new White Paper which sets out six key principles to guide policy makers’ efforts to strengthen water and food security.
Ahead of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystems Restoration, which launched on World Environment Day (5 June 2021), WLE scientists participated in an international online forum – GLF Africa 2021 – that offered unique and compelling perspectives on the state of Africa’s drylands and the solutions needed to protect, halt and reverse the degradation of these fragile ecosystems.
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in September experts warn that the transformation of our food systems and the protection of our increasingly fragile ecosystems depends on improved water management and cross-sectoral collaboration.
120+ research projects in 79 countries carried out in collaboration with more than 350 partners
Evidence-based land and water management innovations for sustainable intensification of agriculture at scale
333,000 farmers use new technologies and 2,9 million hectares are under improved use or management
