Using a multi-criteria optimization technique for system analysis, this paper quantitatively characterizes baseline production activities, resource management and environmental relationships of the mixed crop–livestock farming system at the Jaba micro-watershed, upper Blue Nile Basin, to get insights that inform sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture.

The initial work plan for the newly formed Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) identified the development of systematic methods to support the development of effective stakeholder driven river basin organizations as one of NARBO’s priority activities. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) agreed to lead the investigation and development of appropriate supporting tools in collaboration with members of NARBO. This document is presented to facilitate discussions at stakeholder workshops amongst NARBO members.

Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world?s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond to the expected demand of this larger, more urban and, on average, richer population, food production must increase by about 70% as estimated by the FAO.

The Challenge of Integrated Water Resource Management for Improved Rural Livelihoods:

Managing Risk, Mitigating Drought and Improving Water Productivity in the Water Scarce Limpopo

Basin: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a systems approach to water

management, based on the principle of managing the full water cycle. It is required, not only to

balance water for food and nature, but also to unlock paths to sustainable development. A global

hotspot area in terms of water for food and improved livelihoods is in the poverty stricken rural

Pour leur appropriation et l’e?mergence de nouveaux territoires de l’eau, la cre?ation des CLE devrait e?tre l’aboutissement d’un processus de territorialisation sur des espaces socialement construits et non des zones de compe?tence de?limite?es de fac?on technocratique.