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By John Blewitt, co-director of MSc Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Aston University, Birmingham  Blewitt argues that there is a growing recognition that more localized food production is crucially important for personal health, social well-being, and ultimately resilience to change. He provides insight into…

Last Friday the 13th World Water Week came to a close, having brought experts together to explore cooperation and partnership in issues related to water. A recent report on watershed management in the United States emphasized this same theme of collaborative management and partnerships, and drawing our focus on water …

In September, LPFN kicked off a series of on the ground capacity-building and knowledge-sharing workshops, known as Focal Landscape Dialogues, in the Lari-Kijabe landscape in Kenya. These dialogues, to be held at all five of the current focal landscapes over the remainder of 2013, are an opportunity for diverse stake…

Editor's note: World Water Week has honed in on water issues related to cooperation and partnerships all this week. One of the key pieces of cooperation, and one particularly germane to a landscape approach, is across sectors. Today's post, written by Katherine Theiss, was originally featured on the Food Tank blog, and…

By Luis Gamez Hernandez, Public Utilities Company of Heredia, Costa Rica As World Water Week continues to showcase research and experiences related to water, today's post brings us back to the week's theme of cooperation and partnerships. Luis Gamez Hernandez discusses a specific initiative in Costa Rica, whereby coop…

Every year at the beginning of September, eyes turn toward Stockholm and issues related to water during World Water Week. This year's theme, Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships, reflects the need for participatory and cross-sectoral processes to manage such a vital and mobile resource. A report produced by the Sto…