Blog for People, Food and Nature

Nearly two years ago, the first Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change Climate held in The Hague, Netherlands, charted a course to bring together the interests of the climate change, agriculture, and food security communities, seeking to achieve the same objectives of the Landscapes Initi…

This past month the Landscapes Blog has largely focused on water - from the stresses agricultural systems face to actions on the ground that improve water use efficiency. One critical component to many of the solutions proposed for improving agricultural productivity is an increased need for water resources. Dr. Paul W…

As World Water Week moves to conclude its fourth day, it is increasingly apparent that water concerns bring together a wide array of interests from different sectors. Going back to Monday, a high level panel tackled the issue of land acquisitions, or "land grabs", and food and water security. The Landscapes Blog has ex…

Yesterday marked the beginning of World Water Week. Hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the annual event provides a forum to exchange views, experiences and practices between the scientific, business, policy and civic communities. It focuses on new thinking and positive action toward water-rel…

As the Blog post on Tuesday noted, spatial arrangement of a landscape can have implications for the availability of water resources needed in agriculture. Another important consideration is that of transboundary water resources. This issue impacts 145 countries and nearly half of the Earth's surface. One such example i…

Last week we had an eye toward the drought conditions impacting many people and places around the globe as World Water Week draws closer. The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) highlighted some past research on how forests . This research has implications for agriculture in that it illustrates how trees…