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Investment by international financial institutions (IFIs) in agricultural-related water, irrigation and drainage projects is key to tackling food insecurity, poverty and inequality while addressing water scarcity and building climate resilience.
This report considers the role of IFIs in agricultural water investments and the types of finance they use, in particular the largest IFIs, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
Photo: FAO/Sergey Kozmin.
This paper examines the investments in agricultural water and related irrigation and drainage infrastructure over the past decade between 2010 and 2019. It also highlights the innovations and opportunities that lie on the horizon in the coming decade for climate change and emerging technologies. Finally, it gives close attention to how agricultural water investments connect to ecosystems.
Better governance can potentially lead to improved water productivity, climate resilience and equity. Good agricultural water management means using water in a way that provides crops and animals the amount of water they need, enhances productivity and conserves natural resources for the benefit of downstream users and ecosystem services. This paper seeks to understand how IFI investments in agricultural water are achieving these objectives and where future priorities may lie.
Feature / A new FAO report co-authored by SEI scientists carefully targeted investments in agricultural water can have a major impact on sustainable development.
Project / This project helps countries in the NENA region adopt an analytical framework on the Water-Food-Energy-Climate-Ecosystem Nexus.
Other publication / This book chapter explores the importance of the water-energy-food nexus tool to provide possible future climate adaptation strategies in the Global South.
Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.
Perspective / A single water narrative may lead to misinterpreting specific local challenges. Explore how SEI's Water Beyond Boundaries initiative aims to transform this.
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