“We should apply this model to the other 300 irrigation projects in the dry zone. Now many villagers in this area know how to use water more efficiently and there will no longer be disputes over the allocation of water in the near future”
Farmers living in the central dry zone will no longer have to fight for water thanks to a pilot project funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and other partners, officials said.
As severe floods hit India’s Kerala state, satellite maps produced by IWMI and WLE are supporting the state government’s relief efforts by helping to estimate water inundation.
The Ghanaian Government is boosting measures to support resource recovery and reuse and announced the "zero landfill policy" this month at the JVL Fortifer Compost Plant.