An ODI, IWMI and Earthscan event

Water for Food, Water for Life
A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture

Friday 30th March
1.00-2.30PM
ODI, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JD

This comprehensive assessment of the world’s water, written by experts with research from over 700 leading specialists, critically evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture, charting the way forward with concrete actions from management to policy level across all countries and territories.

After framing the main issues and providing a comprehensive examination of trends and scenarios in world water management, the book critically examines the cross-cutting issues of reducing poverty, reforming institutions for sustainable water management, avoiding or mitigating ecosystem impacts, and improving water productivity.

At this ODI, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Earthscan event, the editor, David Molden and Julie van der Bliek, Director of Global Research at IWMI, will present their research findings. Steve Wiggins, a Research Fellow in ODI's Rural Policy and Governance Group and Alan Nicol, Head of the Water Policy Programme at ODI will offer their comments on the research and its policy implications, after which the panel will respond to questions and comments from the audience.

If you would like to attend, please send an email with your name, organisation and contact details to: meetings@odi.org.uk

David Molden coordinated the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture and is now Deputy Director General of the International Water Management Institute based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has 25 years experience in several countries in water resource research, development and management.

Julie van der Bliek is Director of the Global Research Division at the International Water Management Institute.

For more information about the book and to purchase a copy, please visit the Earthscan website. Copies of the book will also be on sale at the event.