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    The Last Drop? A guide for media practitioners to the critical water issues facing India today
    (Training Material, 2013-08-01) International Water Management Institute
    The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has published a hands-on guide to orient journalists, producers and broadcasters around critical water and climate issues in India. This guide has been designed to help them give readers, viewers and listeners the big picture about the critical importance of water in debates on food production, climate change, energy, poverty reduction, development and more.
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    Sri Lanka's Climate Smart Governance Dashboard: training manual
    (Training Material, 2024-12-30) Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj; Sivananthan, Piriyanka
    Sri Lanka’s geographical and climatic conditions expose it to significant natural disaster risks, including floods, droughts, landslides, and cyclones. These recurring hazards disrupt socio-economic stability, causing loss of life, displacement, and environmental degradation. To combat these challenges, Sri Lanka emphasizes sustainable development and disaster preparedness. The Climate-Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard enhances Sri Lanka’s capacity to address climate challenges effectively by streamlining data, fostering collaboration, and supporting evidence-based strategies. Its user-friendly interface, robust functionalities, and global adaptability make it vital to building climate resilience and advancing national and international sustainable development. The Climate-Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard is an innovative platform providing data on climate-related hazards, vulnerability, scenarios, and sector-specific information. Developed as part of the CGIAR initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR), the CSG Dashboard is crucial in supporting nations undertaking the UNFCCC National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. Aligned with the iterative nature of the NAP process, the CSG Dashboard enhances adaptive capacity and resilience, minimizing vulnerability to climate change impacts. The training manual aims to guide users through the platform, ensuring ease of use and a clear understanding of its functionalities.
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    AWARE training manual
    (Manual, 2024-11-14) Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj
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    Black soldier fly farming for feed and biofertilizer: a practical guide
    (Training Material, 2024-02-28) Adamtey, Noah; Badu, E.; Ayimba, N.; Kimathi, F.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie
    The aim of this guide is to facilitate the utilization of Black Soldier Fly (BSF) as an alternative protein and fertilizer source, contributing to employment generation and poverty reduction. It is designed to support farmers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Extension Agents, and other stakeholders in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in BSF farming as a viable business opportunity. Serving as an all-encompassing guide, it systematically outlines the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind each stage of the BSF production cycle, starting from initial startup (point zero) to the successful harvesting phase. The manual also delves into the science of BSF farming, elucidates the steps for establishment, covers best practices, and provides insights into potential challenges within the production chain, along with strategies for ensuring the sustainability of the BSF enterprise.
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    Climate Smart Governance Dashboard: technical guide
    (Manual, 2023-12-01) Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj
    The Climate-Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard stands as an innovative platform, providing data on climate-related hazards, vulnerability, climate scenarios, and sector-specific information. Developed as part of the CGIAR initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR), the CSG Dashboard plays a crucial role in supporting nations undertaking the UNFCCC National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. Aligned with the iterative nature of the NAP process, the CSG Dashboard enhances adaptive capacity and resilience, minimizing vulnerability to climate change impacts. The training manual aims to guide users through the platform, ensuring ease of use and a clear understanding of its functionalities. The homepage offers an overview of the project, collaborative partners, and statistical data. Users register to access country-specific information. The landing page includes sections such as About Us, Our Team, Resources, Language, and Login. The platform comprises eight main subpages, including Country Overview, Climate Outlook, Project Tracker, Geo Intelligence Tools, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Indicators, Adaption Catalog, and Investment Portfolio Planning. Users can navigate through these modules for detailed information, facilitated by the "View More" option. This module provides a comprehensive snapshot of a country, including water resources, agriculture, ecosystems, health, and climate hazards. It incorporates vital indicators like Human Development Index, electricity access, internet usage, and adaptive capacity. Historical and future climate data offer insights into the environmental and socio-economic landscape. Utilizing UNFCCC Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, this module projects a nation's risk under different climate policies and regions. Sub-modules include Climate Risk Profile, Future Climate Risk, Climate Risk Visualizer, and Climate Sectoral Impacts, allowing users to explore forecast predictions for climate variables. A powerful visualization tool, the Project Tracker aids in systematically monitoring adaptation, mitigation, and cross-cutting initiatives. Users can assess projects, identify successful strategies, and explore project details by category. The module also allows searching and viewing projects on a map. This component serves as a dynamic hub for overseeing climate change projects, enabling input, organization, and visualization of project data. Users can add, modify, delete projects, and view progress and reports associated with outcomes. This page offers detailed country-level information on geospatial data. Users can visualize, analyze, and interpret data, tailoring exploration with filters and comparing hazard and risk indicators. Administrative boundaries, project distribution, hydrology, infrastructure, hazard, and risk indicators are available. Users can explore individual Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in detail, assessing a country's progress towards meeting UN SDGs. The module guides monitoring, and evaluation teams and allows users to select specific SDGs for trend analysis. Showcasing global climate adaptation projects, this module encourages users to contribute project information. Users can visualize project distribution on a map, filter projects, and view individual project details. This module evaluates a country's economy and climate-related risks, focusing on GDP impacts across different climate scenarios. Policymakers can analyze potential financial implications and attract donor investment. The CSG Dashboard, developed under the CGIAR initiative, serves as a comprehensive solution, addressing challenges in climate-related initiatives. By consolidating data, providing planning tools, and adopting collaboration, it plays a critical role in enhancing adaptive capacity, resilience, and informed governance. The interconnected modules create a responsive and user-friendly platform, empowering stakeholders to make informed decisions and contribute to climate resilience globally.
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    Biomass briquetting: a training module for trainers and practitioners
    (Training Material, 2023-12-31) Somorin, Tosin; Gitau, J.; Agbefu, Dzifa; Gebrezgabher, Solomie
    This training manual was primarily designed to support the training of small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs on how to produce biomass briquettes from agricultural wastes and residues. Part 1 introduces key concepts in biomass briquette production and the benefits that may be realised. Further information on process parameters is also provided e.g., how operating conditions affect the quality and performance of biomass briquettes; what waste types, binders, and technologies are appropriate for biomass briquetting and the key safety considerations to be put in place to ensure a safe and sustainable enterprise. Part 2 provides step-by-step guidance on ‘how-to processes e.g., how to produce briquettes from different biomass or waste streams using carbonisation and non-carbonisation methods and how to use briquettes for fuel and other energy purposes safely. The manual was made available by CGIAR initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions (NATURE+). The training manual can be adapted as an operational or train-the-trainer manual for training community groups, enterprises, individuals, and organizations working or interested in waste management, circular economy, or renewable energy, particularly women and youth. No prior understanding is necessary although a basic background in natural sciences may be useful. Technical training may be facilitated with practical demonstrations.
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    Training manual on solar irrigation pumps (English - Nepali bilingual manual)
    (Manual, 2023-10-01) Shrestha, Shisher; Uprety, Labisha; Gautam, K.
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    Technologies d’irrigation à petite échelle et de gestion de l’eau pour la transformation agricole Africaine
    (Training Material, 2022-10-05) Oke, A.; Traoré, K.; Nati-Bama, A. D.; Igbadun, H.; Ahmed, B.; Ahmed, F.; Zwart, Sander J.
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    Small-scale irrigation and water management technologies for African agricultural transformation
    (Training Material, 2022-10-05) Oke, A.; Traoré, K.; Nati-Bama, A. D.; Igbadun, H.; Ahmed, B.; Ahmed, F.; Zwart, Sander J.
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    Developing drought action plans
    (Other, 2022-08-01) International Water Management Institute
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    Enhanced Composite Drought Index (eCDI) supports drought early warning
    (Other, 2022-08-01) International Water Management Institute
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    Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) sizing tool: user manual (Beta version)
    (Manual, 2022-03-01) Mali, Santosh Sambhaji; Shirsath, P. B.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok K.
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    IWMI-GIZ WASCA MGNREGA tool: user manual
    (Manual, 2022-08-01) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit; International Water Management Institute
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    Megapolis city region food systems and their vulnerability towards climate change related hazards
    (Other, 2020-01-01) Thiel, Felix; Phillips, I.; Drechsel, Nikita
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    Assessing risk in times of climate change and COVID-19: city region food system of Tamale, Ghana
    (Book, 2021-10-01) FAO; RUAF Foundation; International Water Management Institute
    This factsheet provides information on the general knowledge collected by the city region food system (CRFS) project in its phase 2 regarding the assessment of risks for the CRFS of Tamale. The data was collected through literature review and stakeholder consultations.
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    Establishing and strengthening irrigation water users associations (IWUAs) in Ethiopia: a manual for trainers
    (Training Material, 2014) Lemperiere, Philippe; Hagos, Fitsum; Lefore, Nicole; Haileslassie, Amare; Langan, Simon J.
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    C126 - Water resources management. 10 units. [Training/Course material].
    (Training Material, 2009) Smith, L.
    This module is about water resources, their complex relationship with the environment and the economy and the growing problem of water scarcity and the various options that exist to deal with this problem. The module examines how water is allocated between various competing demands and explores the role that water plays in food security, public health, people’s livelihoods and other aspects of social and economic development. The module seeks to critically evaluate the benefits, costs and impacts of water resources development, particularly those aspects most relevant to social and economic development in rural areas. Coverage includes the key water management challenges communities are facing today and the solutions that people have developed. Parts of the module concentrate on the ways in which economic concepts, methods and judgements can inform water resource management strategies and policy decisions that affect the resource. Economic efficiency in resource allocation is only one of many criteria used by policy-makers to evaluate the appropriate approach to a given issue. However, the insights given by the application of economic theory are often ignored in the face of conflicts over the use of water. The module also introduces a range of techniques, methods and information resources that can be used by professionals for the assessment of water resources and planning. Good information and good applied science are keys to improved water resource management and should be considered as necessary but not sufficient. It is also vital to develop the institutional arrangements and policies necessary for sustainable water use and environmental conservation. Thus governance arrangements in relation to water management are also a leading theme of the module.