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Water Benchmarks of CWANA is a community-based optimization of the management of scarce water resources in agriculture in west Asia and north Africa, more...

Project Manager Dr. Oweis, Theib: t.oweis@cgiar.org
Project Coordinator Dr. Mohammed Karrou: m.karrou@cgiar.org

Rainfed BM Coordinator Dr. Abdeljabbar, Bahri: abdbahri@yahoo.com
Irrigation BM Coordinator Dr. Rashad Abou El Enein: rashadaboelenein@yahoo.com
Badia BM Coordinator Dr. Khalid Al Zubaidi: dralzubaidi@hotmail.com
 

 

Badia benchmark

Site in Jordan with satellite sites in Libya and Saudi Arabia.

  • Tapping rainwater through water harvesting
  • Integrate crop-range-livestock systems
  • Reverse land degradation
  • Develop land tenure systems and policies for more productive and sustainable badia system


Irrigation benchmark

Site in Egypt with satellite sites in Iraq and Sudan.

  • Maximizing crop water use efficiency
  • Optimize cropping patterns for improved productivity and livelihoods
  • Develop feasible alternatives to supply management
  • Explore the potential of low quality water in sustainable irrigated agriculture

Rainfed benchmark

Site in Morocco with satellite sites in Algeria, Syria and Tunisia.

  • Unlocking the potential of rain fed agriculture
  • Blue and green water interface through supplemental irrigation
  • Alleviate the effects of drought
  • Optimize productivity and quality of limited water resources


 
       
 
       

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