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Initiative: Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Anglophone West Africa IWMI Project Site Home Project Overview Cities Farming for the Future From Seed to Table Urban Agriculture and Adaptation to Climate Change Partners Publications Posters Fact sheets Newsletters Brochures Newspaper Clippings Strategic Agenda on Urban Agriculture Focus Cities Accra Freetown Ibadan Cape Coast Tamale Akure Search for: Search This project is now closed. Please direct any inquiries to iwmi@cgiar.org or visit www.iwmi.org/projects for more projects. Home The RUAF Foundation is an international network of resource centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security which is made up of Partners representing eight defined regions of the world. The partners and their respective regions are: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) representing Anglophone West Africa as well as South and South East Asia, Municipal Development Partnership ( MDP ) for East and Southern Africa, Promotion of Sustainable Development ( IPES ) for Latin America and the Caribbean Europe and North America, African Institute for Urban Management ( IAGU ) for FrancophoneWest Africa, West Africa (Anglophone), Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource , China, North Africa & Middle East. MISSION The mission of the RUAF Foundation is to contribute to urban poverty reduction, employment generation, food security, participatory city governance and improved urban environmental management, by creating enabling conditions for empowerment of male and female urban and peri-urban farmers, developing the capacity of local authorities and other stakeholders and facilitating the integration of urban agriculture in gender-sensitive policies and action programmes of local governments, civic society organisations and private enterprises through participatory approaches. To achieve this, RUAF Partners conduct training and action research ,provide technical support and policy advice to local and national governments, producer organizations, NGO’s and other stakeholders covering 21 cities in 15 countries globally. Read more… The International Water Management Institute Office in Ghana serves as the RUAF Coordination centre for Anglophone West Africa. IWMI-RUAF collaborates with strategic partners including government parastatals, NGOs, media houses, farmer organizations as well as research and training institutions in focus cities to implement project activities. Comments are closed. Latest news from IWMI March-April research journal roundup Read our roundup of IWMI’s work in April and March 2024. The post March-April research journal roundup first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...] Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality Archisman Mitra, Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Garima Taneja discuss community engagement in the ABY groundwater management scheme. The post Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...] Digital twins A technology pioneered in space exploration is now being used to manage product life cycles, smart cities, and river basins. But what is it exactly? The post Digital twins first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...] Floods in Kenya underscore urgent need for anticipatory action in disaster situations Holistic, integrated planning across sectors is vital to ensure disaster response is timely and effective. The post Floods in Kenya underscore urgent need for anticipatory action in disaster situations first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...] ECOWAS, IWMI call for efficient water resources management The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and IWMI seek to work together to address the challenges of water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable irrigational agriculture practices in the region. The post ECOWAS, IWMI call for efficient water resources management first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...] © International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Powered by Nirvana &...