Investing agricultural water sustainably: financing institutions

The report examines agricultural water investments by international financial institutions (IFIs) from 2010 to 2019, focusing on the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. It explores how these investments impact food security, poverty, and climate resilience, while emphasizing the importance of governance in improving water productivity and protecting ecosystem services.

• Investments by international financial institutions (IFIs) in irrigation, drainage, and agricultural water are essential for combating poverty, inequality, and food insecurity, as well as for managing water scarcity and enhancing climate resilience.
• Effective agricultural water management requires a balance of providing necessary water for livestock and crops to increase productivity while simultaneously conserving natural resources for ecosystem services and downstream users.
• Improved governance of water resources has the potential to increase equity, climate resilience, and water productivity.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Investing agricultural water sustainably: financing institutions. https://www.sei.org/publications/investing-agricultural-water-sustainably-financing-institutions/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Investing agricultural water sustainably: financing institutions. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/investing-agricultural-water-sustainably-financing-institutions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022investing, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Investing agricultural water sustainably: financing institutions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/investing-agricultural-water-sustainably-financing-institutions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }