3-4 p.m. UTC (9-10 a.m. CT)
The importance of linkages between water resources and food production, and between water security and food security, is widely recognized, yet these linkages are dependent upon rapidly changing biophysical and socioeconomic contexts. The ‘water-food nexus’ in mountain environments, in particular, requires urgent attention as it affects both mountain and downstream populations. The water tower function of mountains, through e.g. glaciers and water retention capacity of upland peat- and rangelands, is threatened by climate and land use change. This webinar will explore the nature of water-food interactions and the challenges posed by climate change by considering several agricultural production systems from the Andes and the Hindu Kush Himalayas, two of the world’s largest mountain chains.
Welcome and Introductions
- Opening: Randall Ritzema, PhD, Research Program Scientist, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
- Introductory remarks: Oscar Ortiz, PhD, Senior Director Crop Based Systems, One CGIAR
- Introductory remarks: Peter McCornick, PhD, Executive Director, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Speaker Presentations
- Bert De Bièvre, PhD, Technical Secretary, Fondo para la protección del Agua (FONAG)
- Title: The paramo ecosystem: a water regulating champion under threat
- Boris Ochoa Tocachi, PhD, CEO, ATUK Strategic Consultancy
- Title: Water security in the Andes: water harvesting and agricultural impacts
- Santosh Nepal, PhD, Researcher - Water Resources and Climate Change International Water Management Institute
- Title: Water and food nexus in the Himalayan region in a changing climate
Audience Q&A + Closing Remarks: Facilitated by Dr. Randall Ritzema (DWFI) and Dr. Stef De Haan (CIP)
Webinar available in English + Spanish translation.
Hosted jointly by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska and One CGIAR (through the International Potato Center's Andean Initiative).
