Water

Freshwater ecosystem services – the benefits obtained by people from rivers, swamps, floodplains and groundwater systems – are central to human well-being. But these ecosystems are being degraded, water problems are increasing, and the poor are being hit hardest.

We aim to redress these problems by promoting well goverened water services with equal allocation and shared gains. We are working in particular, on issues of irrigation and agricultural water use, benefits and externalities, and resilience to climate change.

Our current projects include:

• Global water initiative
• Developing markets for watershed services and improved livelihoods
• Water ecosystem services and poverty reduction under climate change