Leveraging the success of the recent Regional Workshop in Ethiopia, the WATDEV project (“ Climate Smart Water Management and Sustainable Development for Food and Agriculture in East Africa”) , funded by the European Union through the DeSIRA Initiative  conducted the Local Feedback Meeting on 5 and 6 December 2025,   at Swiss Inn Nexus Hotel, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The two-day event was organised by the local partner Water & Land Resource Centre (WLRC) , in collaboration wi

Following the successful workshops held in Kenya and Egypt, the Climate Smart Water Management and Sustainable Development for Food and Agriculture in East Africa (WATDEV) project   continued its participatory journey with a Regional Workshop, held on 4 th  December 2025 , at Swiss Inn Nexus Hotel, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . Organised by the local partner Water & Land Resource Centre (WLRC) , in collaboration with ASARECA ,  CIHEAM-Bari , and in the presence of AICS Cairo , t

Following the successful Regional Workshop in Egypt, a Local Feedback Meeting  was convened on 2 December 2025, at SEKEM Farm in Belbies, Egypt . Organized by Heliopolis University  in collaboration with ASARECA ,  CIHEAM-Bari , and in the presence of AICS Cairo , the meeting aimed to disseminate, discuss and advance the results of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) feasibility studies. The meeting brought together over 50 participants , including representatives from Zagaz

Continuing its commitment to regional engagement and evidence-based validation, the Climate Smart Water Management and Sustainable Development for Food and Agriculture in East Africa (WATDEV)   project, funded by the European Union through the DeSIRA Initiative , held a Regional Workshop on 1 st December 2025 at SEKEM Farm in Belbies, Egypt.  The event was jointly organised by the local partner,  Heliopolis University (HU)  in collaboration with ASARECA ,  CIHEAM-Bari , and 

The Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization  (KALRO), in partnership with  CIHEAM-Bari  and  ASARECA , and in the presence of AICS Cairo , convened a  Local Feedback Meeting on 18 & 19 November 2025, in Hola, Tana River County , Kenya, in the framework of the  WATDEV Project.  The two-day event aimed to share, discuss, and validate results from Best Management Practices (BMPs) feasibility studies. The meeting was a critical platform for strengthening collaborati

The  Climate Smart Water Management and Sustainable Development for Food and Agriculture in East Africa (WATDEV)  project, funded by the European Union, in the framework of the DeSIRA Initiative,  advanced its regional engagement efforts with a  Regional Workshop held in Malindi, Kenya, on 17 November 2025 . The event was organized by the local partner,  Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO),  in collaboration with  ASARECA ,  CIHEAM-Bari , and the  T

Bari, Italy – 24 – 25 September 2025, CIHEAM Bari  hosted the modelling working group of the WATDEV Project, bringing together senior...

The  WATDEV Project , funded by the  European Union , participated in the  AgriTech International Forum & Fair for Smart & Green...

Wageningen, The Netherlands, 10–11 April 2025. The Mid-Term Extraordinary Partnership Meeting of the WATDEV Project convened partners...

The fourth meeting of the WATDEV Project Modelling Working Group was held on 9 April 2025 at Wageningen University Campus, in the Gaia...

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the International Centre for Advanced...

By Genevieve Apio Tana River County, Kenya  – The Follow Up Training and Innovation Roadshow and Exhibition convened participants at the...

The WATDEV project successfully concluded the 3rd Module of its Training and Capacity Building Course on "Water, Soil, and Crop...

The WATDEV project is launching the 3rd   Module of the A2.2 Training and Capacity Building Cours in "Water, Soil, and Crop...

On February 2-3, 2023, the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)  in collaboration...

Water scarcity is one of the most pressing challenges facing Africa today. Critical shortages threaten agriculture, livelihoods, and food...

In October 2023, the WATDEV modelling working group had a successful meeting in Turin where we decided which models would form the core...

WATDEV PhD students Samar Gomaa (Egypt) and Mulugeta Melese (Ethiopia) recently had their work plan approved by Wageningen University ...

The 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16)  under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is a...

In the framework of WATDEV, baseline studies have been finalized in the target countries as part of the feasibility studies to set the...