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Rainwater management for resilient livelihoods The Nile Basin Development Challenge   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://nilebdc.wordpress.com/ February 2011 http://mahider.cgiar.org/handle/10568/2296/ The Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) is funded by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). It aims to improve the resilience of rural livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands.  It is implemented by a consortium comprising the International Livestock Research Institute, International Water Management Institute, World Agroforestry Centre, Oversees Development Institute, Nile Basin Initiative, Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Catholic Relief Services – Ethiopia, Oromia Regional Research Institute, Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar University, Ambo University, Nekemte University, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Water Resources. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who? We urgently need to reverse land degradation and improve water productivity. We need to produce more food with less water. We need to increase the resilience of people’s livelihoods. Over 14 million people live in the Blue Nile area. Ecosystems and land are under threat of degradation and millions of these people face poverty and food insecurity. Their livelihoods are at risk. By promoting the adoption of improved rainwater management systems and practices, the Nile Basin Development Challenge aims to improve the resilience of people’s livelihoods in rural Ethiopia. The Challenge works through four linked projects; in three ‘ woreda’s’  of Ethiopia: Diga, Fogera, and Jeldu.  Why? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How?

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