2010 CTA Seminar "Closing the Knowledge Gap: Integrated Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture"

This conference brings together experts in integrated water resources management and related fields to discuss strategies for developing comprehensive information and knowledge support systems in integrated water management.
 The overall seminar objective will be to contribute to improved information and knowledge support systems on agricultural water management for food-security and poverty-reduction in rural communities in the various AEZ of the ACP countries. The specific objectives of the seminar will be to:
▪ share experiences and information on best practices in IWRM in the various Agro-ecological zones of the ACP countries 
▪ identify information and communication needs & requirements and propose guidelines for the implementation of water management activities and programmes 
▪ encourage participating organisations to adopt improved knowledge on IWRM communication methods and strategies for reaching out to their clients 
▪ mobilize the stakeholders to advocate for increased public investments for sustainable water resources management.