Living with desert: ‘CWANA-Plus’ partnership

The intent is to foster South–South cooperation on sharing experts, facilities, training scientists, and promoting the best practices among centres of excellence in sustainable dryland development across the vast CWANA (Central and West Asia and North Africa) region plus neighbouring dry areas in Western China, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa

Prof Dr. Hans Van Ginkel
Rector, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

The CWANA-Plus (CWANA+) Partnership is a joint initiative by United Nations University (UNU) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). The intent is to foster South–South cooperation on sharing experts and facilities, training scientists, and promoting the best practices among centres of excellence in sustainable dryland development across the vast CWANA (Central and West Asia and North Africa) region plus neighbouring dry areas in Western China, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The strategy used is to capitalise on the existing networks of ICARDA and UNU to link relevant centres of excellence in research and capacity building; identify the research gaps, and select partners to reach out in these areas.

The anticipated key outcomes of the CWANA+ network are:
(1) An extensive regional network for information exchange and sharing of successful experiences in sustainable management of drylands;
(2) Development of collaborative activities amongst partners in the network, through the identification of research gap and available financial resources; and
(3) Enhanced capacity building and academic cooperation within the network and with the rest of the world.

For more details please contact ICARDA at the contact link above. (Link will be active for registered users only)