The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute will again participate in World Water Week , organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute. This year's event is Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, and will focus on "Water and Waste - Reduce and Reuse."

DWFI will participate in the following:

August 27 : Showcase: Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture

11.00-12.30 | Room: NL 353

August 29 : Harnessing Opportunities for the Safe Reuse of Wastewater in Agriculture

09.00-17:00 (Three sessions) | Room: FH Congress Hall C

August 30 : Complexities Associated with Climate Change, Water and Agriculture

16.00-17.30 | Room: FH 307

Follow DWFI on social media during the conference, as well as the larger discussion surrounding the event by using the hashtag #WWWeek.

DWFI looks forward to working with Argentine partners to help the country improve its agricultural productivity through sustainable irrigation development and management. On Sept. 6 and 7, a workshop focused on “High Productivity Agricultural Production with Center Pivot Irrigation” will be jointly hosted by the Argentine government, DWFI and the Office of Global Engagement within the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the Ministry of Agroindustry in Buenos Aires.

This workshop is the culmination of meetings and relationships cultivated between NU, DWFI and Argentine producers, policymakers and business leaders in the past year .

Groundwater is a critical water source to increase water and food security in Africa, and must be developed and managed effectively. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Executive Director Peter G. McCornick (pictured below), Director of Policy Nick Brozovic and Irrigation Specialist Lameck Odhiambo were invited to participate in the Africa Groundwater Commission's inaugural meeting, July 24-25, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop, convened by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) , focused on strengthening Africa's water resources management. Various stakeholders discussed the commission's strategy, governance aspects, funding mechanisms and more. An outcome of the event was the recommendation to increase the attention to groundwater use in agriculture to ensure resilience and sustainability.

Following the workshop, the team visited Dodoma to meet with various partners involved in the collaborative CIRCLES irrigation project. They talked with community members about the project goals and visited the sites where center pivots are being installed for agricultural development. View photos from the CIRCLES project.

“Small Changes, Big Payback: Strengthening Nebraska’s Agricultural Economy” is the theme for UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources exhibits at Husker Harvest Days, Sept. 12-14, the 40th annual farm show located near Grand Island. DWFI staff will be on hand to help provide information on a pilot program that provides free energy and water meters to help farmers make more informed decisions regarding groundwater and energy use. View brochure.

James Keeler (left), UNL Agricultural Economics M.S. student, earned first place honors in the student oral presentation contest at the 2017 Universities Council on Water Resources Annual Conference. His presentation was titled "Irrigation Under Crop Insurance." Keeler's adviser is DWFI Faculty Fellow Taro Mieno and he is working with Director of Policy Nick Brozovic on the USDA project, "Developing and Promoting Water-, Nutrient-, and Climate-Smart Technologies to Help Agricultural Systems Adapt to Climate and Societal Changes.”

Vaishali Sharda (right), Nebraska Water Center post-doctoral research associate, earned a Superior Paper Award at the 2017 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) conference in Spokane, Washington. The title of the paper is "Value of ENSO-Forecasted Drought Information for the Management of Water Resources of Small to Mid-Size Communities."

DWFI Faculty Fellow Harkamal Walia, UNL plant molecular physiologist, has been awarded a $5.78 million National Science Foundation grant to study how high nighttime temperatures affect crops. Learn more.

C.K. Duryea has nearly 20 years of development experience having worked for the Salvation Army, Methodist Hospital Foundation, World Vision, Children International and now the University of Nebraska Foundation. In 2013, Duryea received the Robert J. Sandberg Award for her notable and distinct service to the gift planning profession.

 

Prior to entering the fundraising world, she was legal counsel for twelve years for the late Senator LaVon Crosby of Lincoln, Nebraska. Duryea was born and raised on a farm in Seward County, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in English and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska Law College. Her passion is helping people find how they want to make a difference in the world and working with them to do it.