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@elonmusk@elonmusk@satyanadella POV: the AI ecosystem is physical too. Compute scales thru water, cooling, land, grids & communities. In water-stressed regions, can AI infrastructure scale without externalising water, energy & community costs? A physical frontier must be stable too.
Africaโs agriculture is largely rainfed & vulnerable to climate change.
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Our new Policy Brief with @LSHTM, @WaterResearchSA, @IWMI_, & @_AfricanUnion encourages the implementation of the IDAWM Framework to enhance productivity in Africa.
๐ https://t.co/AMDubRNIXP
As Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIP) expand in Nepal and beyond, IWMIโs @khadka_manohara and others explain how combining SIP with various tech and policies can effectively reduce emissions and manage groundwater over-extraction.
Read here โถ๏ธ https://t.co/EmXSry5z8q
Happy to be part of @CGIAR team contributing to and participating in the @NEPAD_CAADP#PostMalabo Validation Workshop Lusaka
July 25-29
Many more @CGIAR staff are contributing to specific TWGs.
The plans are excellent input to @CGIAR P25 research design process.
@ILRI
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Technical Working Group 4 at the Post-Malabo TWG Workshop in Lusaka is discussing the future of emerging technologies, biotechnologies, AI, and productivity growth for the post-Malabo era. #Agenda2063#PostMalabo
๐@CGIAR's #UUInitiative through IWMIโs innovative solar irrigation solution is benefitting smallholder farmers in Makonde, Zimbabwe with larger crop yields and better climate resilience.
Read the full story here โถ๏ธhttps://t.co/Gd4bhQQKSK
#OneCGIAR
๐@CGIAR#AgroecologyInitiative in ๐ฟ๐ผ with @CIMMYT@IWMI@ICRIST & #BioHub employing a codesign process involving #multistakeholders across landscapes. The approach tackles๐ ๏ธ production challenges & leveraging innovations in building sustainable resilient food systems for All๐พ๐ซ
Ready for the next step towards your impact career?๐ Calling all African professionals to Impactpool's Virtual Career Fair on April 25th! Your chance to advance and connect with some of the world's leading international organizations. Register today ๐ https://t.co/m36H2KnOZ9
๐ฃ๏ธBook Chapter alert. Our recently published open access book Chapter titled Understanding the nexus between water, energy and food in the context of climate change adaptation: a river basin perspective is available ๐ https://t.co/jRqTMYxgvR
Read all about it. @IWMI_@CGIAR