UN Water: "Small-scale irrigation is critical in building resilience to increased climate variability"

Climate change represents a challenge for rural people in West and Central Africa, hence adapting small-scale irrigation to climate change is a priority for their future.

Africa is becoming highly vulnerable to climate change, as it will impact both the demand and the availability of water for agriculture, affecting the proportion of people suffering from insecure access to water. Smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. For them, small-scale irrigation and other forms of agricultural water management will become critical in building resilience to increased climate variability.

Find out more about ideas and solutions to the problems faced by those in West and Central Africa due to climate change here.