IDEV conducted four evaluations related to the water sector: three project cluster evaluations (water supply and sanitation in both rural and urban contexts, and agricultural water management) and one water sector evaluation. Agricultural water management can also help African farmers to optimise production and reduce the pandemic’s negative impact on food security and nutrition. Water sector interventionThe evaluation also identified some barriers to the success of a water sector intervention. Read more:Cleaning wastewater to address Ethiopia’s water problemsEnsuring reliable access to clean water for drinking and handwashing can reduce the transmission of the coronavirus. According to IDEV’s evaluation report, the Bank’s projects in agricultural water management played a role in reducing the drudgery of fetching water for domestic and agricultural use, and in increasing productivity and diversity of crops.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 31, 2020 07:41 UTC