Smallholder farmers contribute massively to Africa’s food security. But with increasingly unreliable rainfall in the region, they regularly face droughts and floods, leading to crop loss and widespread hunger.
As global temperatures continue to rise, one solution is helping the region to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
In this special PIDG Pulse episode for World Water Week 2025, Petra Schmitter from IWMI joins experts to discuss why sustainable irrigation is critical for Africa’s food security, the challenges of water scarcity and how innovations like solar-powered irrigation can transform livelihoods and build climate resilience.
Listen to the full episode on PIDG Pulse.
