Launch of the Report on Improving Policy Coherence in Food, Land, and Water Systems to Advance Sustainable Development in India

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, which aims to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, outlines policy coherence as a major pathway to achieve this. At the basic level, policy coherence aims to identify trade-offs and mitigate negative impacts between policies. At a more ambitious level, it aims to foster synergies and draft policies that mutually reinforce each other and ensure that policies are inclusive of the concerned stakeholders’ perspectives.

CGIAR initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) focuses on building policy coherence and integrating policy tools at national and subnational levels in eight countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Under this initiative, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have researched the policy landscape at the national and state level in India in the food, land, and water (FLW) space. NITI Aayog, the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, has guided the research at the national level. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha, and Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare, Government of Rajasthan have provided guidance at the state levels. The studies offer key evidence-based recommendations for enhancing policy coherence.

We aim to bring together experts from within the government and civil society organizations to:

• Share the key recommendations from the state-level case studies on Odisha and Rajasthan on Improving Policy Coherence in Food, Land, and Water Systems to Advance Sustainable Development in India
• Launch the Report on “Improving Policy Coherence in Food, Land, and Water Systems to Advance Sustainable Development in India: A Case Study of Odisha”
• Deliberate on critical challenges to strengthen policy coherence in the sectors through a panel discussion on “Bridging the Gaps: Coherent Strategies for Food, Land, and Water Management in Indian States”

Welcome remarks and setting the context

• Dr Alok Sikka, Country Representative, IWMI India
• Mr Nitin Bassi, Senior Programme Lead, CEEW

Presentation of the Findings from the State-level Reports

• Dr Suparana Katyaini, Programme Lead CEEW
• Mr Archisman Mitra, Researcher, IWMI / Ms. Garima Taneja, Research Officer Economics, IWMI

Reflection on the Study

• Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation(DoWR,RD&GR) (TBC)

Launch of the Report on Odisha

Panel Discussion on Bridging the Gaps: Coherent Strategies for Food, Land, and Water Management in Indian States

• Moderated by Mr Nitin Bassi

Interaction with the audience (Q&A)

Closing Remarks

• IWMI India

Vote of thanks

• Dr Chandan Jha, Programme Lead, CEEW

Links

Improving Policy Coherence in Food, Land, and Water Systems to Advance Sustainable Development in India Report

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This work is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS). CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.