Bruce Lankford

Systems- & people-centred water and irrigation

Can indicators and metrics guide resilience adaptation?

The diagram above shows two adaptation pathways for irrigated agriculture in a semi-arid drought-prone catchment over a period of 8-12 years. One pathway in green is becoming more resilient to … Continue reading

November 28, 2024

Irrigation is colonising water and is being colonised; on research and teaching gaps in irrigation

I reflect on the current lack of meaningful irrigation research and teaching, and three consequences of this inaction. These are personal reflections spurred by being part of Lankford and Mabhaudhi … Continue reading

October 22, 2024