Welcome to our online knowledge repository, created to extend the experience of our GFFA 2026 stand and make its insights accessible to a global audience, put together by GOPA AFC and GOPA MetaMeta. Here, we spotlight the small water cycle restoration as a vital yet often overlooked innovation for sustainable agriculture and food security.

Green Water Vs. Blue Water

While much of the climate debate centers on CO₂ emissions, the management of water in soils and landscapes is equally crucial for stable harvests and resilient food systems. Our repository showcases how restoring local water cycles – by improving infiltration, moisture storage, and recycling – can prevent erratic rainfall, reduce drought risk, and support healthy crops. Through interactive tools, visual models, and satellite imagery, you can explore how land use decisions shape infiltration, evaporation, and runoff. Real-world case studies from Asia and Africa illustrate the transformative impacts of these approaches: from rangeland restoration in Uzbekistan, hedgerows in India, and agroforestry in Tanzania, to watershed rehabilitation in Ethiopia and smart farming in Zambia.

By combining farmer-led practices with digital monitoring, our knowledge products demonstrate how “restoring the invisible” delivers tangible results: higher yields, more reliable water resources, improved biodiversity, and greater resilience to climate extremes. Explore the three topics below with ample resources organized to guide you through nature-based solutions for strengthening soils, water retention, and food security.

Contact Us

• For general inquiries:
  • MDs?
  • Stefanie Maak – Knowledge Manager (tbd) GOPA AFC
  • Long Hoang – Knowledge Manager GOPA MetaMeta
• For specific topics:
  • Small Water Cycle: Femke van Woesik (femke.vanwoesik@gopa.eu)
  • Climate-Smart Agriculture: David Mornout (david.mornout@gopa.eu)
  • Water Productivity: Simon Chevalking (simon.chevalking@gopa.eu

Blogposts

Restoring the Small Water Cycles: The Missing Link in Climate Action

Videos

The Water Cycle out of Balance: Voices from Lebanon

Resolving rodent pressure and improving farmers’ livelihoods in Lebanon

Dossiers

• Knowledge Repository for GFFA 2026
• Landscapes and Local Climates
• Soil Management
• Green Transformation
• Green Roads for Water
• Dryland Development
• Regenerative Agriculture
• Livelihoods from Floods
• Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice
• The underground drought
• Water and Development Partnership
• Preserving Assets - Operation and Maintenance in Delta’s
• Is the world getting saltier?
• Water integrity
• Water Productivity
• Managing Desert Locusts
• None left behind
• Mega Irrigation
• Uncategorized