Features
Staying afloat when disaster strikes
How the residents of Chrystler’s Farm took a proactive approach to disaster response.
In the media
IWMI-CGIAR to launch new program for water and nutrition to mark 40th anniversary
CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi and IWMI Director General Mark Smith met Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
Press releases
IWMI’s new Board Chair and Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister reiterate commitment to sustainable water management
Climate change and water resilience a joint priority, as international research organization prepares to launch new strategy and mark 40-year anniversary.
In the media
Application with Geo-Goviya information system launched
The new application, supported by IWMI, includes information about Sri Lanka’s land use, quantity of paddy land, number of farmers, land cultivated in one season and available yield, and emergency agricultural information.
Press releases
Press Release: New maps aid flood relief efforts
For the first time, maps have been prepared by a consortium consisting of IWMI, the Disaster Management Centre of the Ministry of Disaster Management (MoDM) and the UN’s space based information service for disaster management and emergency response (UN-SPIDER).
News
IWMI and partners train Sri Lanka’s flood managers to meet future disasters
(Colombo, 17 November 2014) - Disaster management agencies in Sri Lanka can now assess the likelihood of future floods with up-to-the-minute data from space....