Blogs
IWMI and Jordan’s private sector collaborate on solutions for water security
Scaling impactful innovations is crucial for sustainable development in Jordan.
Press releases
IWMI’s new strategy shows the way forward for collective action on water security
Strategy 2024–2030 sets course for the next stage of the organization’s research and innovation journey.
News
IWMI participates in India’s 75th Republic Day reception
Country Representative highlights contributions and commitment to sustainable water management in high-level event.
News
New podcast explores policy coherence and system transformation in food, land and water
Policy Pathways, produced by IWMI, examines policies for sustainable development and climate resilience in six countries.
Features
Water and food systems ready to roll out climate-resilient solutions
A ministerial dialogue and a new global partnership at COP28 signal commitment to integrate water and food systems — for both adaptation and mitigation — in national climate plans.
In the media
Solarising Nepal’s irrigation canals
Solarizing Nepal’s extensive irrigation canals offers huge advantages including improved irrigation reliability, higher crop production, greater farm income and improved food and nutritional security, according to IWMI researchers.
In the media
IWMI to support Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change for COP28
IWMI hosts pre-COP28 conference on “Accelerating the Water-Food Climate Nexus Transformation Pathways for Pakistan.”
Publications
Afghanistan-Pakistan Shared Waters: State of the Basins
State of the Basins co-develops an overview of the three most important river basins, in collaboration with international experts and water professionals from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Blogs
Innovation and partnerships: Key ingredients in a conflict-affected world
IWMI’s collaborations in the areas of fragility, conflict and migration are aimed at making strides towards an equitable future for all.
Features
Unlocking the power of water: Seven interventions to transform food systems
Water is essential for all life on earth and is central to the healthy functioning and sustainability of the Earth’s ecosystems. But what about the profound impact of water on our food systems?
In the media
For everything to function, people need water
IWMI supports research, such as hydro-geologist Maduo Dingalo's work on transboundary aquifers, which is looking to identify potential borehole sites to supply water to vulnerable communities.
Blogs
Information meets innovation: Climate data for resilient food value chains in CWANA
Improving climate data availability through platforms like F2R-CWANA can enhance the analysis and understanding of climate impacts.
Publications
April-May 2023 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from April and May 2023.
Publications
February-March 2023 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from February to March 2023.
Blogs
Conference lays out shared vision of strategies and investments needed to catalyze farmer-led irrigation development in Africa
Affordable finance, digital tools and innovation bundles are among the enablers that can help meet Africa’s irrigation potential of 60 million hectares in the next five years.
Blogs
Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations
Digital innovations can mitigate risks by providing services and technologies for planning, forecasting, reducing impact, and compensating losses.
Publications
December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup
As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of how we can strengthen natural resource management, improve food resiliency, and promote gender equity.
News
Youth are at the center of transforming the future of water – hear what they have to say
It is essential that young people working in water and science are ‘co-guardians’ of the Transformative Futures for Water Security initiative.
Blogs
Lisa-Maria Rebelo celebrated as a leader in remote sensing: her advice to aspiring female researchers
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate Dr. Lisa-Maria Rebelo’s achievements and inquire of her advice for the next generation of aspiring female researchers.
Blogs
“Revive and Restore Degraded Wetlands”, what will it take?
Wise use calls for balance between maintaining key wetlands functions while not unduly restricting wetlands’ use by millions of often poor people.
Blogs
Tributary-level cooperation in the Isfayramsai River basin can benefit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Aral Sea
Within the NEXUS Gains Initiative, an IWMI team is focusing on water storage around the Isfayramsai River.
Blogs
Satisfying the growing need for water storage: the role of sand dams in an integrated storage framework
More than 2 billion people currently live in water-stressed countries, and approximately 4 billion people experience water scarcity at least one month per year.
Publications
September-November 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from September to November.
Blogs
More nations can be better prepared for drought as IWMI takes its space-based monitoring tool online
IWMI has launched its next-generation South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) platform.
Blogs
Our planet is still in the emergency room, but water can help us get out
The efforts of the water community paid off. For the first time in history, water was explicitly incorporated in a COP decision highlighting that it is a key solution to the worsening climate crisis and must sit at the centre of climate action.
Blogs
World Toilet Day 2022: An Interview with Solomie Gebrezgabher
When you flush your toilet, do you ever wonder what happens to your waste? Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher, IWMI Senior Researcher, will tell you that human excrement can be transformed into something valuable.
Blogs
Water reuse: a potential game-changer for water security in the Middle East and North Africa
ReWater MENA focused on one region. But as the most water-stressed region in the world, it offers valuable lessons for other areas facing increasing water scarcity.
In the media
Tribune: Call for judicious use of water
Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan was facing two major challenges: a fast-growing population and fast-paced urbanisation, which put pressure on water resources.
Blogs
Enhancing the benefits of integrated water storage management in Ethiopia’s Tana-Beles sub-basin
Water storage, both built and natural, can be managed to address competing water demands for food and energy production while sustaining healthy ecosystems.
Blogs
Waste not, want not
Recovery of safe and nutritious food from wholesale to consumer and safe redistribution for direct human consumption to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
Blogs
Moving out, moving up? Stories of rural women migrating from Thailand and Kyrgyzstan
On the 15th of October, 2022, the international community celebrates the world’s hardworking rural women whose labor helps deliver global food security.
Publications
July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August
Blogs
Staying alive: Navigating water, gender and poverty inequalities in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Women’s increasing roles in irrigation in Egypt, as well as across the MENA region cannot be viewed in isolation of women’s domestic care work.