Monthly Archives: December 2007
Biofuels – a solution worse than the problem?
Researchers at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka warned recently that China and India risk famine if they proceed with their biofuels...
State Minister stresses need for expansion of irrigation assisted farms
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Africa Director, Dr. Akissa Bahri, said Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia, should improve their water and land management so...
CGIAR Annual General Meeting
Beijing, China: December 3 - 7, 2007. IWMI is at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)...
Crop research ‘must switch to climate adaptation’
Colin Chartres, director-general of the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, said it is time for climate scientists to scale down global-warming models...