Monthly Archives: July 2009
Stockholm Water Front – Feeding Everyone: The Big Water Issue
If we continue to go on with business as usual in the agricultural water sector, we will not have enough water to feed the...
Groundwater crisis could hit India as climate changes
Managing underground water storage will be crucial for coping with future hydro-climatic change in India, according to Tushaar Shah of the International Water Management...
FEATURE-Drought takes toll on Iraq revival efforts
"It's everything going on at once. It's the urbanisation, it's the climate change, short-term variability in climate, increased demand for food," said David Molden,...
BPA assures smooth resettlement of affected communities
Mr. Sylvester Zigah, Development Programme Officer of BPA, gave this assurance at the first Annual Meeting of Dam Affected Communities, organised by the Secretariat...
Ghana: Country Explores Sea Water As an Alternative to Potable Water
It was under the auspices of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water...
Sea Water To Be Made Potable
It was organised by the Water Resources Commission (WRC) in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the CGIAR Challenge Programme on...
Ghana to harness sea water for household use
Mr Aboagye said: "As we all know fresh water is diminishing in quantity and we need to fall on sea water, which is in...
EVENT : June 15-17, 2010 – Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture
An International Conference Linking Science and Policy. This three-day conference will provide scientists, policymakers, agricultural and environmental stakeholders, local, state and federal governmental...
Media Release: The 12th International Riversymposium
The 12th International Riversymposium is a significant world event for water and river management. Running from 21 – 24 September 2009, the theme is...
IWMI Rated as “Outstanding” by the World Bank
In 2008, the World Bank gave IWMI an 'outstanding' rating for performance. IWMI is one of four centers in the CGIAR to receive...