Monthly Archives: May 2012
CGIAR call for action at Rio+20
CGIAR calls for a focus on harmonizing food security and environmental sustainability through agricultural research and development.
Fresh water demand driving sea-level rise faster than glacier melt
Humanity's unquenchable thirst for fresh water is driving up sea levels even faster than melting glaciers, according to new research. The massive impact of...
Unsustainable water use threatens agriculture, business and populations in China, India,...
The viability of water supplies throughout key regions of China, India, Pakistan, South Africa and the US are under threat from unsustainable domestic, agricultural...
Rockefeller Foundation sponsors competition on improving the efficiency of agricultural water...
Agriculture uses account for 70% of freshwater globally. Irrigation has improved yields, incomes, climate resilience, and food security, but has also depleted and polluted...
2012 Conference Features Global Perspectives
More than 40 speakers from around the world will offer diverse perspectives on water and food security at the fourth global Water for Food...
The Crawford Fund calls for nominations for its Crawford Fund Fellowship...
The Crawford Fund Fellowship provides further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This prestigious Award provides an opportunity for the...
Chaifm.com: Audio – South African radio station interview
South African radio station interview with Karen Villholth, Senior Researcher - Groundwater Management at IWMI.
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IWMI scientist appointed to board of South Africa’s Water Research Commission
Barbara van Koppen, a principal researcher based in IWMI's Pretoria office has been appointed to the board of the South African government's Water Research...
Bangkokpost.com: Scientists looking at ‘climate-smart’ agriculture for cost-effective flood prevention.
Pumping water back into the soil is possible and could be an alternative to large dam constructions and water retention development, according to Matthew...
Globalwaterforum.org: Understanding water scarcity: Definitions and measurements
A third measure of water scarcity was developed by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This approach attempts to solve the problems listed above...