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IWMI accepts the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize

Dr Colin Chartres, Director General of IWMI, accepting the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize on behalf of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) from His...

IWMI accepts 2012 Stockholm Water Prize

Dr Colin Chartres, Director General of IWMI, accepting the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize on behalf of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) from His...
IWMI Director General Colin Chartres (left) received the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize on August 30 from the hands of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Photo: Cecilia Österberg/Exray

IWMI wins world’s most prestigious prize for water research

Stockholm Water Prize recognizes contributions to food security, economic development and environmental health around the world

Ipsnews.net: Sweden to Fund Innovations in Water Sector

STOCKHOLM, Aug 29 2012 (IPS) - When the international community was struggling to ward off a potential decline in development aid in early 2000,...

Ens-newswire.com: Quarter of World’s Freshwater Used to Grow Wasted Food

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 29, 2012 (ENS) – “More than one-fourth of all the water we use worldwide is taken to grow over one billion...

Waste-management-world.com: Investment in Food Waste Reduction Vital to Global Water Security

The need to increase both public and private sector investment to address the loss of food in the supply chain and cut consumer waste...

Theupcoming.co.uk: Rising population could lead to forced vegetarianism by 2050

Leading scientists have issued their firmest warnings yet that we need to cut back on meat-based supplies if we wish to sustain the earth's...

Dw.de: On-farm water solutions will be a life-changer

A new study by the International Water Management Institute found that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South...

Newswatch.nationalgeographic.com: Waste Food, Waste Water – A Message From World Water...

World Water Week-an annual conference in Stockholm dedicated to discussing the management of global water resources-opened Monday with a message about cleaning your plate. ...

Ecology.com: Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Could Transform Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa,...

Amid dire warnings, there are rays of hope emanating from around the world. People, not governments, who through ingenuity and hands on experience are...