Monthly Archives: March 2013
Island.lk: New research project to help Sri Lanka achieve water security
A new program of researchled by the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will provide vital information to help address water and food security...
The-scientist.com: Opinion: The Water Crisis
A 2009 study of water and food issues in Asia by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute...
Feeding everyone: A case for water governance reform
Water scarcity can be combated, but it needs politicians and policy makers to develop some enthusiasm for reforming the water sector.
Press Release – World Water Day 2013
Jeremy Bird, Director General of IWMI, is on the panel of the High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Water Cooperation of the UN General Assembly which...
Edition.cnn.com: Are African land grabs really water grabs?
(CNN) -- Millions of hectares of land have been acquired in the past few years across Africa by investors who are moving into large-scale...
Lankabusinessonline.com: Sri Lanka should act on efficient water use early: IWMI
"With population, urbanization and increasing industrial growth, there are competing demands on water, it is not only agriculture," Jeremy Bird, director general of the...
Businessweek.com: Full Streams, Parched Nations
Over one-fifth of the world's population goes thirsty due to economic water scarcity, in which pollution, inadequate infrastructure, and poverty conspire to keep them...
High-Level Interactive Dialogue of the 67th session of the UNGA
Jeremy Bird, Director General of IWMI, is on the panel of the High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Water Cooperation of the UN General Assembly which...
Think Beyond The Tap
A video commentary series to help bridge science and policy on water issues around the globe.
Colin’s straight talk
Colin Chartres, former Director General of IWMI, analyzes global water issues.