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NationalGeographic.com: Kenya’s Giant Aquifer Highlights Groundwater’s Critical Role

The Turkana region in Kenya is not the type of place that would come to mind when picturing a wellspring bursting with water. The area...

Lagoons. Dynamic, productive and…vulnerable

Sri Lanka’s post-conflict development drive has recently put the island’s many lagoons under its searchlight.  For most of them, their status as biological, ecological...
Odai fish farm at De Mel Watta, Seeduwa, near Negombo.

Lagoon aquaculture can be pro-poor and pro-women, but is it sustainable?

Unique ephemeral ponds in a lagoon environment are sources of livelihoods for their communities. But how they impact the lagoon will spell how long...

World Development Information Day

Bytes and bottlenecks – can data deliver? Leaps forward in data processing power and access to information are helping make irrigation more efficient and sustainable....

TheGuardian.com: Small-scale agriculture holds big promise for Africa

The recent discovery of a large aquifer in Kenya is a reminder that far from being dry, Africa has abundant water resources. The problem...

The Economic Times : ‘Rate of success of farm technologies just...

COIMBATORE: The steps taken by the government to support dissemination of 420 proven farm technologies in 5,000 locations nationwide has seen a success rate...
Mechanism to supply water for agriculture

Water and poverty

Defining the links October 17 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In many communities, access to water is potentially a critical factor...

Message from Jeremy Bird on World Food Day 2013

Water plays a vital role in sustainable food systems, IWMI's Director General reminds.

No water in the well?

Southern Africa needs better groundwater management An estimated 39 million people living in member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are at risk...

Well drilling delivers

Ethiopian smallholders benefit from groundwater access Ethiopia is often referred to as the "roof of Africa," because its extensive highlands capture a major portion of...