Monthly Archives: March 2014
Hydropower to the people: Is benefit sharing working in Nepal?
Efforts to share the benefits of hydropower development in Nepal could be compounding inequality in the country instead of tackling it, according to research...
World Water Day 2014: Water and Energy
Water and Energy
For World Water Day 2014, IWMI Director General Jeremy Bird reflects on the interconnectedness of water and energy and how IWMI’s research...
Junior Quiz organized to celebrate World Water Day 2014
by Renuka Jeya Raj
IWMI is organizing a schools quiz to celebrate World Water Day. The program aims at promoting awareness among schoolchildren, of the...
Indian water policy initiative receives World Water Day global award
Tokyo, Japan (March 21, 2014): A research program that pinpointed how perverse subsidies were causing India to export virtual water has won the coveted...
International Day of Forests 2014
To mark the International Day of Forests today, here are some of the key facts about water and trees.
Trees need water, but water needs...
WSJ.com: Water Scarcity Worsens in Mideast, Threatens Food Security
“Most Middle Eastern countries are faced with what hydrologists call absolute water scarcity. This means that even if they have the economic capacity to...
More food, fewer floods
Why GAMES could mean a win-win for the Eastern Ganges Basin.
The risk of devastating floods and droughts can be minimized and food production boosted by taking advantage of underground water sources.
The risk of devastating floods and droughts can be minimized and food production boosted by taking advantage of underground water sources.
Lindha Langa marks International Women’s Day 2014
To mark International Women's Day we spoke to two leading lights in the water sector on Women and Water.
International Women’s Day 2014
To mark the occasion we’ve put together a picture feature from southeast Nepal, where the out-migration of male farmers means many women are now heads of the household - and in charge of the farm.