Congratulations to all our IWMI scientists, associate researchers, postdocs, non-research staff and Board Members who have through the years done the Institute proud, with their innovations and award-winning contributions. This page highlights some of IWMI’s past and present achievements from 2000 onwards.
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IWMI won the ‘world’s most prestigious prize' for water. The Stockholm International Water Institute announced that the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Speaking at a ceremony in Stockholm the awarding committee cited IWMI’s extraordinary contribution to the development of new policies and investments in agriculture that have not only enabled more productive use of water, but have enhanced food security, economic development and environmental health around the world.
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Dr. Aditi Mukherji was the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. The annual award recognizes researchers under 40 in the early stages of their work who emulate the scientific innovation and dedication demonstrated by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug. Read more... |
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K. Palanisami won the Globe Award for the contributions he made at the meeting, ‘Impact of Global Environmental Change on Food/Nutrition, Water and Human Health’, organized by Wellcome Trust, London, during March, 2012. The Globe Award recognizes the contribution made by the participant during the workshop/meeting and was awarded on a competitive basis to a selected few for their insights on future research areas. Read more... |
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| 2011 |
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A paper co-authored by Mark Giordano has won one of three International Water Resources Association annual Best Paper Awards, presented at the triennial World Water Congress XIV held in September 2011 at Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. The awardees are chosen by a panel of leading water resources scholars selected by the editors of the journal Water International. The criteria for evaluation are relevance, rigor and impact. Read more... |
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IWMI won the prestigious 2011 Crystal Drop Award from the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) for outstanding contributions to the improvement of the world’s water situation. Awarded only once every three years, IWMI is only the fourth organization to have won the Crystal Drop, for which both individuals and organizations are eligible. The award was presented at 14th IWRA World Water Congress in Porto De Galinhas, Brazil. Read more... |
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Ashley Murray, IWMI Associate Scientist based in Ghana won a National Geographic award for "Emerging Explorers". She is a wastewater engineer and founder and director of Waste Enterprisers Ltd., in Ghana. Her company is developing businesses that rely on human waste as a resource - such as fish farms and agriculture, providing a viable alternative to its haphazard discharge into a community’s waters and environment. |
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Dr. David Molden, Deputy Director General-Research at IWMI, won the CGIAR "Outstanding Scientist of the Year" award for his leadership and contribution to the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA), a five-year study that drew in the expertise of over 700 scientists and practitioners worldwide and evaluated current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward for future water management and investment in agriculture. Read more... |
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K. Jinapala, B. Ranjith Ariyaratne, Somaratne & L.R. Perera have been selected for a 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Award for their co-authorship of the paper Participatory decision support for agricultural management. A case study from Sri Lankaon the use of decision support systems (DSS) to identify problems and assess potential solutions for river basins in Sri Lanka. |
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Dr. Akiça Bahri, Director - Africa, was selected as the 2009 recipient of the "Prof. C.N.R. Rao Prize for Scientific Research". This prize was instituted in 2006 to honor distinguished scientists from Africa and the Least Developing Countries, who have made outstanding contributions to science and technology. The prize was awarded to her in Durban, South Africa, on the occasion of the TWAS 20th General Meeting and 11th General Conference held from the 20th to 23rd October 2009.
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Dr. David Molden, Deputy Director General-Research at IWMI, was awarded the 2009 International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES) Award. The PAWEES International Award recognizes individuals who have made significant academic, service or research contributions in the field of paddy and water environment engineering. The award was bestowed at the PAWEES award ceremony on October 7 th 2009, in IBP (Institut Pertanian Bogor - Bogor Agricultural University) International Center, Bogor City, Indonesia. Read more... |
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IWMI received an "Outstanding Performance" rating from the World Bank based on the CGIAR Performance Measurement Indicators.
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IWMI won the "John I. Davidson ASPRS President’s Award" from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). The award winning paper presented by IWMI was on "Spectral Matching Techniques to Determine Historical Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) and Irrigated Areas Using Time_series AVHRR Pathfinder Datasets in the Krishna River Basin, India." |
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IWMI won the award for "Best Public Services Sector Implementation" at the SAP ACE 2007 Awards for Customer Excellence held in New Delhi on 27th August, 2007. SAP is a financial and management accounting/project management system. IWMI’s award was in recognition of the successful implementation of a project that has helped the Institute provide separate accounts for donors and management, control project and corporate assets while keeping the least possible administrative overheads to maximize the on-ground impact.
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Aditi Mukherji, IWMI Postdoctoral Fellow, won the first prize in the Natural Resources: Risks and Implications for Sustaining Development category at the 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition in Brisbane, Australia. Her paper was titled, The Paradox of Groundwater Scarcity Amidst Plenty and Its Implications for Food Security and Poverty Allevaiation in West Bengal, India: What Can be Done to Ameliorate the Crisis? |
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IWMI won the Center of the Year Award for "Best Staffing Goals Achievement" from the CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program. |
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| 2002-2003 |
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IWMI Researcher and Theme Leader, Felix Amerasinghe, was named one of the "Outstanding Scientists of the 21st century" for his work on malaria, by the international Biographical Center, Cambridge, U.K. |
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Abdul B. Kamara of the IWMI East Africa received the Josef G. Knoll Science Award for his dissertation "Property Rights Risks and Livestock Development in Southern Ethiopia". |
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Nitish Jha of the IWMI South Africa office received the "Harold K. Schneider Prize" from the Society for Economic Anthropology for his dissertation, "Research on Gender and Decision making in Balinese Agriculture".
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Marna De Lange, Researcher at the IWMI South Africa office won the "Dr. Hassam Ismail Memorial International Award" for her work in water management in agriculture. She also won the "Women in Water Award" from the Government of South Africa, in recognition of her work. |
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Eline Boelee, IWMI Researcher won the "ICID Award for Excellence" in organizing a special session on Malaria and Agriculture. |
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Tushaar Shah won the "CGIAR Outstanding Scientist of the Year" award for his work on improving water policy, particularly in the sustainable management and use of groundwater resources. |
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MSc. Student Caryn Kedge working with the IWMI South Africa, office won second prize in the World Bank’s Contest for Innovative Ideas and Technologies, when she designed a treadle pump to meet the needs of South Africa’s small-scale farmers. |
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