http://www.iwmi.orgIWMI is a non-profit scientific organization funded by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). IWMI's research agenda is organized around four priority themes covering key issues relating to land, water, livelihoods, health and environment.http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/images/iwmi_logo_icon.jpghttp://www.iwmi.orgWed, 02 Oct 2002 08:00:00 ESTHumanenCopyright 2006 International Water Management Instituted.perera@cgiar.org (Perera Dominique)d.perera@cgiar.org (Perera Dominique)http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Battling_the_Elements.pdfYet despite advances, many farmers still don't have access to irrigation and depend on current rainfall to see them through each sowing season. Even the irrigation systems that are available leave much to be desired, says a report published in August by the non-profit International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), titled "Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:53 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Battling_the_Elements.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Battling_the_Elements.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/SWM2010/index.aspxThe scientific committee for The International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in Developing and Transition Countries (SWM2010) is pleased to invite abstracts for consideration for the oral and poster presentations of full papers at SW2010 to be held from 15-17th September 2010 at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Pakistan. The abstracts submission deadline is 15th December, 2009. For submission instructions, please visit: http://www.wedc.com.pk/swm2010/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:25 GMTEVENThttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/SWM2010/index.aspxhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/SWM2010/index.aspxhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Tree_Ring_Science1.pdfTree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute, talks to Lynn Peeples about water issues.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:42:09 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Tree_Ring_Science1.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Tree_Ring_Science1.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Agricultural_scientists_too.pdfA recent a study by the International Water Management Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation warns that many Asian countries may need to import a quarter of their rice, wheat and maize or corn by 2050. Last year the world faced a cereal crisis as wheat stocks dropped to a 30-year low. Demand for wheat and rice had outstripped supply for six of the previous seven years. Grain prices rocketed, resulting in civil unrest.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:16:06 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Agricultural_scientists_too.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Agricultural_scientists_too.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Daily_News_Online_Edi.pdfAn alumni of the Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo, Dr. Vithanage completed her Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources at the Sabaragamuwa University in 2002. Following the completion of a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences at the Peradeniya University she was selected for a Doctoral Scholarship by the Copenhagen University, Denmark and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka to conduct field work and computer modelling of the complex, unprecedented contamination of freshwater wells and the groundwater aquifers of the coast belt of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:14:22 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Daily_News_Online_Edi.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Daily_News_Online_Edi.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/reliefweb.int.pdfConcurring with that assessment, Colin Chartres, Director of the International Water Management Institute, noted that, because of climate change and other issues, water had become scarcer over the last few decades, and emphasized that water issues must be addressed in a holistic manner. But while water availability had changed, human habits had not. After the green revolution in agriculture, it was crucial to enable a "blue revolution".Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:36:53 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/reliefweb.int.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/reliefweb.int.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/A_blue_revolution_Th.pdfColombo, Sri Lanka 6th November 2009. "We will need nothing less than a 'Blue Revolution', if we are to achieve food security and avert a serious water crisis in the future said Dr. Colin Chartres, Director General of the Sri Lanka - based International Water Management Institute. Chartres was speaking to the Economic and Finance Committee of the UN General Assembly, at a special event on "Enhancing Water Governance", convened by the UN today. He stressed that only strategic investments in water can address the massive pressure that population growth, changing diets, urbanization and climate change are having on the world's water resources.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:29:50 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/A_blue_revolution_Th.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/A_blue_revolution_Th.pdf