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/Archives/UNAssembly/default.aspxDr. Colin Chartres, IWMI's Director General has been invited to address the Economic and Finance Committee of the UN General Assembly on 6th November 2009. This is at a special event on "Enhancing Governance on Water". During this event, experts will discuss some of the key issues on the global water agenda, such as how to cooperate over transboundary water resources, strengthen the response to climate change through smart water management and reduce the impacts of water related disasters.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:30:52 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/UNAssembly/default.aspxhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/UNAssembly/default.aspxhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Circle_of_Blue_WaterNews.pdfThe project is designed to move 178 cubic kilometers of water from northern Himalayan rivers to the drier south via 30 diversion projects, which includes 3,000 storage reservoirs and 14,900 km of canals, according to a report by the International Water Management Institute. China's similar inter-basin project, the South-North Water Transfer Project has a planned capacity of 48 cubic kilometers.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:18 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Circle_of_Blue_WaterNews.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Circle_of_Blue_WaterNews.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Money_For_Nothing.pdfThe common pool resource in which everyone has a stake today is groundwater, on which rural India has come to depend overwhelmingly. Most NREGS investments, on private or public land, contribute to ground-water recharge as a significant spillover benefit. Desilting village ponds or digging new ones, cleaning field channels, digging farm or fish ponds - all contribute. It is in this context that the furore over using NREGS funds on private lands needs to be viewed. If building and/or desilting farm/fish ponds or irrigation channels under NREGS on private lands promotes durable assets through better supervision by owners and enhanced groundwater recharge, there may be merit in supporting such investments. The writer is a senior fellow at the International Water Management Institute.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:02 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Money_For_Nothing.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/Money_For_Nothing.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/The_Herald-Circleville.pdfThe foods we eat also have a water footprint. Meat is the biggest water hog. It takes eight times more water to produce 500 calories of animal-based food than the same amount of plant-based food, says the International Water Management Institute. Processed foods like soda and chips are also water intensive. So eating less meat and more fresh food is not only healthy, but saves water too!Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:43 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/The_Herald-Circleville.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/The_Herald-Circleville.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/PDF/Toward_Sustainable_Groundwater_in_Agriculture.pdfAn International Conference Linking Science and Policy. This three-day conference will provide scientists, policymakers, agricultural and environmental stakeholders, local, state and federal governmental officials, and consultants with the latest scientific, management, legal and policy advances for sustaining our groundwater resources in agricultural regions around the world.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:28:10 GMTEventhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/PDF/Toward_Sustainable_Groundwater_in_Agriculture.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/PDF/Toward_Sustainable_Groundwater_in_Agriculture.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/miller-mccune.pdfFinding more fresh water is one of the paramount challenges of the 21st century. Nearly one-third of the human race lacks reliable access to clean water, according to the International Water Management Institute. Some 3 million people - most of them children - die every year from diseases spread by contaminated water. A 2007 report by the U.N. Environment Program predicts that by 2025, if population growth and environmental degradation continue apace, 1.8 billion people will live in countries with "absolute water scarcity."Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:18:02 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/miller-mccune.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/miller-mccune.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/WorldFoodDay/"We are fond of justifying our efforts in the name of the poor. We should keep in mind that while they are the first to suffer, they are not the last. The sooner we heed the signs of the coming food crisis, the less suffering there will be all around." Dr. Colin Chartres, Director General of the International Water Management Institute.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:23:06 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/WorldFoodDay/http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/WorldFoodDay/http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/FTD.de _Business_English.pdfThe degradation of the irrigation system reflects a wider crisis in India's water supply. The International Water Management Institute and the Food and Agriculture Organisation have warned Asian countries to reform water policies urgently and step up irrigation investment if they are to meet future food needs.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:11:41 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/FTD.de _Business_English.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/FTD.de _Business_English.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/World_Food_Day_Citizens.pdfDavid Seckler of the International Water Management Institute writes "Many of the most populous countries of the world - China, India, Pakistan, Mexico, and nearly all the countries of the Middle East and North Africa - have literally been having a free ride over the past two or three decades by depleting their groundwater resources.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:28:41 GMTNewshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/World_Food_Day_Citizens.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/news_room/pdf/World_Food_Day_Citizens.pdf