News from IWMI - International Water Management Institutehttp://www.iwmi.orgMedia Release from IWMI - International Water Management InstituteIWMI 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.jpgNews from IWMI - International Water Management Institutehttp://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-specificationNew survey of the effects of climate change on India’s water supplies offers hope for water stressed regionshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Water_and_Climate_Change_Book/PDF/Delhi_CC_book_launch_final_300112.pdfA major new survey of the likely effects of climate change on India's water resources published today identifies huge challenges to maintaining adequate supplies in the next few decades, but argues that these can be overcome with an integrated, multi-sectorial approach that takes into account water use from farm to river basin level.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:34:37 GMTMediahttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Water_and_Climate_Change_Book/PDF/Delhi_CC_book_launch_final_300112.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Water_and_Climate_Change_Book/PDF/Delhi_CC_book_launch_final_300112.pdfClimate models show inconsistent results for water availability in Nepalhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Nepal_Conference/PDF/Press_release_KTM_conference_final.pdfNew research comparing outputs from climate and hydrological models has shown some worrying inconsistencies on the predicted availability of water in Nepal. Outputs from different computer models, known as the global and regional circulation models, showed wildly different outcomes for water flow under different climate change projections.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:58:33 GMTMediahttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Nepal_Conference/PDF/Press_release_KTM_conference_final.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/Nepal_Conference/PDF/Press_release_KTM_conference_final.pdfClimate Change in Africa's Major River Basins Could Impede Continent's Farm Transformation Efforts, Increase Cross-Border Water Conflictshttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Basins_and_Climate_Change_Release_FINAL_Nov12.pdfClimate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, according to research being presented this week at the International Forum on Water and Food in Tshwane, South Africa. Researchers from eight major institutions, including IWMI, say that these trends could not only hinder efforts to better manage water for food production and but also potentially lead to cross-border water conflicts.Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:47:50 GMTMediahttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Basins_and_Climate_Change_Release_FINAL_Nov12.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Basins_and_Climate_Change_Release_FINAL_Nov12.pdfLao Minister of Agriculture and Forestry opens new International Water Management Institute office in Vientianehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Press_release_Laos_office_final_101011.pdfVIENTIANE (12 October 2011). H.E. Mr. Vilayvanh Phomkhe, the Lao PDR Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, will today open a new regional office for the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Vientiane. Dr. Colin Chartres, Director General of IWMI will attend the launch.Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:06:38 GMTMedia Releasehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Press_release_Laos_office_final_101011.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Press_release_Laos_office_final_101011.pdfRadical overhaul of agriculture can create farms that enhance rather than degrade the world's ecosystems, says new reporthttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_CPWF.pdfSTOCKHOLM (22 August 2011) -According to the authors of new research released today at the World Water Week in Stockholm, a radical transformation in the way farming and natural systems interact could simultaneously boost food production and protect the environment—two goals that often have been at odds. The authors warn, however, that the world must act quickly if the goal is to save the Earth’s main breadbasket areas—where resources are so depleted the situation threatens to decimate global supplies of fresh water and cripple agricultural systems worldwide.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:01:25 GMTMedia Releasehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_CPWF.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_CPWF.pdfInvesting in Ecosystem Services Vital to Improving Food Securityhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_UNEP.pdfNairobi/Colombo/Stockholm, 22 August 2010 – Recognising healthy ecosystems as the basis for sustainable water resources and stable food security can help produce more food per unit of agricultural land, improve resilience to climate change and provide economic benefits for poor communities, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in partnership with 19 other organizations.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:01:25 GMTMedia Releasehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_UNEP.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2011/Media_Release_IWMI_UNEP.pdf