http://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.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/Press_Releases/releases/2009/Media%20release%20on%20Colin%27s%20address%20to%20UN%20General%20Assembly%20Nov%202009.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. Investments in water can also reduce poverty by increasing farmer incomes, providing employment for the landless, reducing staple food prices and contributing to overall economic growth.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:36:53 GMTPress Releasehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2009/Media%20release%20on%20Colin%27s%20address%20to%20UN%20General%20Assembly%20Nov%202009.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2009/Media%20release%20on%20Colin%27s%20address%20to%20UN%20General%20Assembly%20Nov%202009.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/SWW2009/PDF/Stockholm_WW_2009_Media_Release_ENG.pdfSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (18 August 2009) - A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that, without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used for agriculture, many developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having to import more than a quarter of the rice, wheat and maize they will need by 2050.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:24:17 GMTMediahttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/SWW2009/PDF/Stockholm_WW_2009_Media_Release_ENG.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/SWW2009/PDF/Stockholm_WW_2009_Media_Release_ENG.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2009/General_Press_Release.pdfOver the last 11 years the International Riversymposium has been addressing the many critical issues important to managing rivers from the protection of wild rivers to the human health implications of polluted rivers, governance and water markets, economics and water front celebrations. The Riversymposium seeks to contribute to global awareness and promotes the exchange of ideas, knowledge and technology between industry, science, community and environmental organisations.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:19:25 GMTMediahttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2009/General_Press_Release.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Press_Releases/releases/2009/General_Press_Release.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/WWD/2009/PDF/WWD_2009_Media_Release_%20Sri_Lanka.pdfColombo, 22nd March 2009. "Missed opportunities are costing governments millions," says Dr. Colin Chartres, Director General of the International Water Management Institute, based in Sri Lanka. IWMI's research on efficient water use is demonstrating practical ways to manage water for multiple use by households and by users in the agricultural, industrial and energy sectors. "We can avert the looming water crisis," says Dr. Chartres, "if we increase water productivity in agriculture, make targeted investments and put in place the right institutional measures. A narrow sectoral focus is what stands in the way of creating links among and between sectors that would result in new options and opportunities and far more effective use of water."Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:04:26 GMTMedia Releasehttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/WWD/2009/PDF/WWD_2009_Media_Release_%20Sri_Lanka.pdfhttp://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/News_Room/Archives/WWD/2009/PDF/WWD_2009_Media_Release_%20Sri_Lanka.pdf