World Water Day 2023

Accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis

This year’s theme for World Water Day 2023 is “accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.” At IWMI, we are proud to be an organization that researches innovative solutions and scales them to improve water security in more than thirty countries across the Global South. Through our partnerships and innovations, IWMI researchers are providing solutions that transform not only water security, but also consider how water intersects with climate resilience, food security, and sustainable ecosystem management, all while promoting gender equity, youth inclusion and advocating for the populations most vulnerable to these crises.

Accelerating change to solve water crises means recognizing that every drop of water counts—and so does the work of our young researchers who are tackling water and sanitation challenges. That’s why this #WorldWaterDay we are highlighting the contributions of our research interns and consultants to projects ranging from food rescue in Sri Lanka to analyzing gaps in urban water policies in Pakistan.

We encourage you to follow IWMI’s social media pages to watch short videos on projects underway in Africa, the Middle East, and Southern and Southeast Asia. Explore our UN Water Conference landing page to read about IWMI’s participation at the conference in New York and how the Transformative Futures for Water Security initiative created eight action-oriented missions that IWMI will advocate for at the conference to influence the UN Global Water Agenda and beyond.  

This World Water Day, join us in accelerating change for water security around the world.

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Climate risks resilience development: a bibliometric analysis of climate-related early warning systems in Southern Africa (12/08/2023)
Agbehadji, I. E.; Schutte, S.; Masinde, M.; Botai, Joel; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2024. Climate risks resilience development: a bibliometric analysis of climate-related early warning systems in Southern Africa. Climate, 12(1):3. (Special issue: Hydroclimate Dynamics and Extreme Weather Events in Africa) [DOI]
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Hydro-climatic extremes in a medium range river basin in western Nepal: learning from analysis of observed data (10/25/2023)
Aryal, Anil; Pandey, V. P.; Talchabhadel, R.; Thapa, B. R. 2024. Hydro-climatic extremes in a medium range river basin in western Nepal: learning from analysis of observed data. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 38(1):85-105. [DOI]
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Fate and transport modelling for evaluating antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments: current knowledge and research priorities (10/10/2023)
Jampani, Mahesh; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Chandrasekar, A.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.; Graham, D. W.; Gothwal, Ritu; Moodley, A.; Chadag, V. M.; Wiberg, David; Langan, Simon. 2024. Fate and transport modelling for evaluating antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments: current knowledge and research priorities. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461:132527. [DOI]
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Quantifying future water-saving potential under climate change and groundwater recharge scenarios in Lower Chenab Canal, Indus River Basin (09/30/2023)
Shafeeque, Muhammad; Hafeez, Mohsin; Sarwar, A.; Arshad, A.; Khurshid, T.; Asim, M. I.; Ali, S.; Dilawar, A. 2024. Quantifying future water-saving potential under climate change and groundwater recharge scenarios in Lower Chenab Canal, Indus River Basin. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 155(1):187-204. [DOI]
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Tanzania agricultural policy profile (03/18/2024)
Rweyemamu, M. R.; Mruma, T.; Nkanyani, S. 2024. Tanzania agricultural policy profile. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa 21p.
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Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian White Volta Basin (02/29/2024)
Smits, W. K.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ludwig, F. 2024. Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian White Volta Basin. Climatic Change, 177(3):39. [DOI]
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Crop modelling - underutilized crops for climate-smart agrifood systems. Editorial (02/29/2024)
Karunaratne, A. S.; Wimalasiri, E. M.; Esham, M.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Jahanshiri, E. 2024. Crop modelling - underutilized crops for climate-smart agrifood systems. Editorial. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8:1305909. [DOI]
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