A farmer with his young banana crops in Tamil Nadu, India. Photo: Hamish John Appleby / IWMI World Food Day 2020 Taking a systems approach to water Woman cleaning maize in Gwenia, Kassena Nankana District in Ghana (Photo Credit: Axel Fassio/CIFORC) International Day of Rural Women Women are reshaping gender norms in northern Ghana Ganesh Kumari Karki (60) drinks water from a public tap at Dhap village. Photo: Tom van Cakenberghe / IWMI IWMI’s response to Covid-19 IWMI Annual Report 2019 Water systems underpinning sustainable development

How taking a systems approach to water will help to meet our future food needs

On World Food Day, Dr. Mark Smith, Director General of IWMI, explains why effective water management is key to transforming food production.

Rural women are reshaping gender norms in northern Ghana

Understanding how climate, migration, gender roles and Covid-19 affect women and their communities can contribute to well-informed policymaking in the Upper West Region.

Focus on Covid-19

Ganesh Kumari Karki (60) drinks water from a public tap at Dhap village. Photo: Tom van Cakenberghe / IWMI IWMI’s response to Covid-19. Read more…

Business models for fecal sludge management in India

Globally, 50% of the population relies on on-site sanitation systems (OSS) such as septic tanks and pit latrines and is, hence, in need of Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) solutions.

Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): exploring potential at the global scale.

This report presents a spatial analysis conducted at global scale to identify areas of high suitability for implementing the Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) approach.