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Biofuels – a solution worse than the problem?
Researchers at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka warned recently that China and India risk famine if they proceed with their biofuels...
State Minister stresses need for expansion of irrigation assisted farms
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Africa Director, Dr. Akissa Bahri, said Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia, should improve their water and land management so...
CGIAR Annual General Meeting
Beijing, China: December 3 - 7, 2007. IWMI is at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)...
Crop research ‘must switch to climate adaptation’
Colin Chartres, director-general of the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, said it is time for climate scientists to scale down global-warming models...
Landsat Science Team Spotlight
IWMI Researcher in USGS spotlight news: Prasad S. Thenkabail, Landsat Science Team Member appears in the USGS Spotlight News
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Doing business in Burma – Biofuels: environmental consequences
The effect on food prices of the decision by many US farmers to begin production of biofuels has already been widely reported. Now, a...
Biofuels aggravate water scarcity
Biofuel production will increase demand for land at the expense of nature. It will also require large quantities of water, already a major constraint...
Rise in biofuel demand could trigger food, water crisis
The impacts of a shift to biofuels would be more pronounced in the developing countries. A paper 'Biofuels: Implications for agricultural water use' by...