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IWMI’s Director General addresses UN General Assembly at special...
Dr. Colin Chartres, IWMI's Director General has been invited to address the Economic and Finance Committee of the UN General Assembly on 6th...
Circleofblue.org: India’s Leaders Argue Over River Linking Plan
The project is designed to move 178 cubic kilometers of water from northern Himalayan rivers to the drier south via 30 diversion projects, which...
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Money For Nothing
The common pool resource in which everyone has a stake today is groundwater, on which rural India has come to depend overwhelmingly. Most NREGS...
Circlevilleherald.com: Water conservation: A virtue, value, necessity
The foods we eat also have a water footprint. Meat is the biggest water hog. It takes eight times more water to produce 500...
Miller-mccune.com: Finding Water from Outer Space
Finding more fresh water is one of the paramount challenges of the 21st century. Nearly one-third of the human race lacks reliable access to...
World Food Day – October 16th, 2009
"We are fond of justifying our efforts in the name of the poor. We should keep in mind that while they are the first...
Ftd.de: Politics of water’ leaves Punjab in deep trouble
The degradation of the irrigation system reflects a wider crisis in India's water supply. The International Water Management Institute and the Food and Agriculture...
Newsblaze.com: World Food Day: Citizens’ of World Focus
David Seckler of the International Water Management Institute writes "Many of the most populous countries of the world - China, India, Pakistan, Mexico, and...
Ngrguardiannews.com: NEST launches Aba climate change adaptation scheme
Others include Climate Change and Human Health in Accra, Ghana by the Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana; Exploring Urban-Rural Interdependence and...
David Molden wins PAWEES International Award
Award recognizes contributions in the field of rice paddy and water environment engineering.