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Cleaning up a community canal
Waste management is big challenge for waterside communities, but new innovations can deliver a cleaner environment.
Huts and small brick houses huddle cheek by jowl...
Increasing Sri Lanka’s rainwater storage will help protect people from floods...
The symposium helped to reinforce the need to make better use of the country’s erratic rainfall by storing it and using it during times of water scarcity.
Dirty water, dirty crops?
Reducing risks in urban vegetable production.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
Revitalizing Canal Irrigation: Towards Improving Cost Recovery
Cost recovery from irrigation in almost all the countries presents a dismal picture. Low cost recovery coupled with declining government finances has led to...
DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUES
The CGIAR Development Dialogues 2014 aim to focus international attention on the vital role of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, landscapes and food systems in achieving sustainable development.
Water for Food in Bangladesh: Outlook to 2030
This study assesses the changing consumption patterns of rice in Bangladesh and its implications on water demand by 2030. Rice dominates food and water...
Disaster response: Maps show extent of Kashmir flood crisis
IWMI has released a series of maps showing the extent of the catastrophic flooding in Kashmir.
Bangladesh can avert a groundwater crisis by not producing too much...
Bangladesh will need to be much more efficient in using water to avoid putting pressure on groundwater resources.
The power of water: Four propositions and a resolution
Stockholm, September 4th - IWMI's Director General, Jeremy Bird presents "The power of water - Four propositions and a resolution " during the Stockholm Water Prize Seminar at World Water Week 2014.