IWMI in the news
We interviewed Dr Giriraj Amarnath, Principal Researcher on Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience at International Water Management Institute (IWMI), an expert in disaster risk management, floods and droughts, satellite-based monitoring and early warning, and climate and food security, among other areas. Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and part of the CGIAR global research partnership, IWMI is an international, research-for-development organisation that works with partners including governments, civil society and the private sector to solve water problems in developing countries and scale up solutions. Please read on to hear about Dr Giriraj Amarnath’s expectations from the UN Food Systems Summit, and IWMI’s work on the water-food-climate nexus.
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Scaling farmer-led irrigation requires strengthening human capacity and knowledge exchange among all actors and stakeholders involved. IWMI takes an action research approach, working with national and international research institutions, governments, extension agents and public and private organizations to co-develop the scaling ecosystem and strengthen capacity to drive scaling networks and collective action. We support the