2011

IWMI_LOGOXueliang Cai, David Molden, Mohammed Mainuddin, Bharat Sharma, Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad and Poolad Karimi won the Water International Best Paper Award for “Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins”. Read more…


image004A paper co-authored by Mark Giordano won one of three International Water Resources Association annual Best Paper Awards, presented at the triennial World Water Congress XIV held in September 2011 at Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. The awardees are chosen by a panel of leading water resources scholars selected by the editors of the journal Water International. The criteria for evaluation are relevance, rigor and impact. Read more…


image005IWMI won the prestigious 2011 Crystal Drop Award from the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) for outstanding contributions to the improvement of the world’s water situation. Awarded only once every three years, IWMI is only the fourth organization to have won the Crystal Drop, for which both individuals and organizations are eligible. The award was presented at 14th IWRA World Water Congress in Porto De Galinhas, Brazil. Read more…


image006Ashley Murray, IWMI Associate Scientist based in Ghana won a National Geographic award for “Emerging Explorers”. She is a wastewater engineer and founder and director of Waste Enterprisers Ltd., in Ghana. Her company is developing businesses that rely on human waste as a resource – such as fish farms and agriculture, providing a viable alternative to its haphazard discharge into a community’s waters and environment.