Dr. K. Palanisami of IWMI Hyderabad and ICRISAT Team were awarded the Outstanding Scientific Article Award
Dr. Palanisami with the ICRISAT team received the Outstanding Scientific Article Award for their research paper entitled “Bio-economic modelling of farm household decisions for ex-ante impact assessment of integrated watershed development programs in semi-arid India” that was published in the Journal `Environment, Development and Sustainability’ in 2013. The article was based on the work done by ICRISAT team and Dr. K. Palanisami of IWMI. This award was presented to the team on the occasion of ICRISAT’s Annual Day Celebration.
IWMI East Africa wins Italian award
Florence, June 5.
Simon Langan, head of IWMI’s Addis Ababa office, accepted the Il Monito del Giardino Environmentalist Award on behalf of all IWMI East Africa staff during a ceremony held at the University of Florence. Simon delivered a presentation on Insights into the Nile River Basin: Opportunities and Constraints for the Future. In making the award, the judges singled out IWMI’s research on “technological innovation and the enhancement of traditional practices in water management to reduce poverty, to promote food security and economic growth.” Read more about this award.
Enhancing capacity for system transformation
Strengthening and sustaining the enabling environment
Enabling gender and youth inclusion
Brokering knowledge for sustainability
Cultivating scaling preparedness
Fostering scaling partnerships
Co-developing innovation bundles
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 
A lack of affordable credit, particularly for women and resource-poor farmers, is one of the main barriers to expanding farmer-led irrigation in low- and middle-income countries. But 
The ability of farmers to engage in or expand irrigation depends on the prevailing socioeconomic, ecological and political contexts, which are often complex, non-linear and changeable. Overcoming systemic barriers to farmer-led irrigation development while taking advantage of existing opportunities 
Population pressure and increasing water competition in a changing climate require us to take stock of the availability and use of water across scales. Water availability not only influences farmers’ commercial prospects but also irrigation-related enterprises and agri-businesses. Greater water scarcity could jeopardize irrigation and agricultural markets while excessive water use can lead to declining ecosystems, water quality and soil health. IWMI advises development partners and the public and private sectors on all aspects of water resource availability and use through a variety of advanced modeling and remote-sensing products and tools, including 
