A continental coalition is set in motion to support sustainable groundwater use across Africa
Inclusion of groundwater in continent-wide strategies has potential to help keep Africa’s broader development on a sustainable footing.
Women in Science: Tackling Global Issues
For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, eleven researchers share how their work addresses key global challenges.
Wetlands: Nature’s solution to climate change
Rainforests grab the headlines, but with 87% of wetlands lost globally, it is time to nurture these immensely productive and diverse ecosystems.
Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adaptation.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research is needed to better understand how water quality, including organic and inorganic contaminants, may relate to CKDu.
Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the MENA region.
Do we have enough science to mitigate water crises?
We need to do a much better job at communication, not only within the water community, but also with the private sector, entrepreneurs, and financiers.
Time to double down on the triple win of disaster risk reduction
This week marks the International Day for Disaster Reduction and IWMI, working with other partners, is taking action now to identify and reduce existing disaster risks and prepare for a changing future.
Simulating trade-offs in the water-energy-food nexus
In the Omo-Turkana and Zambezi basins in Africa, complex relationships emerge from the balances struck among hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, water quality and environmental flows.
Solutions for those managing risk in climate disasters
Indian farmers take aim at climate disasters through bundling high-tech solutions.
Making irrigation technology more affordable in Ethiopia
How the tax exemption would actually benefit farmers on the ground, and not just importers and retailers of irrigation technology.
When small is beautiful – but not spectacular
Taking stock of a widespread water intervention in Africa.
Biodiversity’s freshwater connection
A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction
Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia
IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative research.
Assigning value to nature’s bounty
Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin
How CGIAR research is helping close the global gender gap
A World Economic Forum article by IWMI director general Claudia Sadoff.
Making science and knowledge inclusive for gender equality
Could women be the source of change? Advances in women’s representation in government show much promise.
Gender solutions for sustainable water management in Western Nepal
IWMI study calls for investment in the social capital and capabilities of women and marginalized people.
You can’t manage what you don’t measure
New information on water resources to guide development in Nepal’s Koshi Basin.
Water security for sustainable dryland development
The search for options to boost water productivity
How a dry village got its feet wet
As Laos seeks to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods, while adapting agriculture to climate change impacts, the potential of groundwater irrigation can only grow. Lessons learned from IWMI’s pilot study should prove valuable for helping realize this potential.
Countering climate change with the cascade effect
Researchers with IWMI have joined a major effort to rehabilitate "tank" (or small reservoir) cascade systems in the Dry Zone.
Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts
Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins.