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Postcards from Ethiopia

Four stories reflecting on IWMI’s science, and how local farmers are adapting to unique water resource challenges.

Elevated learning

eBee UAV creates a buzz with IWMI scientists.

WLE launches revamped website

The CGIAR Research Program on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE), which is led by IWMI, has launched its new revamped website.

Dirt cheap?

Ethiopia’s farmers pay a high price for soil erosion.

Groundwater access in Nepal

Under rural feudalism in Nepal, tenants are getting the short end of the stick.

Half empty or half full?

Map shows groundwater irrigation potential in Africa.

Payday for India’s first ever “sunshine farmer”

Scheme could protect water reserves, boost incomes and guard against climate change.

Reversing the clock

Ethiopian communities attempt to save biodiversity and livelihoods.

International Day for Biological Diversity

Biodiversity and groundwater: the hidden link?

Boosting Water Management in Sri Lanka

Hi-tech system aims to enhance monitoring of the country’s water resources.

Getting that ‘real time’ flow

A better way to collect, send and share water information in Pakistan.

Yoshi… Learning to research at IWMI

Yoshiaki Inada (Yoshi) was seconded to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) by the Government of Japan, where he worked as a researcher from...

Coffee with a splash of green

In Vietnam, saving water isn’t just sustainable – it’s also profitable.

Global Soil Week 2015

How smarter fertilizer and water use can help sustain our soils.

7th World Water Forum 2015

A team of IWMI experts is taking part in the World Water Forum (WWF) in Daegu & Gyeongbuk in South Korea.

The rise and fall of Onion Land?

Irrigation has proved profitable in Ethiopia, but unsustainable use could burst the bubble.

World Water Day 2015

Celebrate World Water Day with IWMI's success stories in an interactive map to reflect on 30 years of work across Africa and Asia.

The Effluent Society

Can cities transform wastewater into an asset?

Measurements for a virtual world or reality?

‘Water productivity’ and ‘water footprints’ have become mainstream. How can they really help?

Managing water and fertilizer for sustainable agricultural intensification

This book is a timely contribution as it cuts across the water and fertilizer sectors and summarizes the state-of-the-art knowledge on plant nutrition and water management and the challenges we face in achieving the food security component of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Heads or Tails

How Egyptian farmers are adapting to water scarcity up and down a canal.

Cleaning the Ganges

New effort to help nurse India’s most sacred river back to health.

Getting the better of bad weather

Why new devices could set alarm bells ringing in the rain.

Pumping Up Trouble

Could overuse of groundwater jeopardize Tamil Nadu’s Green Revolution?

Big benefits in small spaces

Bangladeshi women find profit in new methods of vegetable cultivation and cattle rearing.

Technology alone is not a silver bullet

Storing water could help rural communities in Nepal, if socioeconomic factors are addressed.

Can Myanmar achieve food security?

The need for targeted investments to reduce poverty and regain preeminent agricultural position in the region.

Farming on the doorstep

New study reveals scale of cropping in and around cities

Fishing for pro-poor solutions in India

New policies are needed to support small-scale fish farmers.

The scourge of salt

World losing 2,000 hectares of irrigated farmland a day

Getting more out of local knowledge

A series of public events put farmers at the heart of climate change discussions in Nepal.

Sustainable Development Goals Offer Unique Opportunity to Transform Management of Critical Water Resources

Targets that promote efficient, nationally and locally appropriate water use will be key to achieving the SDGs.

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