Youth seek climate-smart agri-solutions in innovation challenge
In celebration of International Youth Day, IWMI and BongoHive hosted a Demonstration Day in partnership with the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa (AICCRA) project in Zambia.
Middle East Water Security: Competition heats up as resources become scarcer
IWMI is highlighted in the context of the deteriorating water security situation in the Middle East and North Africa region in the August 2023 Al-Monitor PRO Trend Report.
Stakeholders raise awareness against floods
IWMI convened experts in climate change, water resources, and disaster risk reduction to discuss flood prediction and early warning in Nigeria.
Flooding – Stakeholders strengthen synergy
IWMI, hosting the workshop, highlighted the importance of flood forecasting and early warning systems in mitigating flood impacts, considering the growing global trend of intensified heavy rainfall events due to climate change.
El Niño event declared; impacts on countries in Southern Africa expected
IWMI and CIMMYT call for action as multiple climate prediction centers concur that this El Niño event will reach a “strong” category in the northern hemisphere by the winter of 2023-24.
Irrigation for rural development
IWMI researchers call for careful planning, environmentally responsible water management and active community participation to ensure long-term success of irrigation projects in Nepal.
Experts stress efficient groundwater use
IWMI in Pakistan organized a workshop to discuss the critical issue of water conservation and sustainable groundwater management in Balochistan.
Decision Making On Scientific Data For Improved Water Resource Management Critical: IWMI
This training was conducted through the World Bank funded Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project (BIWRMDP).
Cause and Effect | ‘Scientist’s job isn’t to negotiate, but to give evidence to govts’: Aditi Mukherji, IWMI
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, convened for a four-day session on Tuesday to begin the next round of what is known as the assessment cycle.
Making Nepali farmers happy
The integration of groundwater-based irrigation systems with farmer-managed irrigation systems holds great potential, says IWMI researchers.
Online modules on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience launched!
The IWMI-led project’s main goal is to contribute to climate-resilient, gender-equitable, and socially inclusive agrarian livelihoods in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan by supporting government efforts to promote solar irrigation.
Institute assesses investment climate for circular bioeconomy
IWMI has kick-started a study in Nigeria to identify key gaps affecting waste management and entrepreneurship development in the circular bioeconomy sector.
Geo Tv: Crops that require less water should be grown, experts say GeoTv News
In Okara, with the support of the International Water Management Institute, a project on the development of smart agriculture and checking the level and quality of underground water is working.
Himalayan glacier loss speeding up, new report finds
Santosh Nepal commented on what this shift means for meltwater.
Business Recorder: IWMI installs 50 soil moisture sensors at farms in Okara
Dr Cheema said these water sensors had been installed under WRAP Programme Component 1: CRS-IWaG, and IWMI Pakistan hoped that this technology would be used by other farmers as well, as they see its benefits.
Daily News: Int’l collaboration in line for Climate Change University
Referring to the proposal made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, the Prime Minister said international organisations could provide high standard..
Water Alternatives Forum: What will it take to decolonize water science, policy, and practice?
There is now, perhaps as never before, a growing consensus on the need for transformative change in water and climate science.
Daily FT: Sustainable Development Goals accelerated for corporates in Colombo
The Global Compact Network Sri Lanka hosted its first SDG Innovation Accelerator which is part of a five-phase accelerator program designed by the United Nations Global Compact.
Tribune: Water reforms termed key to development
Dr Hafeez, the IWMI Water, Food and Ecosystems Director, said, “Through climate-smart interventions, the IWMI Pakistan aims to guide farmers, industrialists, urban water users and other stakeholders on sustainable water use, so that water scarcity can be addressed.
The Nation: Water sector reforms imperative for sustainable development in Punjab
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan celebrated World Environment Day 2023 by organizing a capacity building workshop for media and highlighting the role of water governance in fostering prosperity and sustainable development in Punjab.
Kathmandu Post: Reviving Nepal’s agriculture
Nepal’s agriculture is largely dominated by small and medium holder farmers practising a mixed farming system (MFS) which includes multiple cropping practices like growing vegetables and fruits and raising livestock.
Enviro News Nigeria: Water institute sets modalities for bio-circular economy
Bio-Circular Economy uses renewable biological resources from land and sea, such as crops, forests, fish, animals and micro-organisms, to produce food, health, materials, products, textiles and energy.
Youssef Brouziyne on Kawkabuna, Sky News Arabia
He spoke about the pressure of climate change and anthropogenic activities on lakes and natural reservoirs and their associated biodiversity.
Drovers: Water for Food Global Conference Draws International Audience to Address Water and Food Security
Fauchon was one of more than 120 global speakers and 400 participants who gathered at the tenth Water for Food Global Conference to discuss innovative ways to improve water and food security by increasing farmers’ resiliency to a changing landscape.
Kathmandu Post: Grid-connected solar irrigation
Groundwater (GW) irrigation through shallow tube wells (STWs) powered by diesel pumps has been crucial for farmers in the Terai belt since the 1970s (Asian Development Bank, 2013) due to low investment cost, easy repair, and an established supply chain.
IFPRI: IFPRI’s 2023 global food policy report & cgiar research initiative on fragility, conflict & migration (FCM) nigeria event
In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems continued due to the protracted pandemic, natural disasters, civil unrest, political instability, and the impacts of climate change.
The Third Pole: Opinion: In the worst April heatwave in history, South Asia must demand these urgent climate actions
When heatwaves disrupt our children’s education, it is time to demand climate action. I am writing this as a climate scientist and a mother of two young children.
CGIAR News: Better monitoring of microbial hazards in Ethiopia’s Akaki watershed will improve water quality for Addis Ababa’s 5 million residents
Most wastewater in Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa is discharged into rivers without treatment, putting the health of the city’s 5 million inhabitants at risk from diseases caused by fecal and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.
2.1b People Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water Globally: Chairman PCRWR
Chairman Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) Dr Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, while underscoring the importance of water in the light of Quran and Sunnah, on Thursday said that globally 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 4.5 billion people have no adequate facility for safely managed sanitation services.
Pakistan Observer: Experts term efficient water management key to water security in Pakistan
They expressed these views in a media workshop held under the aegis of the International Water Management Institute, IWMI, Pakistan.
Sunday Observer: Sri Lanka and Maldives commit to champion water vulnerability at UN 2023 Water Conference
At the well-attended dialogue, Sri Lanka and the Maldives highlighted critical challenges on climate change and water faced by Small Island Developing States.