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.
Scientific American: The World Faces a Water Crisis, and 4 Powerful Charts Show How
The United Nations water conference started this week. Co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan, the three-day event will take place at UN headquarters in New York and will be the first such event in nearly half a century.
Inside Climate News: At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
On Wednesday morning in Manhattan, the United Nations Water Conference began in dramatic fashion when Mina Guli, a 52-year-old Australian foundation CEO and water activist, broke a blue ribbon stretched across the U.N. Plaza, completing her 200th marathon in a year.
Rising Kashmir: The global water crisis: Concerns and approach
Earth is the only planet that has water which is primary source of life without which life is impossible. Water is the basic necessity of every human being. It’s not only humans that require access to clean water.
Smithsonian Magazine: U.N. Climate Change Report Calls for Urgent Action
Humans will need to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030 to prevent the most catastrophic effects of global warming, according to a new report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
UN report drives home ‘insufficient’ global climate action
Rising temperatures, natural disasters and irreversible ecosystem degradation are becoming increasingly life-threatening for humans and nature all over the world, top scientists warned in a major new report released Monday by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Context: It’s time to reset our approach to the global water crisis
The United Nations 2023 Water Conference takes place in New York this week, nearly five decades after the first conference in 1977.
UN 2023 Water Conference: 46 years after Mar del Plata, it’s time to examine the successes and failures
Alan Nicol commented on the effect of atmospheric carbon on water systems.
Context: Why water emergencies are the thorniest end of the climate crisis
More than six months after unprecedented floods left a third of Pakistan under water, millions are still feeling the humanitarian aftershocks.
Energy World: Why water storage is a vital tool in South Asia’s climate change strategy
Both floods and droughts are the result of variable precipitation, resulting in periods with too much water and others with too little, both of which have hit the people of South Asia hard over the past few decades.
Morocco must adapt to growing climate threat, warns finance minister
Youssef Brouziyne explained that this is the fourth dry year in a row and pointed out studies suggest more regular droughts in the country.
Gaon Connection: Sustainable groundwater development through solar irrigation in India
Groundwater is central to India's water and food security. Almost 50 per cent of urban and 85 per cent of rural India depend on groundwater to fulfil its domestic water needs. In agriculture, 64 per cent of irrigated area uses groundwater, abstracted by more than 20 million wells.
Paepard: Regional Climate Smart Agriculture Policy Dialogue
The objectives of the Policy Dialogue are to: 1. Share empirical evidence on the importance of climate smart agriculture in transitioning to resilient farming communities in SSA. 2. Develop recommendations on how to build climate-smart and resilient farming systems in SSA at scale 3. Networking, and promoting partnerships and action.
Kathmandu Post: Sharing energy benefits
Nepal’s energy sector has vastly improved from just a few years ago. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the country’s monopoly electric utility, is highly profitable after decades of persistent losses.
Business Recorder: Flood telemetry system: master plan readied
Addressing a workshop organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Thursday, Engr.
GFPR: Nigeria presentation of the 2023 Global Food Policy Report and the launch of the CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration
In light of these challenges, there is a clear need for evidence to better respond to and prepare for crises.
WorldFish: Protecting livelihoods through sustainable utilization of the Kafue river basin
Traditional leaders in Zambia, such as chiefs, have historically been the proponents of natural resource management, particularly land and water use in their communities.
The Nation: IWMI highlights need for women inclusivity in all aspects of technology
International water Management Institute (IwMI) pakistan celebrated International women’s Day 2023 and held a seminar and panel discussion under the global UN theme ‘Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality’ in Islamabad.
Ada Derana: 100+ participants from Sri Lanka and Maldives participate in seminar on how to successfully access climate finance
More than 100 participants from Sri Lanka and the Maldives joined in a workshop on how to access the international instruments of climate finance.
CIMMYT: Building towards a climate-smart agriculture future through harnessing crop modeling
he workshop was facilitated by renowned global crop modeling experts to provide critical coaching support to upcoming modelers. These experts included Sue Walker, a...
Bol News: IWMI Pakistan organises consultative workshop on water issues
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organised a consultative workshop with the Okara Chamber of Commerce and Industry on water issues to identify the challenges the industrial water users are confronted with in the district.
KBC: 10 agribusinesses picked as first cohort for Food Systems Accelerator
The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Kick-off event took place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 February 2023 to unveil its first cohort of agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa.
Engineering News: IWMI supports Zambia with post-flood recovery strategy
IWMI will further support its government partners in Zambia with flood damage assessment and aid recovery efforts, following the extreme flooding events across the country particularly in Southern, Central, Eastern and Lusaka provinces.
Zambian Agri Business: IWMI, government collaborate for post-flood advisory
As current floods have affected over 20,000 citizens, the government authorities have collaborated with International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for improved knowledge generation and effective advisory services.
Top Africa News: CGIAR Food System Accelerator Kick-Off in Kigali, Rwanda to Announce Top 10 Agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa
The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Kick-off event is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 February 2023 to unveil its first cohort of agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa.
CGIAR Food System Accelerator Kick-Off in Kigali, Rwanda to Announce Top 10 Agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa
The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Kick-off event is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 February 2023 to unveil its first cohort of agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa.
Engineering News: IWMI supports Zambia with post-flood recovery strategy
Following floods that affected more than 20 000 people across Zambia, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge generation and effective advisory services.
Agri Links: Migrating from Droughts: A Pathway for Rural Community Response to Water Scarcity
Water is scarce in most communities in the Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana, and the scarcity is likely to persist until 2100. Smallholder farming, the main livelihood in the region, is largely rain-fed.
Relief Web: IWMI supports Zambia with post-flood recovery strategy
IWMI will further support its government partners in Zambia with flood damage assessment and aid recovery efforts, following the extreme flooding events across the country particularly in Southern, Central, Eastern and Lusaka provinces.
Scientific American: How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority
Last year, the world watched as punishing heat and drought killed people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and floods destroyed parts of Pakistan and the Philippines.
The Kathmandu Post: Building gender-responsive policies
An increasingly common sight in the lush fields of southern Nepal is the glinting of solar panels in sunlight.
Agri Links: Expanding Small-Scale Irrigation in Ethiopia: Do Pump Prices Matter?
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are keen to expand irrigation to improve food security and climate resilience and are increasingly emphasizing the role of private, farmer-led irrigation using groundwater.