Ongoing ProjectsCompleted Projects
(21 ongoing projects listed)
Project
Contact
From Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025
Egypt, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan
https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/10-from-fragility-to-resilience-in-central-and-west-asia-and-north-africa-f2r-cwana-transforming-responses-to-drought-and-climate-variability/
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025
Egypt, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan
https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/10-from-fragility-to-resilience-in-central-and-west-asia-and-north-africa-f2r-cwana-transforming-responses-to-drought-and-climate-variability/
Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa
NEXUS Gains: Realizing Multiple Benefits Across Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems (Forests, Biodiversity)
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, South Africa
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, South Africa
Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ghana, India, Nepal
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Ghana, India, Nepal
Analysis of the impacts of flooding in the Awash Basin, Ethiopia, in 2020
March 1, 2022 to February 29, 2024
Ethiopia
March 1, 2022 to February 29, 2024
Ethiopia
Vegetable Irrigation for Climate Resilience Toolkit for Mali and Ethiopia
October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Ethiopia, Mali
October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Ethiopia, Mali
Improving and Strengthening Water Security and Watershed Management in Central Asia - Water Governance Specialists Component
September 26, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
September 26, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Improving and Strengthening Water Security and Watershed Management in Central Asia (Cooperative Agreement Component)
November 22, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Uzbekistan
November 22, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Uzbekistan
Groundwater for Deep Resilience in Africa - Design Phase
January 15, 2023 to June 1, 2023
South Africa
January 15, 2023 to June 1, 2023
South Africa
Prioritization of climate-smart water management practices in Ethiopia
October 15, 2021 to April 30, 2023 (Extended to December 31, 2023)
Ethiopia
October 15, 2021 to April 30, 2023 (Extended to December 31, 2023)
Ethiopia
Climate-Water-Nexus: Integrated Water Resource Management in the Niger River Basin
September 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023
Ghana, Niger
September 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023
Ghana, Niger
Scaling up digital water data in Africa
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2023 (Extended to January 31, 2024)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia
https://www.digitalearthafrica.org/
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2023 (Extended to January 31, 2024)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia
https://www.digitalearthafrica.org/
Feasibility study and set up of a Flood Inundation Model and Natural Catastrophe (NatCat) Risk Monitoring System in India
February 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
India
February 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
India
Supporting MALR strategic objective to Modernize the On-Farm Irrigation Systems – Egypt (Design Phase)
April 15, 2022 to December 15, 2022 (Extended to September 30, 2023)
Egypt
April 15, 2022 to December 15, 2022 (Extended to September 30, 2023)
Egypt
GCRF Equitable resilience
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2022 (Extended to February 28, 2023)
South Africa
November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2022 (Extended to February 28, 2023)
South Africa
Development of a Universal Weather Index Insurance Portal for scaling bundled solutions in Sri Lanka
December 15, 2021 to June 15, 2022 (Extended to December 15, 2022)
Sri Lanka
December 15, 2021 to June 15, 2022 (Extended to December 15, 2022)
Sri Lanka
MENAdrought – empowering and enhancing drought management systems in the Middle East North Africa (MENA)
August 15, 2018 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to September 30, 2022)
Jordan, Jordan, Lebanon, Lebanon, Morocco, Morocco
https://menadrought.iwmi.org/
August 15, 2018 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to September 30, 2022)
Jordan, Jordan, Lebanon, Lebanon, Morocco, Morocco
https://menadrought.iwmi.org/
(62 completed projects listed)
Project
Contact
Climate Smart Digital Technologies for Agriculture and Food Security - Water Component
November 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
November 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
CGIAR Gender Platform IWMI Components
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2020)
Global
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2020)
Global
From Options to Integrative Decisions
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Ethiopia, Uganda
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Ethiopia, Uganda
CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Bangladesh: Water-related risk and crop monitoring tool under the food system dashboard in Bangladesh
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Bangladesh
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Bangladesh
FutureDAMS
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Global
http://www.futuredams.org
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Global
http://www.futuredams.org
GRAN-Groundwater for Resilience in Africa Network
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa
Drought Monitoring and Forecasting to Enhance Agriculture Resilience and Improving Food Security in South Asia
July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021 (Extended to October 31, 2021)
India, Sri Lanka
July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021 (Extended to October 31, 2021)
India, Sri Lanka
ITC Phase 2 - Mission Sunehra Kal
March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2021 (Extended to May 31, 2021)
India
March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2021 (Extended to May 31, 2021)
India
Estb drought early warning system
March 20, 2020 to February 26, 2021 (Extended to July 30, 2021)
Sri Lanka
March 20, 2020 to February 26, 2021 (Extended to July 30, 2021)
Sri Lanka
WBK SADC Drought Stocktake
October 8, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to June 30, 2021)
South Africa
October 8, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to June 30, 2021)
South Africa
Water profitability analysis: towards less water consuming crops-suitability for smallholders’ fields with surface irrigation in the Nile Delta
December 15, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to September 30, 2020)
Egypt
December 15, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to September 30, 2020)
Egypt
Next Generation Drought Index Study
March 26, 2019 to March 25, 2020 (Extended to June 30, 2020)
Senegal
March 26, 2019 to March 25, 2020 (Extended to June 30, 2020)
Senegal
Operationalizing Community-driven multiple-use water services (MUS) in South Africa
October 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019 (Extended to March 31, 2021)
South Africa
October 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019 (Extended to March 31, 2021)
South Africa
Water-security in Ethiopia-MUS
September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2019 (Extended to June 30, 2019)
Ethiopia
September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2019 (Extended to June 30, 2019)
Ethiopia
Flood Hazard Model in Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI) in South Asia
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Bangladesh, India
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Bangladesh, India
Africa to Asia- Testing Adaptation in Flood-based Resource Management under the Programme putting research into use of nutrition, sustainable agriculture and resilience (PRUNSAR)
June 17, 2016 to December 31, 2018 (Extended to May 31, 2020)
Myanmar
June 17, 2016 to December 31, 2018 (Extended to May 31, 2020)
Myanmar
Climate-smart villages in Southeast Asia
April 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, VietNam
April 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, VietNam
Lacombe, Guillaume
Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management: Flood and drought risk assessment to ensure resilience to climate change
February 2, 2018 to October 1, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
February 2, 2018 to October 1, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
ADB Disaster Risk Mapping Project
April 17, 2018 to September 30, 2018 (Extended to March 31, 2019)
Sri Lanka
April 17, 2018 to September 30, 2018 (Extended to March 31, 2019)
Sri Lanka
Improving dry season agriculture for marginal and tenant farmers in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2018 (Extended to June 30, 2019)
Nepal
September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2018 (Extended to June 30, 2019)
Nepal
Water law reform to improve water security for vulnerable people in Africa (SELARE ) - Phase 2
October 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 (Extended to November 30, 2018)
Kenya, Uganda, South Africa
October 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 (Extended to November 30, 2018)
Kenya, Uganda, South Africa
IWMI-ICAR Research Project 2020
April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2020)
India
April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2020)
India
Assessment of Floods and Droughts: Improved Solution for Mitigation and Risk Management in South Asia
July 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018 (Extended to August 31, 2018)
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
July 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018 (Extended to August 31, 2018)
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
Weather index insurance: Addressing the question of equity in Asia and Africa
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Bangladesh, India
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Bangladesh, India
Landscapes and ALWM intensification
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Ethiopia
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Ethiopia
Understanding the ecosystem services of flood pulsed systems
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Kenya, Myanmar
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Kenya, Myanmar
Demonstrating and promoting an innovative landscape-based solution for flood capture and subsurface storage
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
Global, India, VietNam
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
Global, India, VietNam
Innovative Risk Management Solutions for Floods and Drought to support national strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
India, Sri Lanka
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
India, Sri Lanka
Hydrological assessment of the RAMSAR-designated wetlands in Laos
December 14, 2016 to August 11, 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
December 14, 2016 to August 11, 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lacombe, Guillaume
Mapping out the water situation and monitoring the availability of water in Seven SADC Countries
December 22, 2016 to July 31, 2017
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
December 22, 2016 to July 31, 2017
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Determination of Environmental Water Requirements - preliminary studies
August 1, 2016 to March 20, 2017
South Africa
August 1, 2016 to March 20, 2017
South Africa
Innovation for Gender Equality in Water Management
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016
Tanzania, South Africa
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016
Tanzania, South Africa
Clement, Floriane
Water Managemet Solutions for Flood Recession and Dry Season Farming in Nigeria
January 1, 2014 to November 30, 2016
Nigeria
January 1, 2014 to November 30, 2016
Nigeria
Mobile weather stations and flood alerts
November 9, 2015 to November 8, 2016 (Extended to January 25, 2018)
Sri Lanka
November 9, 2015 to November 8, 2016 (Extended to January 25, 2018)
Sri Lanka
Irrigation Schemes of Sri Lanka
October 12, 2015 to April 30, 2016 (Extended to June 30, 2016)
Sri Lanka
October 12, 2015 to April 30, 2016 (Extended to June 30, 2016)
Sri Lanka
Siddiqui, Salman
DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH ASIA DROUGHT MONITORING SYSTEM (SA DMS)
August 13, 2015 to April 30, 2016
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
August 13, 2015 to April 30, 2016
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
Enhancing the resilience and productivity of rainfed dominated systems in Lao PDR through sustainable groundwater use
August 1, 2012 to January 31, 2016 (Extended to December 31, 2016)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
August 1, 2012 to January 31, 2016 (Extended to December 31, 2016)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Drylands Program
January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 (Extended to December 31, 2016)
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, South Africa
January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 (Extended to December 31, 2016)
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, South Africa
Flood recession agriculture for food security in Northern Ghana
October 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015 (Extended to September 30, 2016)
Ghana
October 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015 (Extended to September 30, 2016)
Ghana
European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase food production in irrigated farming systems in Africa
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2015
Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Tunisia, South Africa
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2015
Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Tunisia, South Africa
Development of South Asia Drought Monitoring System
July 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
July 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
The politics of Integrated Water Resources Management in Africa
April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014
Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe
April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014
Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Impact of external drivers on water resources in the Ganges
April 30, 2011 to April 30, 2014 (Extended to October 30, 2014)
India
April 30, 2011 to April 30, 2014 (Extended to October 30, 2014)
India
Water-related interventions to reduce vulnerability to climate change: do they address the structural causes of gendered vulnerability in the IGP
July 1, 2012 to August 30, 2013 (Extended to December 31, 2015)
Bangladesh, India, Nepal
gendercc-southasia.iwmi.org
July 1, 2012 to August 30, 2013 (Extended to December 31, 2015)
Bangladesh, India, Nepal
gendercc-southasia.iwmi.org
Sugden, Fraser
Preliminary assessment and R&D proposal development for Climate Resilient Farming Systems in Eastern India, Nepal and Bangladesh
August 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012
Bangladesh, India, Nepal
August 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012
Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Evaluation of the flow regulation functions of natural ecosystems (wetlands floodplains and forests) in the Zambezi River Basin
February 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (Extended to February 28, 2012)
Ethiopia, South Africa
February 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (Extended to February 28, 2012)
Ethiopia, South Africa
Multiple use water services scoping study for identifying barriers and potentials for scaling
July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Tanzania
www.musgroup.net
July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Tanzania
www.musgroup.net
Multiple-Use water Services (MUS)
June 15, 2004 to May 1, 2009
Bolivia, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Thailand, South Africa, Zimbabwe
www.musgroup.net
June 15, 2004 to May 1, 2009
Bolivia, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Thailand, South Africa, Zimbabwe
www.musgroup.net
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 
