Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA)
Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) - Phase 2
Online dashboard for water accounting for Volta Basin
Technical assistance for the Development of an online dashboard for Water Accounting for Volta Basin Authority (VBA) incorporating remotely sensed data
Water accounting for Incomati and Maputo River Basins
Technical assistance for the capacity building of use of remote sensing data and water accounting for Incomati and Maputo Watercourse Commission (INMACOM)
CGIAR Initiative: Nature-Positive Solutions
Nature-positive Solutions for Shifting Agrifood Systems to More Resilient and Sustainable Pathways
Publications
March-April research journal roundup
Read our roundup of IWMI’s work in April and March 2024.
In the media
ECOWAS, IWMI call for efficient water resources management
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and IWMI seek to work together to address the challenges of water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable irrigational agriculture practices in the region.
Press releases
IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
New grant will enable expanded scope and collaboration and make actionable water information accessible to governments and other groups.
Features
IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
Earth observation platforms and data will support decision-makers in the management of flood and drought risk.
Publications
August-September 2023 research journal roundup
IWMI contributions to research in August and September of 2023
Blogs
Life with grandmother crocodile
The changing benefits of ecosystem services for rural communities in northern Ghana.
In the media
WaterAndNature.org: Local benefits highlight role of natural infrastructure in adaptive basin planning
A blog post on the IUCN Water Knowledge Platform about the ‘WISE-UP to Climate’ project by Marloes Mul, Senior Researcher at IWMI.
Publications
IWMI Working Paper – 163: Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and...
Agriculture is a long-standing feature of urban and peri-urban West Africa. The technical, environmental, social and political implications of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA)...
In the media
Ghana.gov: Ghana, Burkina Faso and Kenya WISE-UP to Climate Change
IWMI and its partners are working together over a four-year period to demonstrate that natural ecosystems or infrastructure are nature based solutions for climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
Features
Africa’s farmers get plugged in to water
New online tool helps smallholder water management
The majority of farmers in Africa rely on rainwater for to produce their crops but suffer from...
News
A changing climate: Are the Volta River countries ready?
Threading its way from the semi-arid scrub of the Sahel, through the lush tropical farmlands of Southern Ghana, the Volta River supports the livelihoods...