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Women use a public tap in the center of Dhap. Before water management started in Dhap village, there used to be long lines of people waiting their turn to collect or use the water tap. Photo: Tom van Cakenberghe / IWMI

How social accountability tools can improve water service delivery in Nepal

New IWMI report documents and analyzes the implementation of public hearings and public audits in water service delivery.
Dried out stream in Ethiopia. Photo: WLE

Declining data quality threatens water resources management in the Lake Tana...

Through the FLAIR project in the Lake Tana sub-basin, IWMI is supporting the way data is generated by measuring water diversions at selected schemes.

Water’s role in poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs

CGIAR’s new ambitions are defined by a set of impact areas, with water – and therefore water systems science – at the heart of each. 

Study finds public investment in farmer-led irrigation is more likely to...

A recent study by IWMI provides important insights for efforts to expand farmer-led groundwater irrigation (including solar irrigation pumps) in Ethiopia.
UN Women Humanitarian Work with Refugees in Cameroon

Building refugee resilience in East Africa through reusing resources

This World Population Day, we explore how refugees can develop resilience with water.
Farmers attending a solar irrigation pump demonstration by Pumptech during a fieldtrip to Bawku, Ghana.

How market knowledge is powering Africa’s solar irrigation sector

Data-driven tools are helping solar irrigation companies target their products and services to the right people, in the right way.
Drip irrigation used in the cabbage farm to irrigate the cultivation. Photo: Adam Öjdahl / IWMI

Water’s role in boosting nutrition, health and food security

Developing business models that governments and the private sector take seriously, so that better use of water can lead to better nutrition, health and food security.
A farmer in Ethiopia demonstrates a hand pump used for agriculture. Photo: Apollo Habtamu / IWMI

Can adaptive management combat agricultural uncertainty in Ethiopia?

New IWMI findings suggest that adaptive management, a structured approach to decision-making in the face of uncertainty, can help achieve sustainable agricultural transformation.

Women in Leadership: behind the scenes

Even in countries where gender norms prevail, women have, and will continue to, forge a path to leadership. With support from organisations like the CGIAR and IWMI, we can continue to equip both men and women with the knowledge and tools to lead.
Irrigation in drought-hit Gujarat. Photo: Hamish John Appleby / IWMI

Everything you need to know about water and migration

Often, migration is a development problem being solved by people using their own agency, and this should be better reflected in policy responses at all levels.