Blogs
Youth-led aquaculture in Northern Ghana
By transforming underutilized dams into productive aquaculture farms, IWMI is helping to create year-round employment opportunities that reduce the need for youth migration.
Features
Aquaculture in small reservoirs in Ghana’s North-East Region
The IWMI-led initiative is turning local dams into sources of growth and development.
Publications
May-June 2024 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from May and June 2024.
Blogs
On gender and social inclusion in Ghana’s landscape management policies
Addressing the gaps will pave the way for inclusive and sustainable management, benefitting landscapes and communities.
Blogs
Youth migration and climate resilience in northern Ghana
IWMI research draws out the positive and negative outcomes impacting society and the environment.
Features
When climate and cocoa collide
Chocolate prices soar as El Nino dries up major producers but is there more to the story?
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)
Tackling the risks of extreme events (PALM-TREES)
Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins: Tackling the Risks of Extreme Events (PALM-TREES)
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
Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA)
Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) - Phase 2
Study on sustainable management approaches to mitigate agriculture driven nature loss
Study on Sustainable Management Approaches to Mitigate Agriculture Driven Nature Loss
TAAT Water Enabler Compact
TAAT II WATER ENABLER COMPACT (WEC): Agricultural Water Solutions to support Rice, Cassava and Wheat Compacts in Selected Countries
Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)
Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Ghana & Zambia
CGIAR Initiative: Resilient cities
Resilient Cities Through Sustainable Urban and Peri-urban Agrifood Systems
Agroecological transitions for resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systems
Agroecological transitions for building resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systems
CGIAR Initiative: Climate Resilience (ClimBeR)
Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes
Social Transformation Research and Policy Advocacy
Resilience Against Climate Change – Social Transformation Research and Policy Advocacy (REACH-STR)
Innovation laboratory for small scale irrigation
Innovation Laboratory For Small Scale Irrigation - YR6
CGIAR Initiative: West and Central African Food Systems Transformation
Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa
Brown gold in urban Asia and Africa
Towards Brown Gold Reimagining off grid sanitation in rapidly urbanising areas in Asia and Africa
Blogs
The current heat is a chilling reminder of the climate crisis and its impacts on food insecurity
Turning the challenges posed by climate change into opportunities for innovation and transformation.
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.
In the media
IWMI, GIDA sign MoU to boost irrigation farming
IWMI and the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) enter into a five-year agreement aimed at significantly transforming the irrigation system for year-round cultivation.
WaterTalk – Navigating water realities in West Africa
The WaterTalk series will share insights into pressing water issues facing West Africa especially the Sahel.
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.
Blogs
Protecting Ghana’s Water Futures through Citizen Science
Women and youth empowered to foster responsible environmental stewardship in unique demonstration activity.
Blogs
Unlocking rural development
Understanding the drivers of social transformation and climate resilience in rural communities provides evidence for further development action.
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.
In the media
The sanitation circular economy - rhetoric vs. reality
IWMI researchers call for a sanitation circular and solidarity economy which explores innovative economic solutions for the most basic of human needs in ways that are wired for inclusivity.
Blogs
“If […] there is a small boy in the house, he must grant me permission before I can do anything on [the] land”
How gender roles and labor allocations impact livelihood spaces in the Upper-West region of Ghana.
Blogs
Reviving Ghana’s green belt
The fight for Ghanian forests requires a blend of science, local wisdom, and collaborative action.