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Circular economies can become “the most inclusive” in Africa
Through resource efficiency, circular design, water reuse, repair and recycling, African nations can customize their economic systems to maximize both social benefits and sustainability.
Visionary integration
IWMI presents a digital twin concept for management of the Limpopo River basin.
Henry Roman new IWMI Country Representative for South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe...
New appointments to strengthen IWMI's approach to sustainable solutions for water-related issues in Southern Africa.
For everything to function, people need water
IWMI supports research, such as hydro-geologist Maduo Dingalo's work on transboundary aquifers, which is looking to identify potential borehole sites to supply water to vulnerable communities.
Satisfying the growing need for water storage: the role of sand...
More than 2 billion people currently live in water-stressed countries, and approximately 4 billion people experience water scarcity at least one month per year.
Tapping into Groundwater
In a recent interview, Dr. Villholth spoke more about IWMI’s groundwater program and how events such as World Water Week are important to protecting and managing the resource.
New project brings five African countries together to jointly manage region’s...
The five Partner States of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) have joined forces with IWMI to manage groundwater resources spanning an area larger than Austria and Germany.
Simulating trade-offs in the water-energy-food nexus
In the Omo-Turkana and Zambezi basins in Africa, complex relationships emerge from the balances struck among hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, water quality and environmental flows.
TheConversation: Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law
A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintentionally criminalising millions of small farmers who can’t obtain permits. This undermines efforts to boost farming production and meet economic growth goals.