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A farmer checking the agro-climate information sent to his phone via SMS as part of IWMI’s bundled insurance solutions program. Location: Village of Galenbindunuwewa in the North Central province of Sri Lanka. Photo: Samurdhi Ranasinghe / IWMI

Hi-tech support helps Sri Lanka’s farmers navigate the climate crisis

With access to accurate information, farmers can make informed and timely decisions about investing.
Photo: Pierre Restoul / IWMI

Three ways water solutions restore the planet

Many of the threats the world faces involve water, but so do the climate solutions we need to restore our planet.

Relief Web: Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project Helped Sri Lanka’s Smallholder...

The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP), which began in 2019 to improve productivity and climate resilience of smallholder agriculture in Sri Lanka, has played a key role in the government’s COVID-19 relief and recovery initiatives.
Woman washing her feet after her daily chores, at the Anawilundawa lake in Sri Lanka. Photo: Shaoyu Liu / IWMI

Three ways wetlands can influence climate change

Climate change could change wetlands forever, but in turn, wetlands can also help to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis...

A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. 
Mother and daughter at their family fish store in the Ayeyarwady Delta in Myanmar. Photo: Majken Schmidt Søgaard / World Fish

Why the young aspire to leave agriculture behind

Often, migration is an adaptation strategy, and a myriad of factors shape whether a person undertakes a journey to a new city in search of opportunity.
Fecal Sludge (Human Waste) Treatment Unit - Bio Gas Area View of inside of Bio Gas Tanks. Photo: Hamish John Appleby / IWMI

Modernizing wastewater treatment in Sri Lanka

Working across South Asia to identify applied technologies and business models to sustain water and sanitation systems.

DailyMirror: To help an Earth under stress, let’s look to Sri...

With Earth Day marked on April 22, we look to nature’s solutions to climate change and other challenges. Wetland preservation is vital for our environmental, food and societal futures.
Fetching water from a well for daily needs. Photo: Nico Sepe / IWMI

Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka

Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research is needed to better understand how water quality, including organic and inorganic contaminants, may relate to CKDu.

CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support...

Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource.