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The Kathmandu Post: Building gender-responsive policies
An increasingly common sight in the lush fields of southern Nepal is the glinting of solar panels in sunlight.Tributary-level cooperation in the Isfayramsai River basin can benefit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Aral Sea
Within the NEXUS Gains Initiative, an IWMI team is focusing on water storage around the Isfayramsai River.YouTube: The 10th episode of “DIGO BAHAS”- a climate change podcast show is available
Dr. Santosh Nepal, Researcher-Water Resources and Climate Change at IWMI is talking about climate change, its effects, and ways to mitigate the effects with dynamic host Ms. Shreya K.C., Youth…Satisfying the growing need for water storage: the role of sand dams in an integrated storage framework
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.
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Analysis of water reuse potential for irrigation in Lebanon
Water scarcity and pollution are major threats for human development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and Lebanon is no exception.Legal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexus
Despite the progress made in conceptualizing and advocating for secure community-based land and forest tenure rights, there is a critical lacuna in advocacy and policymaking processes pertaining to community-based freshwater…Living Customary Water Tenure in Rights-based Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Living customary water tenure is the most accepted socio-legal system among the large majority of rural people in sub-Saharan Africa.Change in global freshwater storage
Freshwater in both natural and man-made stores is critical for socioeconomic development. Globally, cumulative reduction in terrestrial water storage from 1971 to 2020 is estimated to be of the order…
Population pressure and increasing water competition in a changing climate require us to take stock of the availability and use of water across scales. Water availability not only influences farmers’ commercial prospects but also irrigation-related enterprises and agri-businesses. Greater water scarcity could jeopardize irrigation and agricultural markets while excessive water use can lead to declining ecosystems, water quality and soil health. IWMI advises development partners and the public and private sectors on all aspects of water resource availability and use through a variety of advanced modeling and remote-sensing products and tools, including 
The ability of farmers to engage in or expand irrigation depends on the prevailing socioeconomic, ecological and political contexts, which are often complex, non-linear and changeable. Overcoming systemic barriers to farmer-led irrigation development while taking advantage of existing opportunities 
A lack of affordable credit, particularly for women and resource-poor farmers, is one of the main barriers to expanding farmer-led irrigation in low- and middle-income countries. But 
Scaling farmer-led irrigation requires strengthening human capacity and knowledge exchange among all actors and stakeholders involved. IWMI takes an action research approach, working with national and international research institutions, governments, extension agents and public and private organizations to co-develop the scaling ecosystem and strengthen capacity to drive scaling networks and collective action. We support the