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December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup
As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of how we can strengthen natural resource management, improve food resiliency, and promote gender equity.
Youth are at the center of transforming the future of water – hear what they have to say
It is essential that young people working in water and science are ‘co-guardians’ of the Transformative Futures for Water Security initiative.
Lisa-Maria Rebelo celebrated as a leader in remote sensing: her advice to aspiring female researchers
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate Dr. Lisa-Maria Rebelo’s achievements and inquire of her advice for the next generation of aspiring female researchers.
“Revive and Restore Degraded Wetlands”, what will it take?
Wise use calls for balance between maintaining key wetlands functions while not unduly restricting wetlands’ use by millions of often poor people.
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.
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.
September-November 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from September to November.
Managed aquifer recharge: A reliable solution to manage droughts?
The findings from this study, whilst unique to Gujarat, add to the body of literature from other semi-arid regions of the world.
More nations can be better prepared for drought as IWMI takes its space-based monitoring tool online
IWMI has launched its next-generation South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) platform.
Our planet is still in the emergency room, but water can help us get out
The efforts of the water community paid off. For the first time in history, water was explicitly incorporated in a COP decision highlighting that it is a key solution to the worsening climate crisis and must sit at the centre of climate action.
World Toilet Day 2022: An Interview with Solomie Gebrezgabher
When you flush your toilet, do you ever wonder what happens to your waste? Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher, IWMI Senior Researcher, will tell you that human excrement can be transformed into something valuable.
IWMI at the UN 2023 Water Conference
This is the first UN Water Conference to be convened in over 40 years.
Water reuse: a potential game-changer for water security in the Middle East and North Africa
ReWater MENA focused on one region. But as the most water-stressed region in the world, it offers valuable lessons for other areas facing increasing water scarcity.
Tribune: Call for judicious use of water
Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan was facing two major challenges: a fast-growing population and fast-paced urbanisation, which put pressure on water resources.
Enhancing the benefits of integrated water storage management in Ethiopia’s Tana-Beles sub-basin
Water storage, both built and natural, can be managed to address competing water demands for food and energy production while sustaining healthy ecosystems.
Waste not, want not
Recovery of safe and nutritious food from wholesale to consumer and safe redistribution for direct human consumption to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
Moving out, moving up? Stories of rural women migrating from Thailand and Kyrgyzstan
On the 15th of October, 2022, the international community celebrates the world’s hardworking rural women whose labor helps deliver global food security.
July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August
Staying alive: Navigating water, gender and poverty inequalities in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Women’s increasing roles in irrigation in Egypt, as well as across the MENA region cannot be viewed in isolation of women’s domestic care work.
World Water Week 2022: Are we flowing in the right direction?
Climate change is with us now, and it's clear that there is no time, or water to waste. While most of today's challenges are linked to water, so as are the solutions.
Climate change is hurting India’s rice crop
Aditi Mukherjee explained that, with extreme weather events affecting cropping patterns, growers need to be equipped with new farming methods.
Planning for drought in MENA
As part of its MENAdrought project, IWMI is working with the governments of Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco to develop drought action plans.
Customary water tenure: How can recognition and protection be improved?
New research identifies legal pathways for better recognition and protection of customary water tenure in sub-Saharan Africa as well as concrete solutions to improve current water law and water infrastructure development programs.
Supporting Nepal’s hill farmers to enhance their livelihoods through mixed farming
The hilly region of Nepal faces low productivity issues in the mixed farming system due to its’ challenged agro eco-system.
How irrigation scaling partnerships are boosting farmers’ resilience and livelihoods
Solutions have helped to strengthen demand and supply linkages along irrigated agricultural value chains, increasing farmers’ access to solar irrigation technologies and services, and ultimately boosting yields.
Bundling crop, irrigation and finance support boosts livelihoods for Ethiopia’s farmers
Bundles of water harvesting technologies (harvesting, lifting, application, crop selection) can be highly significant to smallholder farmers if it is possible to determine its economic viability before launching any intervention. The suitability analysis of these packages, as done by IWMI experts, defines that choosing highly productive and high-value crops is important for the diffusion of irrigation technologies to farmers.
Women’s leadership in the Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus in Nepal
Social justice and equity must drive a sustainable approach. Women and disadvantaged groups need equal growth opportunities to become the next generation of Water, Energy, Food, and Ecosystems Leaders.
June 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Water flows through industrial, agricultural, environmental, medical, and cultural systems around the world, touching every aspect of lives in cities and rural communities. Learn about our researchers’ contributions to research articles published in June 2022.
Transforming water research through integrated approaches
IWMI researcher Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi’s collaborative, integrative approach to research yields studies that reveal and address the complex interconnections between water and all aspects of life.
Cultivating innovation in Africa’s food systems
Evidence-based irrigation scaling strategies co-developed by IWMI aim to accelerate innovation in agricultural value chains.
May 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Microplastics monitoring in South Africa and more: IWMI contributions to research articles in May 2022
Turning the tide on drought in Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco
If we don’t take pre-emptive action to turn the tide on drought preparedness, we are very likely to see devastating impacts on food and water security for millions of people.
All research
Water, food and ecosystems (414)Water, climate change and resilience (386)Water, growth and inclusion (328)Climate mitigation and adaptation pathways (240)Gender equality and social inclusion (160)Water data science (155)Next generation irrigation systems (151)Water, food, energy nexus (106)Sustainable water infrastructure and ecosystems (98)Water data science for action (68)Integrated circular economy transformations (56)Agricultural water management transformations (47)Water futures data and analytics (44)Climate policies, finance and processes (44)Economics and impact assessment (41)Water governance and political economy (38)Integrated basin and acquifer management (26)Water risk to development and resilience (20)Non-research (9)