Sustainable water infrastructure and ecosystems
World Soil Day 2024
This campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance and relationship between soil and water in achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems.
United Nations Biodiversity Conference
Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16).
Blogs
Clarion call to maintain environmental flows to protect Nepal’s rivers
There is growing concern that most hydroelectric dams undermine regulations requiring a minimum 10 percent E-flow to sustain local ecosystems.
Blogs
IWMI and GIZ offer insights on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus for transboundary water management
The solutions foster adaptation to changing climate conditions and protect biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems within and across boundaries.
CGIAR Initiative: Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
From Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
NEXUS GAINS Talks: The future of global river health monitoring
This webinar will evaluate the readiness of indicators from a NEXUS Gains review of national and regional approaches for river health monitoring indicators for...
Features
Our cities are flooding but funding has dried up
Bridging gaps between research, policy and implementation can make cities flood-resilient.
Land degradation assessment in the Ethiopian Rift Valley
Local-Level Land Degradation Assessment Towards Sustainable Land Management for Improved Livelihood in the Ethiopian Rift Valley
Support for sub-sector working group on irrigation in Laos
Support for Secretariat Role for the Sub-Sector Working Group on Irrigation (SSWG-IR) in Laos PDR.)
Wetland ecosystem modelling and valuation in Kalu Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
Wetland Ecosystem Modelling and Valuation in Kalu Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
Increasing water use efficiency in the Aral Sea Basin
Increasing Water Use Efficiency in the Aral Sea Basin project Phase 2
Building food system resilience in Nepal
CSISA Phase 2: Building food system resilience to global supply chain and climate shocks in Nepal
Operationalizing the rights of wetlands
Rights of Wetlands Operationalisation for Biodiversity and Community Resilience
Upper Mahaweli Watershed Management Plan
Preparation of Implementation Support Upper Mahaweli Watershed Management Plan
Nature-based solutions for sustainable and inclusive development (NSSID)
Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable and Inclusive Development (NSSID) Programme in Ethiopia
Quality management toolkit for irrigation
Development of a toolkit to support and guide processing QM to implement irrigation projects and its users manual and train professionals
Reducing land degradation and carbon loss risk in Ethiopia’s soils
Equitable Resilience: Reducing land degradation and carbon loss risk from Ethiopia's soils to strengthen local capacity and resilience.
Fish for livelihoods (SAIL)
Fish for Livelihoods (Small-scale Aquaculture investments for livelihoods in Burma-SAIL)
Agroecological transitions for resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systems
Agroecological transitions for building resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systems
Increasing the resilience of biodiversity and livelihoods of Colombo’s wetlands
Increasing the resilience of biodiversity and livelihoods in Colombos wetlands
CGIAR Initiative: Nature-Positive Solutions
Nature-positive Solutions for Shifting Agrifood Systems to More Resilient and Sustainable Pathways
Press releases
IWMI’s new strategy shows the way forward for collective action on water security
Strategy 2024–2030 sets course for the next stage of the organization’s research and innovation journey.
Explainers
Digital twins
A technology pioneered in space exploration is now being used to manage product life cycles, smart cities, and river basins. But what is it exactly?
Features
Greening gray infrastructure: uncovering the complexity of Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a hot topic in environment and landscape planning networks. But are they a silver bullet for solving the climate crisis?
4th Baghdad International Water Conference
This event is held to exchange knowledge, technology, and studies on water use, storage, and treatment in the best way to serve the largest possible number of countries and peoples.
Saudi Water Forum 2024
The forum creates a platform between leaders in the water field, experts and stakeholders.
In the media
GERD will greatly contribute to mutual benefit of region
IWMI's Abdulkarim Seid comments on the potential of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).