Gender equality and social inclusion
Blogs
The invisibility of women’s labor in Bangladesh’s agriculture
Recognizing women’s roles in agriculture is key to unlocking economic empowerment, bolstering food security and improving nutrition nationwide.
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
Blogs
Youth-led aquaculture in Northern Ghana
By transforming underutilized dams into productive aquaculture farms, IWMI is helping to create year-round employment opportunities that reduce the need for youth migration.
Science Summit for the UN SDGs
The Science Summit during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) is a premier global event that unites thought leaders, scientists, policymakers, and innovators to address the most pressing scientific and technological challenges of our time.
Pathways to Sustainability: Social-ecological resilience and transformation across multiple scales
The conference will share ideas on how to transform sustainable development to better contend with the challenges of the Anthropocene informed by issues and solutions in multiple knowledges and values.
Publications
May-June 2024 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from May and June 2024.
Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines Launch
Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture launches its Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines to ensure gender equality and women's empowerment interventions in the country's agriculture sector.
Study on gender analysis on climate in the context of recovery from the economic crisis in Sri Lanka
Study on Gender Analysis on Climate in the Context of Recovery from the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
Tackling the risks of extreme events (PALM-TREES)
Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins: Tackling the Risks of Extreme Events (PALM-TREES)
CGIAR Initiative: Ukama Ustawi
Ukama Ustawi: Diversification for Resilient Agribusiness Ecosystems in East and Southern Africa
Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) – Rivers, rights and resilience
Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) Phase-2: Rivers, Rights and Resilience
CGIAR Initiative: National policies and strategies
National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation
CGIAR Initiative: Asian Mega-Deltas
Securing the food systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for climate and livelihood resilience
Social Transformation Research and Policy Advocacy
Resilience Against Climate Change – Social Transformation Research and Policy Advocacy (REACH-STR)
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.
Workshop on Support for the Management of Groundwater Resources for Lao PDR
The workshop will share sustainable groundwater management plans and a roadmap for effective groundwater management in Laos.
In the media
Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?
Tanusree Paul and Naga Velpuri call for investing in interventions to strengthen women’s capabilities and participation in water governance.
Dialogue on Advancing Youth Engagement in Zimbabwean Agripreneurship
The two-day dialogue will discuss youth engagement in agripreneurship and explore solutions to empower women and marginalized youth.
Looking at Climate Loss and Damage Through the Lens of the Communities
This webinar takes a look at the detrimental effects of climate change through the eyes of the communities it affects.
Nepal Science-Policy Dialogue on Solar Irrigation
The Nepal Solar Forum will open a dialogue to reimagine Nepal’s modern irrigation programs through renewable energy.
Blogs
Protecting Ghana’s Water Futures through Citizen Science
Women and youth empowered to foster responsible environmental stewardship in unique demonstration activity.
In the media
It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought
IWMI commissioned this article following fieldwork conducted on the political economy of policy processes in India, under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies.
In the media
The sanitation circular economy - rhetoric vs. reality
IWMI researchers call for a sanitation circular and solidarity economy which explores innovative economic solutions for the most basic of human needs in ways that are wired for inclusivity.
Advancing Solar Irrigation in India: A Science Policy Forum
The forum will engage in an in-depth discussion about scaling strategies and policy interventions, including a focus on gender equality and social inclusion perspectives, aimed at promoting solar irrigation in India.
Blogs
How can anticipatory action inspire gender inclusion?
This International Women’s Day, we are looking at gender challenges and solutions for designing anticipatory action approaches in refugee and internally displaced persons hosting communities.
Blogs
Beyond inclusion: Moving forward a feminist water agenda on International Women’s Day
A feminist water agenda calls urgently for a reorientation against deep-rooted institutional biases, assumptions and structures of power.
Blogs
Rural women in Egypt are the driving force behind IWMI’s new community center
The center will be a hub for knowledge-sharing, marketing, and community building, ultimately shaping new opportunities for the women of Izbat Al-Hamra.
Blogs
“If […] there is a small boy in the house, he must grant me permission before I can do anything on [the] land”
How gender roles and labor allocations impact livelihood spaces in the Upper-West region of Ghana.
International Women’s Day 2024
International Women's Day 2024 will focus on making progress towards sustainable gender equality and equity by 2030.
In the media
Solar pumps are empowering women farmers in India
On top of its climate benefits, the technology is boosting women’s income and confidence while challenging traditional gender norms, writes IWMI's Tanmoy Bhaduri.
Blogs
Minding the gender gap in digital innovations in Bangladesh’s agri-economy
Without a concerted effort to empower marginalized groups and bridge the digital gender gap, digitalization risks exacerbating disparities, leaving many behind in the digital revolution.
Blogs
Digital inequality – A challenge to climate risk responses in Pakistan?
In a flood emergency, access to the ‘digital ecosystem’ provided by mobile devices can be critical for individual safety, but not everyone has equal access.