Everything you need to know about water and migration
Often, migration is a development problem being solved by people using their own agency, and this should be better reflected in policy responses at all levels.
Success despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar
The Covid-19 health and economic crisis, as well as recent drought, could have caused optimism to fall. But not for the members of the “Five Village Bless” Water User Association.
IWMI receives the 2020 GEO Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Award
This is in recognition of the Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) product developed by IWMI scientist Dr Giriraj Amarnath.
Experts: new thinking and approaches needed to scale up farmer-led irrigation
Scaling up farmer-led irrigation will require not only holistic approaches but also strong partnerships between implementing partners.
Rural women are reshaping gender norms in northern Ghana
Understanding how climate, migration, gender roles and Covid-19 affect women and their communities can contribute to well-informed policymaking in the Upper West Region.
Untangling ‘knots of inequality’ IWMI launches Gender and Inclusion Strategy
IWMI’s newly launched Gender and Inclusion Strategy tackles how gender intersects with a range of social disparities to create ‘knots of inequality’.
Climate change and water scarcity disrupting youth livelihoods in Ghana
Young farmers are leaving rural areas in search of better employment. Improved water access could help revitalize agricultural opportunities and curb out-migration.
Covid-19—A wake-up call for strategic and inclusive WASH planning and financing in Nepal
Covid-19 is a wake-up call for Nepal to urgently prioritize strategic investments in inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs.
The Independent: Unless we empower women farmers, we may not have enough to feed the planet
In an opinion piece in The Independent, IWMI Director General Claudia Sadoff says "Achieving greater gender equality will help to strengthen the resilience of our food systems, revitalize rural economies and enhance rural livelihoods."
Delivering equality means systems change, say IWMI experts
On International Women’s Day, Deepa Joshi shares a lesson from South Africa to demonstrate why delivering gender equality demands far-reaching systems change.
In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
Despite progress, old mindsets continue to challenge gender and social inclusion in community water management.
How CGIAR research is helping close the global gender gap
A World Economic Forum article by IWMI director general Claudia Sadoff.
Making science and knowledge inclusive for gender equality
Could women be the source of change? Advances in women’s representation in government show much promise.
Gender solutions for sustainable water management in Western Nepal
IWMI study calls for investment in the social capital and capabilities of women and marginalized people.
ReachWater.org.uk: International Day of Rural Women
A new IWMI study conducted in Ethiopia with support from REACH, proposes a citizen science approach to community-based monitoring of groundwater that could both improve governance, while also empowering women.
Women and participatory irrigation in Tajikistan
The 'average' farmer in Tajikistan is female, due to high rates of male migration. IWMI's Soumya Balasubramanya makes the case for taking a comprehensive approach towards irrigation by considering the needs of both farms and homestead plots, in order to secure the production of food.
International Women’s Day
Florianne Clement, a social scientist at IWMI, explains how development projects can detect and influence the "critical consciousness" that compels and enables women to rise above the prejudice and discrimination around them.
A new type of gender training
The activities and discussions within the manual arose from science-based learning theories, with the intent of radically flattening the prevailing top-down communication structures.
Asia out-migration dialogue: Linking gender, water and agriculture
The Migration and Agricultural Resilience Initiative for Sustainability (MARIS) network gathers national and international experts..
Linking Women’s Perspectives on Empowerment with Water Access
We bring you a photo story of women farmers in Far-Western Nepal highlighting their personal experiences and daily struggles towards empowerment.
IWMI Nepal research consultant pens op-ed for major Nepal newspaper
It is important to understand that empowerment can take different forms for different women.
Geographies of migration, gender and agrarian change in the Global South
Describing research on the linkages between migration and gender norms in Far West Nepal.
Call for Papers South Asia Water Studies Journal Issue on ‘Water justice, Gender and Disability’
Welcoming contributions that address inequalities by gender and disability in the water sector in South Asia.
IWMI scientist contributes to global gender review
IWMI’s Barbara van Koppen is a contributing author to the ‘Global Gender and Environment Outlook’ a first-of-its-kind publication by UNEP.
CALL FOR PAPERS: South Asian Water Studies Special Issue on ‘Water Justice, Gender, and Disability’
South Asian Water Studies (SAWAS), an open access journal, has issued a call for papers for a special issue on ‘Water justice, Gender and Disability.'
International Women’s Day: How a water system may empower women in Nepal
What does gender have to do with agricultural water management?
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