Water governance and political economy
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.
32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
ICAE 2024 Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems will address the urgent need to make agri-food systems more sustainable.
2024 Crawford Fund Conference
The 2024 Crawford Fund Conference is an international agricultural research, development, and policy event that gathers experts, policymakers, researchers, and agriculture and food security practitioners together.
Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities
Feed the Future: Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities Activity in Uganda
Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) – Rivers, rights and resilience
Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA) Phase-2: Rivers, Rights and Resilience
CGIAR Initiative: Ukama Ustawi
Ukama Ustawi: Diversification for Resilient Agribusiness Ecosystems in East and Southern Africa
CGIAR Initiative: Asian Mega-Deltas
Securing the food systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for climate and livelihood resilience
CGIAR Initiative: Digital innovation
Harnessing Digital Technologies for Timely Decision-Making Across Food, Water and Land Systems
CGIAR Initiative: National policies and strategies
National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation
Indus Telemetry Launch
The Indus Telemetry System will be officially launched in Pakistan revolutionizing water management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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.
Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
The Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will convene leading practitioners, academics, and thought leaders in the field of environmental peacebuilding.
Fragility, Conflict and Migration: Webinar One
Navigating Anticipatory Actions in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings to improve Food, Land and Water Systems: Insights and Best Practices.
Mediterranean Green Week 2024
"Towards a greener and more resilient Mediterranean," underlines the urgent need for collective action safeguard the unique ecological diversity of the Mediterranean region.
Human Geographies of Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2024
This is an international scientific conference focussing on climate change adaptation research through a human geography lens.
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.
News
IWMI participates in India’s 75th Republic Day reception
Country Representative highlights contributions and commitment to sustainable water management in high-level event.
Podcasts
Episode 1: Introducing… Policy Pathways
Researchers introduce the series and explain what a 'policy pathway' is.
In the media
The world faces a water crisis, and four powerful charts show how
Talking to Scientific American, Rachael McDonnell gave context about the UN Water Conference, the international frameworks that apply to water and the related challenges.
In the media
UN 2023 Water Conference: 46 years after Mar del Plata, it’s time to examine the successes and failures
Alan Nicol commented on the effect of atmospheric carbon on water systems.
Blogs
Eight ambitious missions to transform the future of water security
Recognizing the need for youth to be included in this conversation, young people have been made co-guardians of the TFWS process
In the media
Securing MENA’s water supply
Talking to Nature Middle East, Javier Mateo-Sagasta explains that building trust among stakeholders is key to increasing long-term use of water reuse technologies and practices in the MENA region.
Blogs
Climate, water, and poverty reduction – exploring the critical links
We have arrived at a crucial moment that calls upon us to incorporate smarter water management strategies into our longer-term planning.
Blogs
From livestock to livelihoods: Lifelines through training for rural women in Pakistan
New initiative anticipates that strengthening water governance and management will improve rural livelihoods by increasing incomes for farming households.
Blogs
Water for whom? Realizing contemporary water allocation through age-old customary tenure practices
Ultimately, rights-based water resource allocation may appear to be the most effective to address legal pluralism for poverty alleviation and broad-based agricultural growth.
Blogs
Water’s Fundamental Truths: Part 3 – Is water governance coming of age?
Our planetary water systems involves not just tackling risks and building resilience for human societies, but also assuming greater responsibility towards the planet as a whole.
Blogs
Unlocking sustainable finance to drive agricultural research for development
When looking at how to combine traditional development funding with return-oriented private capital, two strategies are gaining more and more traction.
In the media
The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa
On VOA, Jonathan Lautze discusses the impact of small and large dams on malaria transmission in four river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Blogs
Water’s Fundamental Truths: Part 2 – Why do we have to manage water as a system?
Water has to be managed as a system, and cannot be effectively managed separately from land, or from its major uses or users, of which agriculture is by far the biggest.
Press releases
Data, funds and dialogue key to water, energy, and food security in a changing climate for Pakistan
A holistic approach and reliable database on water resources and their use across Pakistan is the key to achieving food, water, and energy security in the fifth most climate-vulnerable country in the world.