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August-September 2023 research journal roundup

IWMI contributions to research in August and September of 2023

How water can boost environmental health and biodiversity

As a result of IWMI’s work in the realms of e-flow monitoring and aquifer recharge, water management for rivers and aquifers has been strengthened.

Three months of floods, or nine months of drought

An intense monsoon season in Pakistan means the country’s food system faces the challenge of both extreme floods and extended droughts.

Learning from our mistakes: transforming water management to boost biodiversity

When designing water solutions for communities, IWMI researchers always consider the impact on biodiverse ecosystems.

Innovations and smart water technologies key to food systems transformation in Central Asia

Creating the food systems that people want & need across Central Asia will depend in part on how water is managed under climate uncertainty.

Three ways water solutions restore the planet

Many of the threats the world faces involve water, but so do the climate solutions we need to restore our planet.

Three ways wetlands can influence climate change

Climate change could change wetlands forever, but in turn, wetlands can also help to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking gender equality and inclusion

It is imperative that we realize the need for a profound and urgent rethinking on who decides, how and why, what makes for the wise use of wetlands

Biodiversity’s freshwater connection

A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction

Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts

Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins.

UnEnvironment.org: Scientists warn of dangerous decline in Asia-Pacific’s biodiversity

The report comprises four assessments covering Asia-Pacific as well as three other major regions of the world.

ArkansasOnline.com: UN biodiversity report paints bleak picture

Earth is losing plants, animals and clean water at a significant rate, according to four new United Nations scientific reports that aim to provide a comprehensive and localized look at the state of biodiversity.

Rice Today: Mending Asia’s broken rice bowls

A decade of research demonstrates that “citizen science” has a major role to play in curbing ecosystem threats to the Ganges and Mekong River deltas.

World Wetlands Day

Valuing natural capital for sustainable urban development.

International Day for Biological Diversity 2016

Mainstreaming Biodiversity: Sustaining People and their Livelihoods

New maps have India covered

Satellite scans of vegetation show changes to the sub-continent’s land-use.

Thehindu.com: Move to notify EGREE region as Ramsar site hangs fire

A proposal to notify the East Godavari Riverine Estuarine Ecosystem (EGREE), a wetland mosaic landscape consisting of 44 high-impacting fishing villages encompassing the Coringa...

Reversing the clock

Ethiopian communities attempt to save biodiversity and livelihoods.

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