Publications
August-September 2023 research journal roundup
IWMI contributions to research in August and September of 2023
Blogs
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.
Blogs
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.
Blogs
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.
Press releases
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.
Blogs
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.
Blogs
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.
Blogs
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
Blogs
Biodiversity’s freshwater connection
A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction
Blogs
Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts
Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins.
In the media
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.
In the media
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.
News
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.
News
International Day for Biological Diversity 2016
Mainstreaming Biodiversity: Sustaining People and their Livelihoods
News
New maps have India covered
Satellite scans of vegetation show changes to the sub-continent’s land-use.
In the media
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...