TAG: central asia

Within the NEXUS Gains Initiative, an IWMI team is focusing on water storage around the Isfayramsai River.

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from September to November.

On the 15th of October, 2022, the international community celebrates the world’s hardworking rural women whose labor helps deliver global food security.

Shakhimardan river basin in the spotlight of the EU funded “Hydro4U (Hydropower for you)” project

As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 and pursue "gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” find out how three IWMI researchers are translating those words into action.

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

Water is running out in Central Asia. New approaches to water regulation, energy production, and agricultural education are necessary to be able to feed the region.

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

As an agronomist’s son born in the desert during the famous expansion of agricultural lands, Kakhramon’s life has always been intertwined with water.

To be clear, nexus projects do exist that have put principle to practice with impressive results. In Central Asia, for example, research by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) demonstrates that substantial savings can be achieved in water and energy if more efficient irrigation technologies are adopted.

Uzbekistan is an incredibly dry country, receiving an annual rainfall of just 100 to 300 mm. Nevertheless, Uzbek farmers have managed to significantly increase productivity since the early 1990s, raising the availability of diverse foods and halving the number of unnourished people in just ten years.

About 60 percent of the region’s people are employed by the agricultural sector, which depends almost entirely on irrigation.

New database reveals large numbers of sub-basin scale agreements