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Protecting and promoting traditional foods one woman at a time
Women and food-centric interventions through the NATURE+ Initiative aim to increase the resilience of rural women.
Water: Amplifying impact through the CGIAR Initiative on One Health
Globally, the health of water is affected by various water users and pollution sources including cities, towns, crops, livestock and industries.
Menstrual Hygiene Management – a missing piece in the water agenda
Integrating MHM into water-related programming not only enhances the well-being and dignity of women and girls but also contributes to improved health outcomes, increased educational opportunities, and sustainable development at large.
Agriculture climate science in Zambia gets boost with launch of new World Bank-backed grant
The World Bank and IWMI will rapidly scale climate science to support agri-business in Zambia, tackling the climate challenge head on through the new AICCRA-Zambia Accelerator Grant.
Four ways IWMI is using water to advance climate adaptation and mitigation around the world
During COP26 and beyond, IWMI will continue to advance a wide range of water-focused climate solutions and develop a diverse set technical, policy, and financial tools.
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.
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021
It is so important to harness the power of international cooperation to reduce risk and losses from disasters.
Report on polluting effects of commercial banana farming can steer greener policies across the Mekong region
New report makes recommendations aimed at helping authorities limit contamination from pesticides to acceptable levels based on the known risks to environmental and human health.
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.
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.
Five key takeaways from World Water Week 2021
IWMI participated in a record 31 sessions at this year’s virtual event. Here are some of our key takeaways.
Thinking Hydrologically
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.
Water’s role in poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
CGIAR’s new ambitions are defined by a set of impact areas, with water – and therefore water systems science – at the heart of each.
CNBC Africa: Count on water to disaster-proof global food systems
Not preparing for and managing water scarcity in our food systems is a risk the world cannot afford to take. Far better to prepare for the threat of water scarcity and manage the risks, than to be complacent and see our very food systems dry up.
Water’s role in boosting nutrition, health and food security
Developing business models that governments and the private sector take seriously, so that better use of water can lead to better nutrition, health and food security.
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.
Ahead of UN Summit consensus that action on water critical to transforming food systems
The Food Systems Summit Global Dialogue; Water – the Game-changer for Food Systems has concluded with consensus that water has unmatched utility to support the necessary transformation of food systems.
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.
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.
Data, dialogues and discussion key to food, water and energy security in Southern Africa
Enhanced data sharing across sectors and countries is vital if we want to achieve food, water and energy security in Southern Africa
Water’s Fundamental Truths – for One CGIAR and Beyond
Water scarcity is growing. While water is finite, demand for it grows along with population, the water intensity of diets, and the broader water demands of the economy.
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.
How to grow nutritious food without over-extracting groundwater
It is important that our agriculture and electricity policies are geared towards the condition of groundwater resources.
Can you hear me? Covid-19 and building women’s resilience in northern Ghana
Covid-19 has been a major setback. But it could also help encourage new thinking on digital outreach and the necessary soft and hard infrastructure to enable such a transformation.
Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis – new study
A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues.
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.
After the flush: How a project in Ghana is turning human waste into an economic resource
An IWMI-led project in Ghana aims to address issues with insufficient financing and lack of capacity by capturing value (‘CapVal’) from human waste in ways that support a circular economy.
Modernizing wastewater treatment in Sri Lanka
Working across South Asia to identify applied technologies and business models to sustain water and sanitation systems.
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.
Thomson Reuters: Coronavirus – wake-up call to ensure water and sanitation for all
Today, many people lack access to the most basic weapons to shield themselves from COVID-19: water and soap.
IWA-network.org: Re-examining the economics, engineering and water management paradigms – An interview with Claudia Sadoff
IWMI Director General, Claudia Sadoff, spoke to IWA about exciting initiatives that turn wealth from waste during World Water Congress in Tokyo, Japan.
Rural21.com: Agricultural pollutants – A serious threat to the world’s water
This new report was launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) at a conference in Tajikistan in June 2018.
IWMI Research Report – 168: Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals
Environmental flows (EF) are an important component of Goal 6 (the ‘water goal’) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, many countries still do...
Press Release: Pay Drechsel wins 2015 IWA Development Award
Drechsel’s research has played an important role in developing options for safe wastewater use in countries where treatment capacities are low and informal wastewater irrigation is common.
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