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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 market knowledge is powering Africa’s solar irrigation sector

Data-driven tools are helping solar irrigation companies target their products and services to the right people, in the right way.

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.

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.

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

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. 

Reuters.com: Water pollution an ‘invisible threat’ to global goals, economists warn

World Bank report warns of the ripple effects of water pollution on the health, economies, education and agriculture of rich and poor countries alike.

Water security for all

IWMI joins a major UK-funded effort to find solutions.

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.

More people, more food, worse water?

Turning around a "toxic" relationship.

International Decade for Action

“Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028

World Environment Day

Our rivers are barometers of environmental neglect – it’s time to clean them up

World Wetlands Day

Valuing natural capital for sustainable urban development.

Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Global Review

Executive summary of a forthcoming book launched at World Water Week 2017.

Cleaning up a community canal

Waste management is big challenge for waterside communities, but new innovations can deliver a cleaner environment. Huts and small brick houses huddle cheek by jowl...