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December 2023 – February 2024 Research Journal Roundup
A selection of IWMI's recent contributions to global research.
Solar pumps are empowering women farmers in India
On top of its climate benefits, the technology is boosting women’s income and confidence while challenging traditional gender norms, writes IWMI's Tanmoy Bhaduri.
Empowering female farmers through improved access to water technologies
Solar irrigation technology has the potential to empower more than 12 million women farmers across Nepal who constitute the backbone of the country’s farming system.
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.
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.
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.
Study finds public investment in farmer-led irrigation is more likely to benefit cash-crop cultivators and the wealthy
A recent study by IWMI provides important insights for efforts to expand farmer-led groundwater irrigation (including solar irrigation pumps) in Ethiopia.
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.
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.
Women in Leadership: behind the scenes
Even in countries where gender norms prevail, women have, and will continue to, forge a path to leadership. With support from organisations like the CGIAR and IWMI, we can continue to equip both men and women with the knowledge and tools to lead.
A new tool to help scale water innovations
Making innovative water management and irrigation technologies available to farmers on a massive scale is crucial if we are to meet growing food demands and mitigate climate change impacts.
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.
Grantees from South Asia awarded funds to develop innovations enhancing solar irrigation
IWMI and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have awarded five organisations with funds to develop innovations for solar irrigation.
Challenge winner moves forward with IoT to develop world first database
A network of solar irrigation pumps equipped with sensors that connect to the Internet will potentially provide a world first database of groundwater usage in sub-Saharan Africa.
Press Release: Project makes water from the sun for climate smart farming
World’s largest user of groundwater for agriculture looks to solar for a more sustainable future.
StandardMedia: Smart solar pumps use big data to map water reservoirs
IWMI plans to use the data from Futurepump’s 4,000 pumps to calculate how much water is being extracted at any given time, which can help governments ensure it is used sustainably, with limits on extraction or a shift to less water-intensive crops.
How to keep Africa’s solar irrigation boom from going bust
IWMI researchers underline both the promise and perils of Africa's emerging boom in solar-powered irrigation in a Devex opinion article.
World Water Day and more: Giving nature its due
The theme for World Water Day 2018 is 'Nature for Water' – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.
Game-changing water solutions
Realizing the huge potential to bolster water security in the Middle East and North Africa.
A bright future for solar-powered irrigation?
What’s not to like about the idea of using solar-powered pumps to irrigate crops in developing countries?
Business-Standard.com: Solar irrigation: India’s farmers can sell electricity and save groundwater
At the same time the farmers now have an incentive to economise on their energy as well as water use.
Why is sustainability not yet second nature?
This week marks the launch of the new CGIAR research portfolio. Izabella Koziell, WLE Program Director, lays out the ambitions of the program.
Shedding light on policy options
Toward sustainable solar-powered pumping of groundwater for irrigation
Press Release: World’s First Solar Irrigation Cooperative Receives Award
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt Anandiben Patel awarded a certificate of appreciation to the Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM).
IndianExpress: Gujarat farmer earns Rs 5 per unit for selling solar power produced in his farm
Raman Parmar was handed over a cheque of Rs 7500 for the 1500 units of surplus power that was produced in his farm.
Payday for India’s first ever “sunshine farmer”
Scheme could protect water reserves, boost incomes and guard against climate change.
The Financial Express: Harvesting solar riches
Growing agrarian stress, climate change, farmer suicides and an unpopular land bill are all colluding to turn the farm sector into prime minister Narendra...
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