TAG: sustainable development
IWMI opens office in Bangladesh
IWMI signals commitment to the country and strengthens collaboration with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
As the demand for water rises, we need to re-think global water storage
The future of water storage requires a systems approach which fully integrates natural infrastructure alongside built infrastructure.
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.
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 for whom? Realizing contemporary water allocation through age-old customary tenure practices
Ultimately, rights-based water resource allocation may appear to be the most effective to address legal pluralism for poverty alleviation and broad-based agricultural growth.
Unlocking sustainable finance to drive agricultural research for development
When looking at how to combine traditional development funding with return-oriented private capital, two strategies are gaining more and more traction.
Tapping into Groundwater
In a recent interview, Dr. Villholth spoke more about IWMI’s groundwater program and how events such as World Water Week are important to protecting and managing the resource.
Declining data quality threatens water resources management in the Lake Tana sub-basin
Through the FLAIR project in the Lake Tana sub-basin, IWMI is supporting the way data is generated by measuring water diversions at selected schemes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now more than ever we need women and girls in science
CGIAR and IWMI can help to show women that they too have a role to play when it comes to science, research, engineering and technology.
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
Gender solutions for sustainable water management in Western Nepal
IWMI study calls for investment in the social capital and capabilities of women and marginalized people.
Fixing food 2018: Best practices towards the sustainable development goals
This report investigates best practices in food sustainability across the world. It uses the three pillars—sustainable agriculture, nutritional challenges, and food loss and waste—of the Food Sustainability Index (FSI) as a framework.
Women and participatory irrigation in Tajikistan
The 'average' farmer in Tajikistan is female, due to high rates of male migration. IWMI's Soumya Balasubramanya makes the case for taking a comprehensive approach towards irrigation by considering the needs of both farms and homestead plots, in order to secure the production of food.
Blogs.WorldBank.org: Secrets to successful irrigation management from Central Asia
About 60 percent of the region’s people are employed by the agricultural sector, which depends almost entirely on irrigation.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2016
View our photo essay exploring how IWMI research contributes to soil conservation and the restoration of degraded land in Africa and Asia.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2016
Mainstreaming Biodiversity: Sustaining People and their Livelihoods
Open letter to the heads of state attending the 70th UN General Assembly, September 2015, New York
Co-advancement of Agricultural and Natural Resource Management within the SDGs
TheChicagoCouncil: ‘Business as Usual’ Management of Water and Agriculture Will Cripple Paths to Sustainable Development
Guest commentary from Frank Rijsberman, Jeremy Bird, and Andrew Noble on Global Food For Thought.
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