TAG: water quality
FAO and IWMI’s milestone book gives actionable guidelines on water quality for agriculture
Researchers offer technical solutions and best agricultural practices related to water quality, risk assessment and mitigation.
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.
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.
How hybrid water law can transform water access in southern Africa
In rural southern Africa, hybrid water law is a tool for social justice and environmental stewardship.
Mapping Myanmar’s water resources is key to developing sustainable aquaculture and improving nutrition
IWMI’s work will help to ensure that future investments in aquaculture in Myanmar will be sustainable, and able to boost rural livelihoods and nutrition as climate change takes hold.
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.Â
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.
Post-monsoon ecological sampling in the Karnali, Mahakali and Mohana river basins of Nepal
Environmental flows (EFs) are a means of understanding the quantity, quality and timing of water flows necessary to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
Harvesting cities: tapping the potential of urban agriculture
Historically, many governments have either ignored urban agriculture or limited it for health and safety reasons.
But despite the lack of support, the sector has...
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