Our cross-disciplinary team works from seven offices in South and Southeast Asia and East, West and Southern Africa. We place an emphasis on research that tackles critical development issues and involves the co-production of knowledge with local partners.
ALAN NICOL
Theme Leader, Governance, Gender and Poverty
Email: a.nicol [at] cgiar.org
BARBARA VAN KOPPEN
Principal Researcher Poverty, Gender and Water
Email: b.vankoppen [at] cgiar.org
DIANA SUHARDIMAN
Senior Researcher-Policy and Institutions
Sub-theme leader- Resource Governance
Email: d.suhardiman [at] cgiar.org
FLORIANE CLEMENT
Researcher Institutional and Policy Analysis
Sub-theme leader- Poverty Reduction and Gender Equity
Email: f.clement [at] cgiar.org
LIZA DEBEVEC
Social scientist/Researcher
Email: l.debevec [at] cgiar.org
SANJIV DE SILVA
Researcher
Email: s.s.desilva [at] cgiar.org
SONALI SENARATNA SELLAMUTTU
Senior Researcher and Head of Office
Email: s.senaratnasellamuttu [at] cgiar.org
RAM C BASTAKOTI
Researcher
Email: r.bastakoti [at] cgiar.org
FRASER SUGDEN
Researcher – Social Sciences
Email: f.sugden [at] cgiar.org
EVERISTO MAPEDZA
Senior Researcher – Social and Institutional Scientist
Email: e.mapedza [at] cgiar.org
ASGHAR HUSSAIN
Analyst GIS/RS
Email: a.hussain [at] cgiar.org
PANCHALI SAIKIA
Scientific Officer-Social Science
Email: p.saikia [at] cgiar.org
ANOJ KUMAR KUMAR
Scientific Officer
Email: anoj.kumar [at] cgiar.org
ANOUSITH KEOPHOXAY
Governance, Gender and poverty
Email: a.keophoxay [at] cgiar.org
OULAVANH KEOVILIGNAVONG
Postdoctoral Fellow-Policy and Institutes
Email: o.keovilignavong [at] cgiar.org
MOHAMED AHEEYAR
Researcher
Email: m.aheeyar [at] cgiar.org
STEPHANIE LEDER
Postdoctoral Fellow – Gender and Poverty
Email: s.leder [at] cgiar.org
HIMANI ELANGASINGHE
Senior Administrative Officer: Assistant to Theme Leader
Email: j.elangasinghe [at] cgiar.org
INDIKA ARULINGAM
Consultant
Email: i.arulingam [at] cgiar.org
Population pressure and increasing water competition in a changing climate require us to take stock of the availability and use of water across scales. Water availability not only influences farmers’ commercial prospects but also irrigation-related enterprises and agri-businesses. Greater water scarcity could jeopardize irrigation and agricultural markets while excessive water use can lead to declining ecosystems, water quality and soil health. IWMI advises development partners and the public and private sectors on all aspects of water resource availability and use through a variety of advanced modeling and remote-sensing products and tools, including 
The ability of farmers to engage in or expand irrigation depends on the prevailing socioeconomic, ecological and political contexts, which are often complex, non-linear and changeable. Overcoming systemic barriers to farmer-led irrigation development while taking advantage of existing opportunities 
A lack of affordable credit, particularly for women and resource-poor farmers, is one of the main barriers to expanding farmer-led irrigation in low- and middle-income countries. But 
Scaling farmer-led irrigation requires strengthening human capacity and knowledge exchange among all actors and stakeholders involved. IWMI takes an action research approach, working with national and international research institutions, governments, extension agents and public and private organizations to co-develop the scaling ecosystem and strengthen capacity to drive scaling networks and collective action. We support the