Ongoing ProjectsCompleted Projects
(12 ongoing projects listed)
Project
Contact
Water and Energy for Food - Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub
September 23, 2021 to June 30, 2025
South Africa
September 23, 2021 to June 30, 2025
South Africa
From Conflict and Poverty to Cooperation and Prosperity: Technical and Governance Innovations for Transforming Natural Resource Conflict into Peace and Prosperity in Rural Sri Lanka.
December 20, 2022 to March 31, 2025
Sri Lanka
December 20, 2022 to March 31, 2025
Sri Lanka
Harnessing Digital Technologies for Timely Decision-Making Across Food, Water and Land Systems
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
Foresight and Metrics to Accelerate Inclusive and Sustainable Agrifood System Transformation
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia
Water and Energy for Food- MENA Regional Innovation Hub
July 5, 2020 to July 6, 2024
Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia
https://we4f.org/mena
July 5, 2020 to July 6, 2024
Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia
https://we4f.org/mena
USAID Karnali Water Activity: Hydrological Modeling Analysis
June 24, 2022 to March 31, 2023
Nepal
https://www.dai.com/our-work/projects/nepal-karnali-water-security-activity-kawas
June 24, 2022 to March 31, 2023
Nepal
https://www.dai.com/our-work/projects/nepal-karnali-water-security-activity-kawas
Scaling up digital water data in Africa
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2023 (Extended to January 31, 2024)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia
https://www.digitalearthafrica.org/
February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2023 (Extended to January 31, 2024)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia
https://www.digitalearthafrica.org/
Gender-responsive innovations for soil rehabilitation, alternative fuel and agriculture for resilient refugee and host community settlements in East Africa
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2022 (Extended to May 31, 2023)
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2022 (Extended to May 31, 2023)
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
AWP Water Accounting in Practice
November 19, 2019 to December 6, 2021 (Extended to March 26, 2024)
India, Sri Lanka
November 19, 2019 to December 6, 2021 (Extended to March 26, 2024)
India, Sri Lanka
Scaling small scale irrigation solutions to support farmer-led irrigation development
December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 (Extended to August 10, 2023)
Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania
December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 (Extended to August 10, 2023)
Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania
Africa rising phase II ethiopia
June 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019 (Extended to September 30, 2022)
East Africa
June 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019 (Extended to September 30, 2022)
East Africa
(35 completed projects listed)
Project
Contact
Big Data in Agriculture
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2022 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Sri Lanka
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2022 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Sri Lanka
Climate Smart Digital Technologies for Agriculture and Food Security - Water Component
November 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
November 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
From Options to Integrative Decisions
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Ethiopia, Uganda
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Ethiopia, Uganda
FutureDAMS
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Global
http://www.futuredams.org
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Global
http://www.futuredams.org
From urban waste to sustainable value chains: Linking sanitation and agriculture through innovative partnerships
May 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Sri Lanka
May 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 (Extended to March 31, 2022)
Sri Lanka
Online interactive tool for sustainable upscaling of smallholder solar irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa
April 10, 2019 to January 31, 2021
Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa
http://sip.africa.iwmi.org/
April 10, 2019 to January 31, 2021
Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa
http://sip.africa.iwmi.org/
Real-time East Africa Live Groundwater Use Database: a REAL-GUD Innovation to Fill Gaps in our Knowledge of Groundwater Use, Availability, and Sustainability
October 21, 2019 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Kenya
https://bigdata.cgiar.org/inspire/
October 21, 2019 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Kenya
https://bigdata.cgiar.org/inspire/
Systematic Asset Management System (SAMS)
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Sri Lanka
June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Sri Lanka
Support the implementation of standardised Water Accounting system at country level
September 6, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to November 30, 2021)
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon
September 6, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to November 30, 2021)
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon
Water profitability analysis: towards less water consuming crops-suitability for smallholders’ fields with surface irrigation in the Nile Delta
December 15, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to September 30, 2020)
Egypt
December 15, 2019 to December 15, 2020 (Extended to September 30, 2020)
Egypt
Capacity Building of Water Professionals of Pakistan on Technological Innovations for Water Management in 21st Century
November 6, 2019 to November 30, 2019
Pakistan
November 6, 2019 to November 30, 2019
Pakistan
Agricultural water productivity gaps
May 1, 2017 to August 31, 2019 (Extended to August 31, 2020)
Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mali
May 1, 2017 to August 31, 2019 (Extended to August 31, 2020)
Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mali
Sustainable Rural Infrastructure and Watershed Management: Flood and drought risk assessment to ensure resilience to climate change
February 2, 2018 to October 1, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
February 2, 2018 to October 1, 2018 (Extended to December 31, 2019)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation
November 6, 2013 to June 30, 2018 (Extended to November 30, 2018)
Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania
http://ilssi.iwmi.org/
November 6, 2013 to June 30, 2018 (Extended to November 30, 2018)
Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania
http://ilssi.iwmi.org/
Impact of Water Users Association on Water and Land Productivity, Equity and Food Security in Tajikistan
May 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018
Tajikistan
May 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018
Tajikistan
Marketing strategy and value chain for 'fortifer', an innovative organic fertilizer
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018
Global
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018
Global
Landscapes and ALWM intensification
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Ethiopia
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Ethiopia
ALWM Investment options for scaling solutions
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana
Water Innovations Technologies (WIT)
April 17, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Jordan
April 17, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2021)
Jordan
Climate change resilience, Nepal
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to May 31, 2019)
Nepal
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to May 31, 2019)
Nepal
Innovative Risk Management Solutions for Floods and Drought to support national strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
India, Sri Lanka
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
India, Sri Lanka
Demonstrating and promoting an innovative landscape-based solution for flood capture and subsurface storage
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
Global, India, VietNam
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (Extended to December 31, 2018)
Global, India, VietNam
Achieving SDGs on Socially Inclusive and Sustainable Water through Fiscal and Pricing Reforms in Vietnam and the Philippines
January 31, 2017 to May 31, 2017 (Extended to November 15, 2017)
Philippines, VietNam
January 31, 2017 to May 31, 2017 (Extended to November 15, 2017)
Philippines, VietNam
Horbulyk, Ted
Supporting Investment Decisions in Water and Land Management in Volta-Niger Basins
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (Extended to March 31, 2017)
Burkina Faso, Ghana
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (Extended to March 31, 2017)
Burkina Faso, Ghana
Balana, Bedru
Targeting Agricultural Innovation
March 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (Extended to December 16, 2016)
Ghana
https://wle.cgiar.org/project/targeting-agricultural-innovation-and-ecosystem-service-management-northern-volta-basin
March 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (Extended to December 16, 2016)
Ghana
https://wle.cgiar.org/project/targeting-agricultural-innovation-and-ecosystem-service-management-northern-volta-basin
Katic, Pamela
Innovation for Gender Equality in Water Management
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016
Tanzania, South Africa
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016
Tanzania, South Africa
Clement, Floriane
Mobile weather stations and flood alerts
November 9, 2015 to November 8, 2016 (Extended to January 25, 2018)
Sri Lanka
November 9, 2015 to November 8, 2016 (Extended to January 25, 2018)
Sri Lanka
Validating the applicability of innovative Fecal Sludge Management in small towns in Nepal
January 20, 2016 to October 20, 2016 (Extended to July 31, 2017)
Sri Lanka, Nepal
January 20, 2016 to October 20, 2016 (Extended to July 31, 2017)
Sri Lanka, Nepal
Vairavamoorthy, Kalanith
Flood recession agriculture for food security in Northern Ghana
October 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015 (Extended to September 30, 2016)
Ghana
October 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015 (Extended to September 30, 2016)
Ghana
Innovation in India for more food with less water
August 6, 2013 to August 5, 2014 (Extended to May 31, 2015)
India
August 6, 2013 to August 5, 2014 (Extended to May 31, 2015)
India
Samad, M.
Strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders in agricultural innovation systems through strategic alliances in the Ferghana Valley
March 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011 (Extended to February 29, 2012)
Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
March 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011 (Extended to February 29, 2012)
Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Innovation in irrigation through capacity building and market oriented strategies
April 1, 2007 to January 1, 2010 (Extended to December 31, 2010)
Ethiopia
April 1, 2007 to January 1, 2010 (Extended to December 31, 2010)
Ethiopia
Barry, B.
Brokering knowledge for sustainability
Enabling gender and youth inclusion
Co-developing innovation bundles
Strengthening and sustaining the enabling environment
Enhancing capacity for system transformation
Fostering scaling partnerships
Cultivating scaling preparedness
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