Close up details of data center, computing center, high consumption electricity. Cooling and emergency power. Photo: Make more Aerials/ Shutterstock

The Cloud is running dry 

The pursuit of artificial intelligence requires intentional water resource management.
Sipiue Paulo stands with her son inside their home, which was partially destroyed by Cyclone Idai in 2019. One of the worst tropical storms to hit Southern Africa, the cyclone tore through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, causing more than $2 billion in damage. Photo: Isabel Corthier/International Potato Center

What does financing for water resilience look like beyond COP30?

As severe water insecurities affect over 3.2 billion people, IWMI researchers point to localized private climate finance as a critical lever to closing funding gaps.
Digital tools to address data gaps facing Ethiopian farmers

Digital tools to address data gaps facing Ethiopian farmers

Data experts in Ethiopia explore how digital tools can improve data sharing and thus farmers’ access to critical water, climate and soil data.

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