Working in a farm irrigated by sprinklers in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Photo: Hamish John Appleby / IWMI.

EDF, IUCN and IWMI call for accelerating action on the global groundwater crisis ahead of the UN Water Conference

Joint Statement on Global Groundwater Resilience calls for greater investment and international collaboration to safeguard underground water resources that support billions of people and protect food security and ecosystems.
Members of the cage aquaculture group in the Nansoni community sort fish from the pilot's first harvest in Ghana’s Northeast Region. Photo: Hermann Nuobatolo/Big Point GH Photography

Investments needed to scale cage aquaculture in small reservoirs in northern Ghana

Two IWMI pilots found cage aquaculture in small reservoirs can be economically viable and identified what it will take to expand the model.
The Commission on Water for Food Futures to address how food systems manage water 

The Commission on Water for Food Futures to address how food systems manage water 

The Commission convened to discuss how countries can improve water productivity in food systems while safeguarding water resources in the process.

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Solutions for digital inclusion and digital innovations for inclusion by 2050

International Livestock Research Institute | September 25th, 2026
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Solutions for gender equality in land and water access, rights and governance within inclusive and resilient food, land and water systems

International Livestock Research Institute | September 25th, 2026
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Evaluation of CMIP6 Models over Zambia: Assessment of Temperature, Precipitation, and Droughts for Climate Adaptation

Springer; Indian Academy of Sciences | September 25th, 2026
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Operationalizing Payment for Ecosystem Services in the Ghibe III Hydroelectric Dam Catchment, Omo-Ghibe Living Landscape, Ethiopia: Barriers, Opportunities, and an Implementation Roadmap

International Water Management Institute | September 24th, 2026
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2026 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 17)

October 19, 2026
Asia/Yerevan
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