Features
Collective action for healthy rivers
IWMI and partners cleaned up rivers and raised awareness on the vital importance of river ecosystems.
News
Partnerships the main driver at Cairo Water Week 2024
IWMI achieved a number of important milestones and showcased innovations for sustainable water management.
Features
IWMI is advancing use of high-res climate modeling for Middle East and North Africa’s small basins
In a region battling worsening climate challenges, this groundbreaking, yet easily replicable climate forecasting model will transform local decision-making processes.
Publications
May-June 2024 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from May and June 2024.
Podcasts
Episode 7: Egypt’s Policy Pathways
Join us in Egypt for the final stop on the Policy Pathways world tour! This week, we delve deep into the food, land and water challenges confronting Egypt as the country grapples with the necessity for enhanced resource quality amidst rapid population growth.
Features
Greening gray infrastructure: uncovering the complexity of Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a hot topic in environment and landscape planning networks. But are they a silver bullet for solving the climate crisis?
Features
Modern tools and ancient smarts
Al Murunah’s unique approach to climate adaptation and development combines nature-based solutions with agricultural water management interventions and a gender perspective.
Blogs
Rural women in Egypt are the driving force behind IWMI’s new community center
The center will be a hub for knowledge-sharing, marketing, and community building, ultimately shaping new opportunities for the women of Izbat Al-Hamra.
Podcasts
Episode 1: Introducing… Policy Pathways
Researchers introduce the series and explain what a 'policy pathway' is.
News
New podcast explores policy coherence and system transformation in food, land and water
Policy Pathways, produced by IWMI, examines policies for sustainable development and climate resilience in six countries.
In the media
This new AI-powered platform will help harness water reuse in the MENA region
Powered by AI and earth observation data, the collaboration between IWMI and Google.org will use remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas, and the atmosphere.
In the media
AI to help drive Middle East water reuse
IWMI is developing an AI platform to improve wastewater reuse in the Middle East and North Africa region, backed by a $1 million grant from Google.
Press releases
IWMI announces development of a new, Google-supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and North...
A new grant from Google’s philanthropic arm will help researchers develop a tool to bolster water security and climate resilience in the Middle East and North Africa.
In the media
IWMI announces development of a new, Google supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and...
The platform will use remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas and the atmosphere.
In the media
IWMI unveils Google-backed AI tool for water reuse in MENA
Researchers at IWMI will develop e-ReWater, a platform powered by artificial intelligence and earth observation data which uses remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas and the atmosphere.
In the media
IWMI announces development of a new, Google supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and...
IWMI will also develop an online dashboard that will provide accessible and comprehensive information on wastewater generation and recycling potential in Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Videos
Cairo Water Week 2023: Advancing water resilience and climate action
The sixth edition of Cairo Water Week successfully concluded with record participation by IWMI.
In the media
IWMI at Cairo Water Week
Talk show "Akher Al Nahar" aired a report on Cairo Water Week featuring Youssef Brouziyne, the IWMI Regional Representative in MENA.
Videos
Water scarcity in fragile and refugee hosting communities
At Cairo Water Week 2023, experts looked at the challenges to and proposed solutions for the hosting of displaced people.
Blogs
Valuing Egypt’s scarce agricultural water
IWMI, an active partner, contributed to the conversation about adopting integrated policies for water productivity at the sixth edition of Cairo Water Week.
In the media
Middle East Water Security: Competition heats up as resources become scarcer
IWMI is highlighted in the context of the deteriorating water security situation in the Middle East and North Africa region in the August 2023 Al-Monitor PRO Trend Report.
In the media
Ahram Online: Egypt and Middle East: Reusing water urgently needed
Comprising 11 of the 17 most water-stressed countries in the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is considered the most water-scarce region in the world, according to UNICEF.
Features
Key takeaways from IWMI’s participation at the first-ever MENA Climate Week
A key stop on the road to COP27, the conference allowed IWMI to share blueprints for creating more water-secure, climate-resilient communities across the Middle East and North Africa.
Features
Finding the economic value of irrigation water in the Nile Basin to enhance water saving
A recent study conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) estimated the economic value of irrigation water for major crops in various agricultural systems of the Nile Basin.
News
Shedding light on policy options
Toward sustainable solar-powered pumping of groundwater for irrigation
Features
World Development Information Day
Bytes and bottlenecks – can data deliver?
Leaps forward in data processing power and access to information are helping make irrigation more efficient and sustainable....
News
Who can you call?
African farmers get water advice from mobile phones
The information revolution has transformed farming in many parts of the world. Sophisticated computer models can now...