Blogs
Landscape rehabilitation outreach in Halaba, Ethiopia
IWMI and partners demonstrate the power of community-driven land restoration in fostering awareness and encouraging initiative.
Blogs
IWMI is cultivating a new generation of water experts
IWMI has expanded DIWASA's scope to emphasize capacity building, stakeholder collaboration, and mentorship.
Blogs
Citizen science programs for effective watershed management in Ethiopia
IWMI's citizen science program goes beyond data collection and involves community-based mapping of watershed characteristics.
Features
Land degradation in Ethiopia calls for community-led soil interventionsÂ
IWMI and partners collaborated with farmers across the country to develop accessible solutions to combat soil quality issues.
Videos
Stories of gender and social inclusionÂ
IWMI's work under Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa aims to build climate-resilient livelihoods.
Blogs
IWMI is helping to address gaps in Africa’s water data
A collaborative, stakeholder-driven approach is enhancing capacity and tailoring solutions to local needs.
Blogs
Water at the forefront of One Health in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Water Champions are helping to drive discussions on the complex interplay between water and health, including at the national level.
Blogs
Public-Private Partnerships are making solar-powered irrigation accessible to smallholder farmers
IWMI’s research suggests that the technology promotes sustainable farming practices and increases local food production.
Features
What the attempts to clean the Seine reveal about water pollution worldwide
Paris’s efforts highlight the difficulty cities face in cleaning waterways to preserve human, animal and ecosystem health.
Photos
In solidarity with refugees on World Refugee Day
A week on from World Refugee Day, explore IWMI's work to support refugees and refugee hosting communities across the globe.
Blogs
How can water security empower refugee and host communities?
How reforming water system governance in Ethiopia’s Somali Region refugee and host communities will empower long-term adaptation to climate change and disaster.
Publications
March-April research journal roundup
Read our roundup of IWMI’s work in April and March 2024.
Blogs
Why invest in a circular bioeconomy in Ethiopia?
There are many advantages to a circular bioeconomy including helping to address critical challenges to food security and resource management.
Blogs
Why unifying behind anticipatory action in fragile settings should be a priority for the humanitarian sector
Early actions in fragile and conflict-affected settings should prioritize the needs of displaced communities and employ the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.
Press releases
IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
New grant will enable expanded scope and collaboration and make actionable water information accessible to governments and other groups.
Blogs
Waste or resource?
How a circular water and food economy is affecting the nutrition, health and livelihoods of refugee and host communities in East Africa.
In the media
A glass half full? Facing up to our water futures
Alan Nicol gave a TEDx Talk on collective action approaches in responding to the unprecedented series of risks and threats facing the global commons.
In the media
GERD will greatly contribute to mutual benefit of region
IWMI's Abdulkarim Seid comments on the potential of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Features
IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
Earth observation platforms and data will support decision-makers in the management of flood and drought risk.
In the media
The sanitation circular economy - rhetoric vs. reality
IWMI researchers call for a sanitation circular and solidarity economy which explores innovative economic solutions for the most basic of human needs in ways that are wired for inclusivity.
Blogs
How can anticipatory action inspire gender inclusion?
This International Women’s Day, we are looking at gender challenges and solutions for designing anticipatory action approaches in refugee and internally displaced persons hosting communities.
Blogs
Coping with water scarcity in Addis Ababa’s slaughterhouses
Ethiopia’s livestock sector is vibrant and has a huge potential to furnish human nutrition and trade targets in East Africa and beyond, according to experts. Nevertheless, the sector is under threat because of increasing water shortages.
Blogs
Navigating the future of irrigation in Ethiopia: Public-private partnerships for small-scale irrigation development and management
Advancing irrigation development through public-private partnership has the potential to increase agricultural output, enhanced food and nutrition security, and potentially lift millions out of poverty.
Blogs
Understanding the water crisis in refugee hosting communities in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Understanding the Water Crisis in Refugee Hosting Communities in Ethiopia's Somali Region.
Blogs
We’re taking the path less traveled: Addressing fragility, conflict and migration in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Climate-induced displacement is rampant in Ethiopia’s Somali region. As co-lead of CGIAR’s Fragility, Conflict, and Migration Initiative IWMI is working to embed resilience-building solutions in Ethiopian refugee, internally displaced persons, and host communities.
In the media
Humming a new tune on World Toilet Day: Creating value through brown gold
Work by IDS and partners, including IWMI, has looked at urban sanitation challenges in Nepal, India, Ethiopia and Ghana.
Press releases
IWMI part of global, five-year program to build sustainable food systems
IWMI will implement the Innovation Lab for Irrigation & Mechanization Systems, funded by USAID and led by University of Nebraska.
Blogs
Be a germ buster: Wash your hands.
Effective hand hygiene reduces the risk of meat contamination and the transmission of foodborne disease
Blogs
Water: Amplifying impact through the CGIAR Initiative on One Health
Globally, the health of water is affected by various water users and pollution sources including cities, towns, crops, livestock and industries.
Blogs
Researchers map Ethiopia’s irrigated areas at a previously unavailable resolution
Remote sensing data enables IWMI researchers to identify irrigated areas at a resolution of 30 meters, providing valuable insights for water policy and agricultural planning.
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.
Blogs
How social accountability tools can improve water service delivery in Nepal
New IWMI report documents and analyzes the implementation of public hearings and public audits in water service delivery.
Blogs
Declining data quality threatens water resources management in the Lake Tana sub-basin
Through the FLAIR project in the Lake Tana sub-basin, IWMI is supporting the way data is generated by measuring water diversions at selected schemes.