Videos
Women in Kisumu turn waste to wealth
Local women are being empowered through skills development, converting waste into eco-friendly briquettes, promoting environmental sustainability.
News
Floods in Kenya underscore urgent need for anticipatory action in disaster situations
Holistic, integrated planning across sectors is vital to ensure disaster response is timely and effective.
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?
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.
Podcasts
Episode 3: Kenya’s Policy Pathways
This week on Policy Pathways we are exploring how policy coherence can help Kenya to advance its sustainable development plans!
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
How to harvest water from clouds of fog
IWMI's Deputy Director General, Rachael McDonnell, spoke to NPR's Goats and Soda about fog harvesting, a traditional technique that is now being expanded.
News
Building refugee resilience in East Africa through reusing resources
This World Population Day, we explore how refugees can develop resilience with water.
In the media
The impact of large and small dams on malaria transmission in four basins in Africa
On VOA, Jonathan Lautze discusses the impact of small and large dams on malaria transmission in four river basins in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Blogs
Challenge winner moves forward with IoT to develop world first database
A network of solar irrigation pumps equipped with sensors that connect to the Internet will potentially provide a world first database of groundwater usage in sub-Saharan Africa.
Blogs
Assigning value to nature’s bounty
Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin
In the media
TheConversation: Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law
A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintentionally criminalising millions of small farmers who can’t obtain permits. This undermines efforts to boost farming production and meet economic growth goals.
In the media
Call to overhaul laws as study reveals millions of African farmers use water illegally
Barbara van Koppen speaks to The Telegraph about water restrictions related to colonial laws.
In the media
SciDevNet: Key river basin could benefit from climate change
Increased rainfall and river flows in the next decades could make the Tana river basin in Kenya provide more opportunities for irrigation and hydropower generation, according to a report.
Blogs
When the climate change news is good and bad
The authors of a new study about climate change impacts in Kenya have both good news and bad for the country’s vital Tana River Basin.
News
The power of rubbish
New Thrive blog post on turning the burden of sanitation services into a profit using business thinking.
In the media
Bloomberg: U.S. Startup Plans Africa Expansion With Solar Watering Kits
Only about 5 percent of African agriculture is irrigated, according to the International Water Management Institute. In Tanzania, for example, the government says it has a 6.8 trillion-shilling ($3.1 billion) irrigation funding gap.
News
Future proofing the Tana Basin
Smart planning can ensure a sustainable future for Kenya’s longest river.
In the media
News.VideoNews.us: Dams increase risk of malaria infections in Kenya
The study conducted by researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) correlates malaria infections with the location of dams in the sub-Saharan Africa region.
In the media
NationalGeographic.com: Kenya’s Giant Aquifer Highlights Groundwater’s Critical Role
The Turkana region in Kenya is not the type of place that would come to mind when picturing a wellspring bursting with water.
The area...