Features
Severe summer weather ruins crops in Asia and Africa causing vegetable prices to skyrocket
Discover how IWMI researchers are using climate-smart agriculture to combat low crop yields in the Global South.
Publications
December 2023 – February 2024 Research Journal Roundup
A selection of IWMI's recent contributions to global research.
Blogs
Latest IPCC report highlights how climate change is causing extreme events and exacerbating risks of floods and droughts
All components of the hydrological cycle have been impacted by human-induced climate change, and the way we use our land and water has, in turn, also intensified the impacts.
Blogs
You can’t manage what you don’t measure
New information on water resources to guide development in Nepal’s Koshi Basin.
Press releases
Sri Lanka hosts meeting of minds on the Indus Basin
Experts identify key steps to strengthen knowledge on climate change and other water-related challenges
News
Crop irrigation with untreated wastewater, a major health and environmental menace
The use of wastewater to irrigate crops is far more widespread than previously estimated, according to a new study.
In the media
Raw waste water use on farms is ‘50% higher’ than estimated
IWMI study reveals the global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated.
News
Can a Chinese turtle farmer help us understand the future of Asian migration?
Experts gather in Guangzhou, China, to discuss migration’s effect on home communities
In the media
Engaging marginalized groups in the Greater Mekong region through action research
In the development of hydropower schemes, displaced rural people generally receive financial compensation for their losses.
In the media
HuffingtonPost: The plan to dam Asia’s last free-flowing, international river
An opinion piece by Diana Suhardiman was recently featured on The Huffington Post.
News
Asia out-migration dialogue: Linking gender, water and agriculture
The Migration and Agricultural Resilience Initiative for Sustainability (MARIS) network gathers national and international experts..
Blogs
New insights into the Ganges River Basin
New book presents an overview of the challenges facing the critically important Ganges river as a water resource for 500 million people.
Press releases
Press Release: New Knowledge Platform on the Indus Basin
The Indus Basin Knowledge Platform (IBKP), which seeks to improve access to information and supports decision making on critical basin challenges, is launched at World Water Week 2016.
In the media
South Asia running out of groundwater
India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan along with China account for nearly half of the world’s total groundwater use and these regions are expected...
Blogs
Ganges women to bear the brunt of climate change
Poor women and vulnerable groups will “bear the brunt” of climate change in parts of Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
News
IWMI signs MOU with the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydro-power Research
The initial priority areas of research cooperation include issues related to water savings, multiple uses of water infrastructure, ecosystems services, water and soil conservation, water allocation and planning and sustainable hydro-power.
News
What lies beneath?
Subterranean storage could be the answer to Central Asia’s water woes
Farmers in the Syrdarya River basin of Central Asia have a problem. Water is...
News
Pond, tank or well?
People not just places determine the right choice for agricultural water storage in Africa
The Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) convened by the Forum for Agricultural...