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IWMI Pakistan organises training workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in district Okara
The workshop was attended by representatives from Punjab Irrigation Department (PID), On Farm Water Management (OFWM), Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Community Development Unit (CDU), Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), Local Government department, and academia.
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IWMI Pakistan organizes media exposure field visit to Okara district for improved reporting on water governance
Dr. Habib Ullah Habib, Director – On Farm Water Management (OFWM) Research Farm (Renala Khurd), OFWM Punjab, gave the welcome note and urged the media to highlight the benefits of Laser Land Levelling, bed and furrow technology, and drip irrigation system, to promote increased crop water productivity through limited water resources.
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IWMI trains water resource management practitioners on effective ways to promote equality and inclusion
Participants learned how different dimensions of a person’s identity interact with structural inequalities to impact access to and benefits from water resources and services.
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IWMI Pakistan organises consultation workshop on water accounting for accurate assessment of water resources in Punjab
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Lahore: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organised a consultation workshop on water accounting for accurate assessment of water...
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IWMI organizes workshop on the development of Early Drought Warning Systemfor Pakistan
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a consultative workshop on the development of Early Drought Warning System (EDWS) for Pakistan. The workshop...
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Water sector reforms imperative for sustainable development in Punjab: IWMI
Monday, June 5, 2023, Lahore: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan celebrated World Environment Day 2023 by organising a capacity building workshop for...
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Tribune: Water reforms termed key to development
Dr Hafeez, the IWMI Water, Food and Ecosystems Director, said, “Through climate-smart interventions, the IWMI Pakistan aims to guide farmers, industrialists, urban water users and other stakeholders on sustainable water use, so that water scarcity can be addressed.
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The Nation: Water sector reforms imperative for sustainable development in Punjab
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan celebrated World Environment Day 2023 by organizing a capacity building workshop for media and highlighting the role of water governance in fostering prosperity and sustainable development in Punjab.
Blogs
Menstrual hygiene management – a missing piece in the water agenda
Integrating it into water-related programming not only enhances the well-being and dignity of women and girls, but also contributes to improved health outcomes, increased educational opportunities, and sustainable development at large.
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Pakistan Observer: Experts term efficient water management key to water security in Pakistan
They expressed these views in a media workshop held under the aegis of the International Water Management Institute, IWMI, Pakistan.
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IWMI Pakistan organizes media workshop for effective reporting on water governance
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, Lahore: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a media workshop for effective reporting on water governance, under the...
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IWMI Pakistan organizes national consultative workshop on Water Accounting to develop an inventory of water availability in Pakistan
The workshop aimed to bring together key stakeholders, including federal and provincial government officials, policymakers, water experts, and practitioners, to discuss and deliberate on the importance of Water Accounting and its implications for sustainable water management in Pakistan.
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Business Recorder: Flood telemetry system: master plan readied
Addressing a workshop organized by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Thursday, Engr.
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The Nation: IWMI highlights need for women inclusivity in all aspects of technology
International water Management Institute (IwMI) pakistan celebrated International women’s Day 2023 and held a seminar and panel discussion under the global UN theme ‘Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality’ in Islamabad.
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Saline aquaculture potential in Pakistan to boost blue economy, sustainable livelihoods in Southern Indus Basin, IWMI
The saline aquaculture in the salinity-affected districts of Sindh and Punjab has huge potential in boosting the blue economy and sustainable livelihoods along Indus Basin.
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IWMI Pakistan organizes training workshop on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion for Integrated Water Resources Management
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a two-day training workshop on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in district Okara.
IWMI Pakistan organizes capacity building training workshop on the application of GPS data collection tools and RS/GIS Mapping
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a two-day capacity building training workshop for officials from Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) and On Farm Water Management (OFWM), and faculty and students from University of Okara and University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) sub-campus Depalpur.
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IWMI Pakistan organizes consultative workshop with Okara Chamber of Commerce & Industry on water issues
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a consultative workshop with Okara Chamber of Commerce & Industry on water issues to identify the challenges faced by industrial water users in district Okara.
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IWMI Pakistan organizes stakeholders’ workshop on future water availability for Okara district
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan organized a stakeholders’ workshop on future water availability for Okara district at IWMI Pakistan’s field office in Okara.
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Needs for transformation of water security in Pakistan
Experts at a multi-stakeholder consultative workshop said that Pakistan needs to establish an effective network of all segments of the society from scientists to policy makers to civil society with a focus on mainstreaming youth and gender to address growing water security prevailing across the country.
Features
Young researchers who are transforming agri-food systems for rural prosperity
Sidra Khalid and Najeeb Ullah won this year’s Transformative Research Challenge hosted by the World Food Forum.
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The Nation: Ground recharge wells solution to growing water scarcity in capital’s households: Experts
The experts on Tuesday said groundwater recharge well was a cheaper and efficient technology based on natural solutions to conserve rainwater for household use, revive aquifer and mitigate the risk of urban flooding through most modern technology available at the local level.
In the media
Bol News: An Ode to the Elixir of Life
A huge gap between the levels of recharge and extraction of groundwater is causing steady drop in the aquifers both in the rural and urban areas of Pakistan.
In the media
How Pakistan can prevent another flood disaster
In an op-ed, Mohsin Hafeez explains the science-based actions Pakistan could take to improve its capacity to deal with floods and minimise their negative impacts.
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Pakistan needs rainwater harvesting solutions, technology to end water crisis: Experts
Experts participating in a media exposure field visit informed the journalists that groundwater recharge wells are a cost-effective nature-based solution (NbS) to revive groundwater aquifers and mitigate the risk of urban flooding.
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The News: Climate action
It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO).
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Daily Pakistan: Pakistan switches to automated water distribution system to curb disputes among provinces
Earlier, a manual system was in place to record river flows, storage and surface water availability, but now a software-operated system has been put in place to eliminate water-related disputes among the provinces.
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Daily Times: IWMI supporting Pakistan to deal with unprecedented floods
Pakistan is one of the top 10 nations most vulnerable to climate change and the worst affected provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have received 400 per cent more precipitation this year than their 30-year average.
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Pakistan Observer: IWMI helps Pakistan to assess flood damages
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is helping the Pakistan government carry out flood damages assessment and aiding the recovery efforts, in the wake of extreme flooding across the country, says a press release issued here on Monday.
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Associated Press of Pakistan: IWMI offers support to Pakistan govt to deal with unprecedented floods
We are working closely with the federal, provincial and local governments to help assess the flood damage using remote sensing and satellite imagery to support prioritization of humanitarian responses.
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Urdu Point: IWMI offers support to Pakistan govt to deal with unprecedented floods
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a research for development organization, has offered its support to Government of Pakistan for flood damage assessment and aiding recovery efforts, following the extreme flooding events across the country.
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World Asia: Half a million in relief camps as flood death toll passes 1,000
There are at least 386 children among 1,136 people who lost their lives in the floods, according to the latest National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). More than 1,600 have been injured in the destructive rains since June 14.
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The News: Flood damage assessment system being introduced to Pakistan
A system of flood damage assessment is being introduced in Pakistan in the collaboration with International Water Management Institute (IWMI) following the extreme flooding across the country.