News
IWMI welcomes new Board members
Appointees joining the Board of Governors will guide direction and growth of global Institute.
Press releases
CGIAR launches Drought Action Catalyst to strengthen global resilience
New platform focuses on connecting communities with scalable solutions to build resilience and manage drought risks.
In the media
Scorecard will help governments meet nationally determined contributions to cut carbon emissions
Henry Roman discusses the importance of measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its carbon emission targets to manage and sustain progress.
Publications
Rethinking responses to the world’s water crises
IWMI's Rachael McDonnell contributes to reframing the responses to mitigating the world’s water crises using a ‘beyond growth’ framing.
Features
COP16 underscored need for increased global collaboration on biodiversity targets
IWMI participated in discussions on competing demands on water and their impact on ecosystems at the 2024 UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Explainers
Climate finance and water
COP29 is “the finance COP.” We explain climate finance, how it relates to water and what to expect at this year's sessions.
Features
IWMI is working with governments to build water resilience at COP29
IWMI women researchers are leading the way on actionable policy recommendations and implementation for water resource management.
In the media
New Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Water for Food Futures
Funded by the International Water Management Institute, the results will be published in Cambridge’s journal Global Sustainability.
News
Report – Countries must scale up the use of clean technologies to transform the global agricultural sector
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems is crucial to keeping the world on track to meet international climate goals.
Blogs
IWMI and GIZ offer insights on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus for transboundary water management
The solutions foster adaptation to changing climate conditions and protect biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems within and across boundaries.
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.
In the media
Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
Rachael McDonnell comments on the cycles of flood and drought as climate change intensifies.
Features
A conversation with IWMI’s knowledge management team on enhancing agricultural research with FAO’s AGRIS and AGROVOC programs
AGRIS is a comprehensive bibliographic database focused on agriculture and nutrition, while AGROVOC is a multilingual thesaurus covering a wide range of agricultural terms.
Blogs
Youth for a water-secure world
It is important to recognize that young professionals can make contributions to issues usually considered “beyond their scope.”
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.
Press releases
IWMI’s new strategy shows the way forward for collective action on water security
Strategy 2024–2030 sets course for the next stage of the organization’s research and innovation journey.
Blogs
Anticipatory Actions are often neglected so let’s get behind long-term resilience
IWMI assembled a panel of Anticipatory Action experts for a webinar to discuss empowering communities with lasting Anticipatory Actions for long-term resilience and improved Food, Land and Water Systems.
In the media
Solve water problems alongside food, energy: World Water Council
Rachael McDonnell said that matters related to water play an important role across sectors, including food, at the World Water Forum in Bali.
Publications
March-April research journal roundup
Read our roundup of IWMI’s work in April and March 2024.
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.
Explainers
Digital twins
A technology pioneered in space exploration is now being used to manage product life cycles, smart cities, and river basins. But what is it exactly?
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.
News
First edition of Salinity Magazine looks at saline agriculture
The publication is a collaboration between the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) and the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) together with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
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?
News
Water security takes center stage in anticipatory action
IWMI partners with the Anticipation Hub to advance water security in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Podcasts
Episode 6: Lao’s Policy Pathways
Discover the challenges and solutions for sustainable development in landlocked Laos with Policy Pathways' penultimate episode.
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.
Podcasts
Episode 5: Nigeria’s Policy Pathways
Join us as we journey to Nigeria, to explore how policy coherence can tackle sustainable development challenges in Africa's economic giant.
Publications
December 2023 – February 2024 Research Journal Roundup
A selection of IWMI's recent contributions to global research.
In the media
Water for a safe, just and sustainable future
Mark Smith spoke live on Al Jazeera English about water scarcity, climate change and potential solutions.
Features
Wicked water problems: Facing challenges, finding solutions
On World Water Day, IWMI Director General Mark Smith is hopeful about progress for the world’s pressing water challenges.
In the media
Water for peace? First, stop it becoming a weapon of war
What we really need this World Water Day is the international multilateral system to take a stand against weaponising water, writes IWMI's Alan Nicol and Lyla Mehta of the Institute of Development Studies.