Features
The hidden crisis of disaster displacement and host community struggles in rural areas of Pakistan
While disaster-induced migration tends to be short-term, slow-onset climate-induced migration may be more permanent and on a larger scale.
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.
Nexus Gains Talks: Water-energy-food-ecosystems dynamics in a climate crisis
This webinar will discuss the complex relationships between water, energy, food, and ecosystems in the context of the climate crisis.
Global Science-Policy Forum: Socially Inclusive Solar Irrigation Systems
This forum will bring together stakeholders from across the world to discuss solar applications in agriculture in South Asia.
In the media
It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought
IWMI commissioned this article following fieldwork conducted on the political economy of policy processes in India, under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies.
Publications
December 2023 – February 2024 Research Journal Roundup
A selection of IWMI's recent contributions to global research.
News
IWMI opens office in Bangladesh
IWMI signals commitment to the country and strengthens collaboration with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
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.
Blogs
Water is an instrument for peace, progress and prosperity
Tackling water security in India requires a multifaceted strategy including individual acts, community involvement, as well as government policies, programs and regulations.
NEXUS Gains Talks
The water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus and One Health: Opportunities for joint action?
Features
Cultivating change: Sri Lanka’s smallholder farmers explore climate-resilient solutions
Smallholder farmers are embracing climate-adaptive agriculture, innovations and partnerships.
In the media
Sewage leaks put South Africa’s freshwater at risk: how citizen scientists are helping clean up
IWMI and CGIAR are among the organizations helping to scale up the Enviro-Champs initiative.
Videos
Safe and sustainable vegetable production through good practices
The International Water Management Institute and the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka collaborated to improve agricultural practices among Sri Lankan farmers.
Blogs
Growing the use of real-time digital tools for smarter vegetable farming
The FRESH Initiative, in collaboration with the ClimBeR initiative, is providing Sri Lankan farmers with climate information and agronomic advisories straight to their mobile phones.
Press releases
Circular economies can become “the most inclusive” in Africa
Through resource efficiency, circular design, water reuse, repair and recycling, African nations can customize their economic systems to maximize both social benefits and sustainability.
Blogs
What is good for fish, is good for people and planet
The Mekong fishery is at a tipping point. Integrating fish into agricultural landscapes may be the sustainable way forward.
In the media
Prolonged droughts: Need for water harvesting
Inadequate infrastructure, together with rural and poor populations, makes Zambia highly vulnerable to droughts, according to the UN. But the drought monitoring system developed by IWMI helps to better prepare the country to cope with its impacts.
Features
The best time to plan for drought is when it’s raining
Disaster response needs to move from reactive to proactive if we are going to adapt to climate change.
NEXUS GAINS Talks: Transformative leadership program for women professionals in the water–energy–food–ecosystems nexus
To mark International Women’s Day, this NEXUS Gains Talk will discuss the importance of developing the transformational leadership capacity of women and men across WEFE sectors.
Blogs
Heroes of environmental stewardship
As Enviro-Champs, South African youth address environmental challenges through citizen science and digital innovation.
Blogs
Visionary integration
IWMI presents a digital twin concept for management of the Limpopo River basin.
Videos
World Wetlands Day: Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR
A message from the Thalangama wetland in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on the work of IWMI and CGIAR to preserve and protect these vital ecosystems.
News
CGIAR’s new Executive Managing Director discusses opportunities to support Sri Lanka’s development priorities with Prime Minister
Ismahane Elouafi visited the country to learn more about IWMI’s work and ways to leverage integrated capabilities for water, food and climate resilience.
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.
Publications
Anticipatory action in communities hosting refugees and internally displaced persons: an assessment of current approaches
This paper is a global literature review of anticipatory action approaches in communities hosting forcibly displaced persons.
Wetlands and human wellbeing: Perspectives from Asia and Africa
The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day is Wetlands and Human Wellbeing, and in this edition of NEXUS Gains Talk, we explore this theme through case studies from Asia and Africa, with input from Ramsar.
Water-food nexus in the mountain systems: Agricultural production systems from the Andes and the Hidu Kush Himalayas
A webinar hosted by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska and CGIAR.
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.
In the media
Solar pumps are empowering women farmers in India
On top of its climate benefits, the technology is boosting women’s income and confidence while challenging traditional gender norms, writes IWMI's Tanmoy Bhaduri.
Features
Pakistan Water Week 2023 addresses transformative pathways for water and food systems
With water and food security becoming urgent priorities, Pakistan Water Week convened to explore opportunities for research, innovation and collective action.
Features
Data-driven breakthroughs and the future of agriculture at the CGIAR Digital Innovation Workshop
IWMI’s Digital Inclusion Index was a highlight of the workshop.
Blogs
A water policy coherence agenda for Nigeria’s agri-food systems transformation
Taking a look at what is required to bridge the gap between policy intent and implementation.
Features
Engaging youth in agripreneurship calls for a shift in the “dirty” industry mindset
Researchers highlight multiple challenges to growing young people's interest in agriculture as a source of livelihoods in Malawi.