Blogs
Debating how to nurture sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation
Governments and development organizations realize that supporting farmer-led irrigation can enhance smallholders’ resilience to climate change and promote healthy food systems.
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Can groundwater cushion Africa from future shocks, and spark development?
Groundwater has thus far been a sleeping giant in most of sub-Saharan Africa. However, there are signs the giant is awakening,
Blogs
Experts unite to find the best ways to scale up farmer-led irrigation
It makes sense to encourage farmer-led irrigation, to capitalize on benefits, but how can we do so inclusively and sustainably?
Photos
How to accelerate and scale inclusive water access in Ethiopia
A photo story to highlight farmer-led irrigation in Ethiopia.
Blogs
A wake-up call
Covid-19 is a wake-up call for Nepal to urgently prioritize strategic investments in inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs.
Blogs
Research shows reducing local income inequality may slow rural-urban migration
Recent research conducted by IWMI, in collaboration with the IFPRI and IFAD, finds that the poorest are likelier to migrate when increases in incomes are accompanied by increases in local income inequalities.
Blogs
Mainstreaming technology provides key solutions for disaster risk mitigation
Scientists at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) were invited to contribute to a number of chapters in WWDR 2020, including chapter 4 (Water-related extremes and risk management).
News
In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
Despite progress, old mindsets continue to challenge gender and social inclusion in community water management.
Press releases
Project makes water from the sun for climate-smart farming
World’s largest user of groundwater for agriculture looks to solar for a more sustainable future.
In the media
PreventiOnWeb.net: Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
To better understand the risk factors and the effects of drought in the region, IWMI conducted a survey of 400 commercial fruit farms in Jordan, one the most water-scarce countries in the world.
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Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the MENA region.
News
CGIAR funders pledge $650 million for farmers’ climate adaptation
At the UN Climate Action Summit, a global coalition of funders promise more than $650 million to help 300 million smallholder farmers adapt to climate change.
In the media
UNDark.org: As Droughts Spread Across India, So Does Water Budgeting
Every year many of the inhabitants of Jalna, a semi-arid district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, are forced to buy drinking water as their wells dry up through the burning summers.
In the media
We need policies that force real change: IWMI/WLE on WHO microplastics and World Bank water pollution reports
We need to rethink how to design, produce, consume and dispose of the plastics that we’ll still use in the decades to come.
In the media
Reuters.com: Water pollution an ‘invisible threat’ to global goals, economists warn
World Bank report warns of the ripple effects of water pollution on the health, economies, education and agriculture of rich and poor countries alike.
In the media
ModernGhana.com: How Agriculture Impacts African Economies
Irrigation is underused in Sub-Saharan Africa as only 7% of farmlands are irrigated – this is the lowest proportion for a region in the world according to the International Water Management Institute.
Blogs
Assigning value to nature’s bounty
Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin
In the media
Inc42.com: How Google Is Using Machine Learning To Predict Floods In India
Bihar is also the country’s most flood-prone state with 73% of its 94,163-sq.km area getting flooded annually, according to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Blogs
7th Africa Water Week
“Decolonizing” formal water law to pave the way for smallholder irrigation
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Banking on nature
Projects that harness nature-based structures in places like Kenya and Sri Lanka are showing green infrastructure can be a valuable tool in helping vulnerable communities.
In the media
IPSNews.net: Sustainable Agriculture To End World Hunger
With a growing world population, hunger and undernutrition are on the rise, and governments are looking for private alliances to alleviate these issues.
In the media
Blogs.WorldBank.org: Secrets to successful irrigation management from Central Asia
About 60 percent of the region’s people are employed by the agricultural sector, which depends almost entirely on irrigation.
In the media
TheDiplomat: The Impact of Migration on Water Scarcity in Central Asia
What does male migration have to do with water scarcity in Central Asia?
Blogs
Rice and Reason: Planning for System Complexity in the Indus Basin
The summary of this scenario development workshop and a Vision for the Indus Basin will be shared as part of the IBKF3 at the end of the event.
In the media
KathmanduPost.Ekantipur.com: Over and under the pond
Another World Water Day passed this week. And around the world, including here in Nepal, water scarcity is a problem that is being increasingly exacerbated due to climate change.
In the media
World Bank interested in expanding satellite-based flood insurance scheme
IWMI researchers talk to the Business Standard about upcoming work in India.
Blogs
Life with grandmother crocodile
The changing benefits of ecosystem services for rural communities in northern Ghana.
Blogs
Water for Food International Forum
Creating fertile ground for innovation in agricultural water management.
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Game-changing water solutions
Realizing the huge potential to bolster water security in the Middle East and North Africa.
In the media
The hidden truth about migration: A looming farm crisis back home
In an op-ed on Euractiv, Claudia Sadoff draws attention to recent research on the communities from which migrants depart.
Blogs
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017
With index-based flood insurance the payout should be not only transparent but also much faster.
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Maps that matter when flooding strikes
Vital support for the emergency disaster response in Northeast India and Nepal.