In the media
Sanitation progress slows to a crawl amid pandemic
On SciDev, Rachael McDonnell emphasized the importance of data for decision-makers to contribute towards the SDG.
Blogs
Researchers map Ethiopia’s irrigated areas at a previously unavailable resolution
Remote sensing data enables IWMI researchers to identify irrigated areas at a resolution of 30 meters, providing valuable insights for water policy and agricultural planning.
Blogs
Unlocking sustainable finance to drive agricultural research for development
When looking at how to combine traditional development funding with return-oriented private capital, two strategies are gaining more and more traction.
Blogs
Declining data quality threatens water resources management in the Lake Tana sub-basin
Through the FLAIR project in the Lake Tana sub-basin, IWMI is supporting the way data is generated by measuring water diversions at selected schemes.
Blogs
Can solar pumps unlock Ghana’s irrigation potential?
New IWMI research indicates over 2 million hectares potentially suitable for solar photovoltaic (PV) pumping – and proposes sustainable business models for capturing the solar market opportunity.
News
Hi-tech support helps Sri Lanka’s farmers navigate the climate crisis
With access to accurate information, farmers can make informed and timely decisions about investing.
Press releases
Data, dialogues and discussion key to food, water and energy security in Southern Africa
Enhanced data sharing across sectors and countries is vital if we want to achieve food, water and energy security in Southern Africa
Blogs
Morocco’s decision to publish drought maps could benefit the whole MENA region
The hope is that the technology will be routinely used across MENA in drought management, helping to strengthen resilience to climate change, promote accountability and transparency, and inform scarcity management in arid watersheds.
Blogs
Changing the way we collect data during Covid
In order to continue researching on gender and water systems, researchers from IWMI-Nepal engaged with local stakeholders through alternative means of data-collection during COVID-19.
Blogs
Why nations must prepare for natural disasters amid the current Covid-19 pandemic
This week, IWMI’s scientists used Google Earth Engine to produce a map depicting the current status of crops around the world.
Blogs
Phone app gives opportunity to improve water productivity in Lebanon
For the phone app to be effective and sustainable, it must only be regarded as being a part of a more integrated approach to development and codesigned with the end users.
News
Indus Basin Gender Profile Mapper
The basin maps on this website aim to provide an evidence base for analysis of gender disparities and new development opportunities.
Press releases
Press Release: Mobile phone app launched to strengthen new insurance scheme for India’s farmers
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) launched a mobile app, called AgRISE, in support of a new national agricultural insurance scheme.
News
Water Accounting+
The approach uses global hydrological models and public domain remote sensing datasets to analyse the water flows, fluxes, stocks, consumption, and services from complex river basins.
News
Mobile Weather Stations
Low-cost mobile weather stations are designed to help us monitor the weather more closely.
News
Mapping drought patterns and impacts: A global perspective
This dataset provides global patterns and impacts of droughts with mapping of several drought-related characteristics – either at a country level or at regular grid scales.
News
Irrigated area mapping: Asia and Africa
IWMI continues to advance its irrigated area mapping products in regions where it works as technology improves.
News
Global environmental flow information system
The interactive maps provide information related to Environmental Flows for the current condition and for the different Environmental Management Classes (EMCs) of a river system.
News
Flood risk mapping
Remotely sensed information from satellites and airborne instruments can be used for estimating the extent and dynamics of flood inundation for large areas and can complement in-situ observations.
News
Drought monitoring system
The South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) is a weekly map of drought conditions that are produced and maintained at IWMI.
News
Catchment Water Allocation Tool (CaWAT)
The tool makes it easier to develop and allocate the use of water resources to support rural livelihoods through the integration of agriculture, aquaculture and domestic uses.
Features
Global wastewater database
New data pool will boost global assessment and monitoring of wastewater and its fate.
Features
World Development Information Day
Bytes and bottlenecks – can data deliver?
Leaps forward in data processing power and access to information are helping make irrigation more efficient and sustainable....
News
IWMI Environmental Flow Calculators
Environmental Flow CalculatorsGlobalGanga (Ganges)Sri LankaWestern Nepal
The IWMI Environmental Flow Calculators are a family of software for desktop rapid assessment of Environmental Flows (EFs). The...