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IWMI gender researchers are helping to shape “transformative agendas” in the CGIAR Science Programs

Contributions at the CGIAR Gender Science Exchange emphasized the importance of social and environmental justice.

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.

The power of rapid game design

Rapid Game Design offers a novel approach to multistakeholder dialogue by harnessing the power of gamification of complex issues.

Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality

Archisman Mitra, Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Garima Taneja discuss community engagement in the ABY groundwater management scheme.

Transition for whom?

The social in policy frameworks for India’s energy transition.

Upping the yield

IWMI supports the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program to transform agriculture into a wealth-creating livelihood.

The challenges associated with the proliferation of solar irrigation pumps

IWMI's Marie-Charlotte Buisson spoke to Radio Canada about the particular challenges of solar-powered irrigation.

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.

IWMI and WFP to start new partnership for food, land and water security in fragile communities

The CGIAR FCM Innovation Accelerator will scale climate-smart, private-sector solutions.

Reeling it in: How aquaculture is improving livelihoods and nutrition in northern Ghana

A pilot project is introducing aquaculture in small reservoirs in a sustainable and scalable model.

Investing in the circular bioeconomy

Some countries are better placed than others to make the change and create sustainable urban-rural linkages.

Indus to become ‘a seasonal river’ by 2050 if glaciers continue melting

At an event co-hosted by IWMI and USAID, experts warn that rapid melting of glaciers in Pakistan's north could turn the Indus River seasonal, endangering 240 million lives.

June-July 2023 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from June and July 2023.

February-March 2023 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from February to March 2023.

Researchers visit farmer fields post cyclone Freddy

Climate-smart smallholder farms in Malawi put through the test after floods and storms.

The world faces a water crisis, and four powerful charts show how

Talking to Scientific American, Rachael McDonnell gave context about the UN Water Conference, the international frameworks that apply to water and the related challenges.

December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup

As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of how we can strengthen natural resource management, improve food resiliency, and promote gender equity.

Tributary-level cooperation in the Isfayramsai River basin can benefit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Aral Sea

Within the NEXUS Gains Initiative, an IWMI team is focusing on water storage around the Isfayramsai River.

September-November 2022 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from September to November.

More nations can be better prepared for drought as IWMI takes its space-based monitoring tool online

IWMI has launched its next-generation South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) platform.

July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August

Key takeaways from IWMI’s participation at the 9th World Water Forum

Roundup blog of IWMI activities, events and sessions at the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal.

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.

Water’s role in poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs

CGIAR’s new ambitions are defined by a set of impact areas, with water – and therefore water systems science – at the heart of each. 

A new tool to help scale water innovations

Making innovative water management and irrigation technologies available to farmers on a massive scale is crucial if we are to meet growing food demands and mitigate climate change impacts.

Hydropower to the people

Efforts to share the benefits of hydropower development in Nepal could be compounding inequality in the country instead of tackling it, according to research.

Study of 10 river basins brings new perspective on water management

Instead of inevitable water and food crises, the politics of equitable and sustainable development of resources could make all the difference.

Why we need environmental flows

In the latest video from the "Colin's STRAIGHTtalk" series Dr. Chartres talks about why we need environmental flows. Environmental flows describe the quantity, timing,...