Integrated circular economy transformations
Blogs
Partnerships are key to transitioning to a circular economy in the Arab region
IWMI and partners identify immediate actions for shifting to circular models in the water and agriculture sectors.
Blogs
Water at the forefront of One Health in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Water Champions are helping to drive discussions on the complex interplay between water and health, including at the national level.
Blogs
Pioneering water reuse: Lebanon’s first national standards and their impact on agriculture
The success of these standards will depend on support from government agencies, international organizations, and the farming community. It will also require ongoing efforts to improve the country's wastewater infrastructure.
Videos
Women in Kisumu turn waste to wealth
Local women are being empowered through skills development, converting waste into eco-friendly briquettes, promoting environmental sustainability.
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
Why invest in a circular bioeconomy in Ethiopia?
There are many advantages to a circular bioeconomy including helping to address critical challenges to food security and resource management.
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.
In the media
Joint initiative to upgrade agricultural circular businesses in Viet Nam
UNDP and IWMI announced a joint initiative to assist smallholder farmers and small- to medium-sized enterprises to adopt circular economy models for the coffee and rice value chains.
In the media
The sanitation circular economy - rhetoric vs. reality
IWMI researchers call for a sanitation circular and solidarity economy which explores innovative economic solutions for the most basic of human needs in ways that are wired for inclusivity.
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
Using circular economy as a solution to today’s problems
A circular economy can help sustainable development by keeping our resources in use for as long as possible at their highest economic value.
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
Infants at higher risk in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh
IWMI researcher says study measuring the burden of living in flood-prone areas addresses a gap in research in quantifying the broader health impacts of floods.
Press releases
IWMI announces development of a new, Google-supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and North...
A new grant from Google’s philanthropic arm will help researchers develop a tool to bolster water security and climate resilience in the Middle East and North Africa.
In the media
Humming a new tune on World Toilet Day: Creating value through brown gold
Work by IDS and partners, including IWMI, has looked at urban sanitation challenges in Nepal, India, Ethiopia and Ghana.
Blogs
Protecting and promoting traditional foods, one woman at a time
Women and food-centric interventions through the NATURE+ Initiative aim to increase the resilience of rural women.
Press releases
FAO and IWMI’s milestone book gives actionable guidelines on water quality for agriculture
Researchers offer technical solutions and best agricultural practices related to water quality, risk assessment and mitigation.
Features
Reducing food waste: How to make it work?
IWMI addresses global food waste, emphasizes composting, animal feed, and partnerships to reduce waste, protect the environment, and ensure food security.
Publications
June-July 2023 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from June and July 2023.
Blogs
Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis.
Publications
February-March 2023 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from February to March 2023.
Publications
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.
Publications
September-November 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from September to November.
Features
World Toilet Day 2022: An Interview with Solomie Gebrezgabher
When you flush your toilet, do you ever wonder what happens to your waste? Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher, IWMI Senior Researcher, will tell you that human excrement can be transformed into something valuable.
Blogs
Water reuse: a potential game-changer for water security in the Middle East and North Africa
ReWater MENA focused on one region. But as the most water-stressed region in the world, it offers valuable lessons for other areas facing increasing water scarcity.
Blogs
Waste not, want not
Recovery of safe and nutritious food from wholesale to consumer and safe redistribution for direct human consumption to reduce hunger and malnutrition.
In the media
Securing MENA’s water supply
Talking to Nature Middle East, Javier Mateo-Sagasta explains that building trust among stakeholders is key to increasing long-term use of water reuse technologies and practices in the MENA region.
Publications
July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August
Blogs
Staying alive: Navigating water, gender and poverty inequalities in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Women’s increasing roles in irrigation in Egypt, as well as across the MENA region cannot be viewed in isolation of women’s domestic care work.
Features
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.
News
World Toilet Day 2021: An interview with Olufunke Cofie
Leadership and governance systems must provide an enabling environment for the scaling of improved sanitation.
News
Tapping into Groundwater
In a recent interview, Dr. Villholth spoke more about IWMI’s groundwater program and how events such as World Water Week are important to protecting and managing the resource.
Blogs
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.