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IWMI and partners demonstrate the power of community-driven land restoration in fostering awareness and encouraging initiative.

Despite their growing popularity in policy and development circles, scaling nature-based solutions faces significant obstacles.

IWMI has expanded DIWASA's scope to emphasize capacity building, stakeholder collaboration, and mentorship.

IWMI researchers are pioneering a proactive community-led approach to climate resilience.

How Southern and Northern farmers’ peer learning exchange visits are changing farming in Lao PDR.

IWMI's citizen science program goes beyond data collection and involves community-based mapping of watershed characteristics.

Research-based agronomic practices promise safer, more efficient crop production.

IWMI researchers are using machine learning to map irrigated areas in the Limpopo River Basin.

IWMI’s capacity building on the SWAT+ hydrological model will help integrate it into the Masters of Hydrology and Meteorology curriculum.

Appointees joining the Board of Governors will guide direction and growth of global Institute.

New platform focuses on connecting communities with scalable solutions to build resilience and manage drought risks.

Embedding a strong gender perspective in project planning and design is imperative to achieve substantive gender equality.

IWMI aims to address entrenched social and gender norms that limit women’s agency while promoting education and leadership in the

Henry Roman discusses the importance of measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its carbon emission targets to manage and sustain

IWMI's Rachael McDonnell contributes to reframing the responses to mitigating the world’s water crises using a ‘beyond growth’ framing.

Combining innovative business and finance models could break the trend of increased inequities and risk of groundwater over-exploitation.

The environmental toll of illegal mining is undeniable, but forward-thinking initiatives are forging a path to recovery.

IWMI and partners collaborated with farmers across the country to develop accessible solutions to combat soil quality issues.

IWMI’s work on food, land and water in Lao PDR aims to improve the agriculture sector and rural development as

The new report by IWMI and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water highlights the strengthening of policy coherence.

IWMI and partners cleaned up rivers and raised awareness on the vital importance of river ecosystems.

While there is ample evidence of women’s roles and expertise in the management of resources, the literature is often silent

IWMI participated in discussions on competing demands on water and their impact on ecosystems at the 2024 UN Convention on

The findings aim to contribute to a context-relevant Assessment Framework for Loss and Damage.