IWMI rice demonstration field, Kpong Irrigation Scheme, Ghana. Photo: Hamish John Appleby/IWMI

Open access model and data on blue and green water consumption of crops to help close water data gap

IWMI researchers found a 9% increase of global crop blue and green water consumption between 2010 and 2020. The spatially distributed data and the model will benefit decision-making in agricultural water management in the Global South.
Kehinde Ogunjobi at Ghana office. Photo: IWMI

IWMI appoints Kehinde Ogunjobi as Country Representative for Ghana covering West and Central Africa 

The new role of the IWMI Country Representative in Ghana will lead strategic research-for-development and policy engagements across the West and Central Africa region.
Community members, IWMI staff, and local contractors during a site visit to the Maysan Constructed Wetland in southern Iraq (2024). The visit included inspection of the treatment structures under construction and discussions on community-led management of wastewater reuse systems. Photo: Mohamed Tawfik/ IWMI

Nature-based solutions offer hope for Iraq’s water future

Years of conflict, population growth and climate stress have deepened Iraq’s water crises. Solutions that are grounded in nature could offer a way forward to improve livelihoods, restore ecosystems and strengthen community resilience.

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Insight for sustainable supplemental irrigation development for cocoa in changing Ghana’s agroforestry landscapes

Springer | December, 2025
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Domestic wastewater treatment and agricultural reuse progress and reporting challenges

Springer | December, 2025
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Exploring the smallholder irrigation equipment supply landscape in Zambia: a scoping review

Springer | December, 2025
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Modeling integrated impacts of agro-hydrological interventions on blue and green water and crop yield in SWAT+

Elsevier | December, 2025
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