A growing number of cyberattacks are targeting water and wastewater utilities worldwide, threatening to disrupt critical services and expose deep vulnerabilities in an already stretched sector. Photo: Louise Sarant/IWMI (generated)

Cybersecurity risks are rising for water utilities — here’s why

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Inle Lake Intha fishermen at sunset in Myanmar. Photo: R.M. Nunes/Shutterstock

Sustainable fish farming in Myanmar gets a smart boost

Deployed across 170 townships, IWMI’s Aqua Decision Support Tool guides policymakers and farmers towards climate-resilient, profitable aquaculture in Myanmar.
GroundTruth staff Nkosingithandile Sithole, Ayanda Lephane and Nick Pattinson (I-r) field test the MiniSASS citizen science smartphone app (Photo: GroundTruth)

A network of citizen scientists to protect freshwater resources in southern Africa

A new IWMI initiative combines innovation with community participation to plug water data gaps.

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