Articles by IWMI

In an interview on the 2025 World Water Congress in Morocco, IWMI's Youssef Brouziyne and Alan Nicol highlight the importance of collaboration for sustainable water management.

Experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan explore pathways for sustainable water management and climate resilience.

IWMI is supporting national authorities with flooding forecasts, rainfall monitoring, data processing and impact assessments.

Stronger cooperation and bold water-smart innovations are driving a new era for Moroccan agriculture.

IWMI's Giriraj Amarnath talked to Lewis Vaughan Jones live on BBC News show The Context on November 28, 2025, about the situation in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah caused widespread

Experts warn that fragmented approaches to water, food and climate are failing and call for integrated solutions to achieve national resilience.

In the Chu-Talas Basin, research and farmers’ experience come together to strengthen drought resilience.

Faced with high energy costs, Nepal’s growing fish industry could find a cost-saving, sustainable solution in solar technology.

Built on two decades of research, the Adaptive Scaling Ecosystem framework helps scale innovations across complex economies.

Sand dams are found to be a vital niche option in a diversified water storage system to improve local water access and resilience in Zimbabwe.

A smart irrigation system for a small office plant carries a big lesson on water use efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa.

Local monitoring feeds near-real-time water data into the Limpopo Basin Digital Twin, supporting more informed, basin-wide decisions.

IWMI and the University of Manchester have partnered to strengthen water governance in Pakistan.

CropGBWater, a new open access tool by IWMI highlights growing pressure on food and water systems worldwide.

The interactive digital platform offers real-time insights on water availability and aquaculture suitability, guiding investments and rural development in northern Ghana.

The second phase of SoLAR kicks off in Bangladesh, advancing the transition toward sustainable, carbon-neutral irrigation.

IWMI's Decide Mabumbo reflects on how South Africa can use its G20 presidency to push for investments to improve the continent’s disaster preparedness.

As river pollution in Addis Ababa heightens antimicrobial resistance, experts are turning to integrated health solutions to protect people, animals and ecosystems.

Safa Fanaian and Sumitra KC from IWMI and Santosh Kaini from the Government of Nepal explore how blending traditional and modern irrigation governance systems can enhance water management.

IWMI’s Barbara Janusz-Pawletta and John Etgen from Collective Action for Water Security (C4W) discuss long term strategies to guide sustainable water management in Azerbaijan and the South Caucus.

At the 2025 CGIAR Gender Conference, IWMI underscored that the future of water security depends on scaling equity as effectively as climate-smart innovation.

IWMI co-hosts Pan-African symposium on digital solutions for water management in Ethiopia, exploring how open data and digital tools can chart a water-secure future for the continent.

IWMI's Sumitra KC and Manohara Khadka propose solutions to protect groundwater and tackle flooding in Nepal’s Madhes Province.

The World Food Prize Foundation recognizes IWMI’s Director of Water, Growth and Inclusion for her leadership in empowering farmers and businesses across East and Southern Africa.