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Migrant family members in Tajikistan are remembered at home through their photos. Photo: Madeline Dahm/IWMI

Mobility at a crossroads?  

Migration has emerged as a growing policy challenge, one that researchers in the Global South must help address.
Systems thinking takes center stage at the World Water Congress in Morocco 

Systems thinking takes center stage at the World Water Congress in Morocco 

Innovation alone will not secure water’s future. IWMI experts demonstrated that cross-sector planning, community participation and digital tools are key to water security.
BCPA regional workshop group pic

Shared rivers strengthen regional ties in Central Asia

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

Blogs

A roadmap for solar irrigation expansion in Ethiopia

A roadmap for solar irrigation expansion in Ethiopia

When policies are coordinated and financial mechanisms are in place, solar irrigation could lift climate pressures and secure a more resilient future for millions of farmers.
Woman washing water in stagnant water

Put your principles first — the journey towards Just Water Partnerships

How climate, finance and justice must converge to secure the future of water – on which people and the planet depend.
Noyonika (19), a member of the Gaurav Adolescent Girls Group on the Nahartoli Tea Estate, holds a freshly picked tea leaf. Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/PANOS

What’s in your cup of tea?

Tea plantations must work to increase biodiversity, while giving equal attention to securing just and dignified work conditions for plantation workers.

Media releases

IWMI and DWFI partner on Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Water for Food Futures 

IWMI and DWFI partner on Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Water for Food Futures 

The new partnership aims to advance innovative approaches and policies to ensure a more secure future for global water and food systems.
Henk Ovink speaks at the UN Headquarters in New York on February 7, 2023. Photo: Lev Radin/Shutterstock

IWMI welcomes Henk Ovink as new Board Chair 

Doulaye Kone, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio and Debra Tan will join the Board as IWMI takes forward its Strategy 2024-2030 for research and innovation.
Kouassi Kouakou Alexis, Director of the ECOWAS Water Resources Management Centre, and Mark Smith, Director General of IWMI, shake hands during the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen transboundary water governance across West Africa. Photo: Klinsman Amissah/IWMI

IWMI signs agreements with key partners in West Africa to advance regional water security  

Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with ECOWAS and Sierra Leone’s water agency signal regional commitment to science-driven water governance.

In the media

Kenya and IWMI partner to boost irrigation

Kenya and IWMI partner to boost irrigation

As Kenya faces worsening drought conditions, a new partnership between IWMI and the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is set to accelerate efforts to expand irrigated land, improve food security and enhance climate resilience.
The climate and humanitarian impact of Sri Lanka's floods

The climate and humanitarian impact of Sri Lanka’s floods

IWMI’s Giriraj Amarnath spoke to Sami Zeidan Live on Al Jazeera News on December 4, 2025 about the climate and humanitarian impact of the widespread floods in Sri Lanka. Amarnath outlined the urgent need to strengthen key infrastructure as the country faces increasing risks from recurring extreme weather.
World Water Congress 2025

World Water Congress 2025

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.

Videos

Irriline Video Screenshot

IRRILINE: A new service from Farmerline

IRRILINE provides smallholder farmers in Ghana with technological advice and financing support to make individual irrigation investments feasible.
IWMI’s Mark Smith, Director General, gives opening remarks. Photo: Gunarathna Thisal/ Mantaray Films Workshop attendees from across the CGIAR centers pose for a photo.

The AI-accelerated future of CGIAR research and development

CGIAR’s Digital Transformation Accelerator launched a multi-year effort to advance AI-driven research across food, land and water systems during a workshop hosted by IWMI in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Workshop MENA eRewater

MENA is turning to AI and digital innovation to enhance water reuse

IWMI’s e-ReWater MENA brought together experts to assess how AI and digital innovation can drive smarter, scalable water-reuse solutions across the region.