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An aquaculture farmer in eastern Nepal demonstrates the use of a solar-powered water pump for refilling and aerating water in his fishponds. Photo: Shisher Shrestha/IWMI

Can solar power secure the future of fish farming?

Faced with high energy costs, Nepal’s growing fish industry could find a cost-saving, sustainable solution in solar technology.
Launch of IWMI Climate Risk Intelligence Agent at COP30

IWMI introduces AI tool for climate-smart planning and investments

The Climate Risk Intelligence Assistant makes climate data more accessible, guiding national adaptation and investment decisions.
Close-up of tiny desk plant and smart irrigation system

Big lessons from a tiny desk plant!

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

Blogs

A farmer using solar irrigation through the IWMI S-FLID project. Photo: IWMI

How adaptive scaling can transform food systems in the Global South

Built on two decades of research, the Adaptive Scaling Ecosystem framework helps scale innovations across complex economies.
Nathi sand dam in the Shashe catchment in Zimbabwe.

Can a simple solution offer a lifeline to communities confronting climate change?

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.
Volunteers in South Africa at a citizen science training. A trainee from Zimbabwe practices a water measurement method.

Citizen scientists take the lead in tracking Southern Africa’s transboundary river basin 

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

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

Morocco’s agricultural transformation gains momentum

Morocco’s agricultural transformation gains momentum

IWMI’s Youssef Brouziyne reflects on how growing water scarcity in Morocco has prompted innovation and stronger collaboration to withstand climate and market uncertainties.
New AI tool launched to support water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin

New AI tool launched to support water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin

IWMI and the University of Manchester have partnered to strengthen water governance in Pakistan.
Global water use for crops surged by nine per cent in a decade

Global water use for crops surged by nine per cent in a decade

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

Videos

Gududow Id Hassan, from the Dolo Aldo Community speaks to IWMI about the floods in the region. Photo: IWMI

Science, innovation and community action tackle flood risks in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

Digital twin technology and climate-smart planning are converting the fragile landscapes of Ethiopia’s Somali Region into models of flood resilience, thereby protecting lives and rebuilding hope.
Nour Amleh, Project Engineer, Palestinian Hydrology Group, a member of the Al Murunah implementing partners in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, talks about scaling up lessons from the pilot project. Photo: Abdelrahman Khaled and Mahmoud Zayan/IWMI

IWMI’s work under the Al Murunah project advances resilient nature-based water solutions across MENA

Experts from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory gathered in Egypt to strategize on scaling resilient nature-based water solutions across the region.
Drawing of a river as part of IWMI's WEFE nexus work. Graphic: IWMI

Managing nature, naturally, across the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem nexus to build resilience

Nature thrives on connection. Rivers feed forests, forests shape the climate and healthy ecosystems sustain communities. When managed in isolation, those links break, and the most vulnerable suffer. The WEFE nexus offers a way to bring back balance.