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Chantale Vumilia, a Congolese refugee in Uganda, tends root, tuber and banana crops that help feed her family and strengthen food security in the surrounding community. Photo: CGIAR

How to create lasting impact for refugees and community members

Circular bio-economy solutions offer a sustainable path to empowering displaced communities.
Kenya’s Irrigation Principal Secretary Ephantus Kimotho (Left) with IWMI’s Abdulkarim Seid and Inga Jacobs-Mata display the MoU document after signing in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Akhal Lorua/Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Kenya

Kenya set to make irrigation a driver of development

IWMI supports Kenya’s public sector to build evidence-driven, inclusive and climate-resilient irrigation systems aligned with the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan.
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COP30 signals a paradigm shift from emissions-only thinking to resilience and water-centered solutions 

In Belém, COP30 highlighted critical pathways for countries to advance water centric climate action.

Blogs

Aerial photo of river Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s picturesque Swat Valley, Pakistan. Photo: IWMI

How systems thinking can drive a more water-secure future for Pakistan

Through advanced hydro-economic models and citizen science, the Indus Basin is seeing effective policy changes across water, energy and food systems.
A vegetable farmer in Ghana is irrigating his field using a solar-powered pump. Photo: Adebayo Oke/IWMI

Amidst food crisis, Nigerian farmers drive irrigation solutions

A multi-stakeholder dialogue platform in Nigeria takes ambitious strides to advance irrigation systems created and managed by farmers.
A West African farmer manually watering his cabbage field during an arid season. Photo: EyeEm/Alamy Stock

From principles to practice — advancing Just Water Partnerships

Launched at COP30, the Principles for Just Water Partnerships were shaped for more inclusive, just and actionable water governance.

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

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CGIAR launches Scaling Hub South Asia in Nepal to boost water, agrifood security

IWMI and CGIAR launched the Scaling Hub South Asia to scale proven agriculture, water and energy solutions amid growing climate challenges.
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.

Videos

IRRILINE video screenshot: Irrigation for all

IRRILINE: Irrigation for all

The IRRILINE service offers easily accessible irrigation advice to smallholder farmers in Ghana by phone.
IRRILINE video screenshot: are my fields suitable for irrigation?

IRRILINE: Are my fields suitable for irrigation?

IRRILINE is helping farmers in Ghana assess if their farms are ready to develop irrigation infrastructure.
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.