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A new study covering 121 countries shows that improving access to safe drinking water is critical to tackling food insecurity in both low- and high-income countries.

When climate forecasts and agricultural advice reached farmers in a Sri Lankan village, they rewrote the rules of climate risk.

IWMI and the Nile Basin Initiative scope the development of a pioneering digital twin to boost water management and forecasting.

A recent study led by the development NGO Brac, with the Global Center on Adaptation and IWMI, found that rising temperatures, declining rainfall and expanding boro rice cultivation are pushing

The Government of Tanzania has established a national roadmap for transforming the country's seed sector through 2030.

How IWMI scientists and irrigation managers from Mali co-created a digital irrigation tool for long-term impact.

A multi-stakeholder platform in Nigeria brings together government, financiers and farmers to align priorities and scale irrigation investment in agriculture.

IWMI’s Jayanta Bhattacharya highlights how pairing solar irrigation with Alternate Wetting and Drying techniques will help incentivize water conservation, reduce methane emissions and secure long-term food and water security in

Climate science and adaptation strategies can only make an impact when people are able to understand and act upon them.

IWMI's Wolde Mekuria shares insights on how exclosures can reduce soil erosion and restore vegetation cover.

An IWMI open-access spatial inventory maps current and future power plants across Africa and projects energy, water and carbon implications.

A water-saving approach for sustainable rice production.

Emerging leaders from across the Global South outline how irrigation can be redesigned to be more resilient, inclusive and sustainable.

In the current climate of development finance, quick-win solutions are often favoured. Using small-scale irrigation as an example, IWMI's Thai Thi Minh explains why this is the wrong approach.

IWMI's Iskandar Abdullaev warns that the temperature in the region is rising faster than the global average, turning into a chronic regional challenge driven by climate change, growing water demand

The technical advisory service for governments, river basin organizations and regional bodies helps turn water governance challenges into solutions for water security.

In partnership with IWMI, the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture is boosting food security and climate resilience with a national framework to expand quality seeds.

Bangladesh’s growing fuel import crisis is driving renewed focus on solar-powered irrigation as a practical solution to reduce energy dependence, cut agricultural costs, and support sustainable farming through integrated water,

As solar irrigation scales across Southeast Asia, three cases in Lao PDR and Cambodia highlight lessons, trade-offs and conditions that determine sustainable expansion.

Designed to assess and diagnose irrigation systems, the platform provides water managers actionable data to boost performance and agriculture sustainability.

Tanzania approves landmark seed sector development strategy.

Healthy, resilient landscapes depend on long-term science, local stewardship and conservation efforts that sustain livelihood, says IWMI researcher Wolde Mekuria.

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from March and April 2026.

IWMI applies an equitability framework to ask whether three digital tools in the Limpopo River Basin serve all users, and what it takes to close the gap.