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From India’s agriculture fields to its parliament, the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Program continues to shape programs and policies.

Government officials, researchers and farmers are coming together to inform sustainable smallholder irrigation systems in the Meki River watershed.

IWMI's Anurag Banerjee, Darshini Ravindranath and Tanmoy Bhaduri argue that India’s energy transition will be judged not by installed gigawatts

Emergent properties are our biggest climate threat, yet could also be the key to making significant progress against climate change.

On World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, find out how India's first anticipatory AI-powered drought advisory is turning early

The invisible burden of water scarcity shaping the daily lives of women in Pakistan’s Tharparkar district.

The IWMI-led Global Environment Flows Platform brings together open-access tools to estimate environmental flows and track progress towards diminishing water

Through e-ReWater, IWMI and partners use AI, remote sensing and water demand analysis to support safe water reuse.

A new book by IWMI researchers sets out institutional reforms needed to manage water, amid worsening floods and droughts.

A new study covering 121 countries shows that improving access to safe drinking water is critical to tackling food insecurity

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

IWMI’s Youssef Brouziyne told CNN that seawater desalination remains 1.5 to 4 times more expensive than many traditional freshwater sources,

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

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

IWMI’s Iskandar Abdullaev describes drought as a regional stress test for water, energy, food systems and political trust. 

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

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

IWMI's Iskandar Abdullaev warns that the temperature in the region is rising faster than the global average, turning into a

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

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

Bangladesh’s growing fuel import crisis is driving renewed focus on solar-powered irrigation as a practical solution to reduce energy dependence,

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

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

IWMI's Santosh Nepal highlights how oil disruptions are cascading into fertilizer markets, weakening agriculture and putting South Asia’s food security

LIMCOM and IWMI capacitate officials from Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe to use digital tools for monitoring, forecasting and

In response to water scarcity, agriculture in north-western Bangladesh is transitioning – but leaving landless communities behind.

IWMI partners with universities in the UK and Sri Lanka to place community memory and cultural identity at the center

From rain-dependent farming to reliable harvests, nature-based solutions are helping smallholder farmers take control of water in Chakwal, Pakistan.

At the World Governments Summit 2026, Mark Smith, director general of IWMI, explored strategies for advancing sustainable solutions for water

Young professionals across the Global South share the breakthrough innovations they believe can transform irrigation systems under growing climate and

The transition from subsidy to sustainable financing for solar-powered irrigation is through institutional coordination and technical assistance.

New leadership boosts partnerships and drives scalable, evidence-based solutions for water and irrigation systems.

IWMI is partnering with regional universities to launch a joint master’s program aimed at strengthening expertise and expanding knowledge in

Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Alan Nicol share insights on how an IWMI project to improve water resilience in two districts strengthened

The collaboration aims to improve the conditions for solar-powered irrigation as Ethiopia works to build agricultural resilience.

A regional discussion highlighted how Australia and partners can turn water and climate commitments into real-world progress across the region.

IWMI’s Wiqaya project combines science, field action and community knowledge to implement nature-based water solutions that reduce sand and dust

This Earth Day, what will it take to scale nature-based solutions to mitigate against sand and dust storms in Iraq