International Water Management Institute Deputy Director General Rachael McDonnell (left) and Director General Mark Smith (right) talk to attendees at the CGIAR AI Hub booth at the AI Agriculture Ecosystem Launch in Abu Dhabi on December 08, 2025. Photo: CGIAR

IWMI contributes water solutions to UAE AI Ecosystem for Global Agricultural Development

Through CGIAR’s AI Hub, IWMI researchers lend expertise to a global push to apply AI in agriculture and water resilience.
An aerial view of a water bowser delivering drinking water to communities in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Photo: Pradeep Liyanage/IWMI.

Act before the drought, not after

In Sri Lanka’s dry zone, scientists and communities rehearsed drought response through a simulation — preparing for water scarcity before crisis strikes.
Kiran, Parvati and Asha from Civil Society Organization Rajeevika, along with Praveen from the Department of Watershed Development and Soil Conservation in Rajasthan, explain their mapping of a local village's water flows, agriculture and community spaces. Photo: Anurag Banerjee/IWMI

Can we build groundwater stewardship through participatory games?

India’s groundwater crisis cannot be solved through technical fixes alone. Collective community leadership fostered through participatory exercises can offer a way forward.

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