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Good groundwater management is key to Jaffna’s social and economic revival

A mix of options could provide Jaffna communities with a year-long supply of all the clean water they need.

Cleaning the Ganges

New effort to help nurse India’s most sacred river back to health.

Getting the better of bad weather

Why new devices could set alarm bells ringing in the rain.
One of Abdullah’s daughters takes a drink of water from a clay water storage jar. The donkey cart and drums used for transporting water to the house stand behind her.

Raising the stakes

Why fences, crop rotation and water storage mean one farmer is no longer losing the plot in Northern Ghana.
Publications

IWMI Working Paper – 159

A framework to Understand Gender and Structural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Ganges River Basin: Lessons from Bangladesh, India and Nepal Citation: Sugden, F.; de...
Publications

IWMI Research Report – 161

Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for Traditional Irrigation, while 'Technology' is for Motor Pump Irrigation? Citation: Dessalegn, M.; Merrey, D. J. 2014. Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation,...

Thalangama wetland

This urban wetland in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a rich resource for people, fauna and flora.

Wetlands on the move

New map helps scientists track the world’s watery landscapes