Yearly Archives: 2020

After decades of their water being managed by external operators, six South African villages developed a plan to structure and manage their own water infrastructure.

Covid-19 has been a major setback — but it could also help encourage new thinking on digital outreach and the necessary soft and hard infrastructure to enable such a transformation.

The IWMI community is deeply saddened at the untimely passing of our colleague Andreas Ulrich. First and foremost, we wish to express our condolences to his loving family in these difficult times.

A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. 

IWMI Working Paper – 195 Citation: Nicol, A.; Abdoubaetova, A.; Wolters, A.; Kharel, A.; Murzakolova, A.; Gebreyesus, A.; Lucasenco, E.; Chen, F.; Sugden, F.; Sterly,...

Often, migration is an adaptation strategy, and a myriad of factors shape whether a person undertakes a journey to a new city in search of opportunity.

Often, migration is a development problem being solved by people using their own agency, and this should be better reflected in policy responses at all levels.

IWMI is launching an AI-powered seasonal rainfall forecasting tool, developed in partnership with Johns Hopkins University and funded by USAID.