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Water featured prominently in this year’s COP cover decision. Photo: UNFCCC

Our planet is still in the emergency room, but water can...

The efforts of the water community paid off. For the first time in history, water was explicitly incorporated in a COP decision highlighting that it is a key solution to the worsening climate crisis and must sit at the centre of climate action.

TR: COP27 – Interview with Youssef – Regional TV

In his interview with Channel 1 of Egypt’s National TV during the COP27, Dr Youssef Brouziyne, the IWMI's Regional Representative in the MENA region highlighted the role of Global North community in building trust with the Global South regarding their commitments in the previous COPs.

Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) Sizing Tool

The design of SIP is based on scientific protocols therefore has a key role in large-scale solarization of Indian agriculture.
Dr. Gebrezgabher (third from left) and research partners meet with a Ugandan refugee woman in the Rhino Refugee Settlement. Photo: IWMI

World Toilet Day 2022: An Interview with Solomie Gebrezgabher

When you flush your toilet, do you ever wonder what happens to your waste? Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher, IWMI Senior Researcher, will tell you that human excrement can be transformed into something valuable.

Climate crisis and water stress create a perfect storm for women

We need radical collaborations for gender-just climate solutions

The Weather Channel: CoP27: How Far Has India and the World...

Meetings, dialogues, conferences, summits, and more meetings! The four-decade-long history of international climate change negotiations is full of global gatherings, and one such crucial...

Associated Press of Pakistan: More than 33 million people affected from...

Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said on Thursday Pakistan has gone through a traumatic and devastating flood impacting more than 33 million people.

The Economist: The challenge of the age

Adapting to climate change is urgent, feasible and woefully underfunded, argues Edward McBride

Water reuse: a potential game-changer for water security in the Middle...

ReWater MENA focused on one region. But as the most water-stressed region in the world, it offers valuable lessons for other areas facing increasing water scarcity.
Photo: Meron Teferi Taye/IWMI

Enhancing the benefits of integrated water storage management in Ethiopia’s Tana-Beles...

Water storage, both built and natural, can be managed to address competing water demands for food and energy production while sustaining healthy ecosystems.