Urdu Point: Experts Call Climate Change, Growing Water Scarcity A Cloud On The Horizon
Water and climate change experts on Thursday called for better management of trans-boundary rivers to cope with growing water scarcity, frequent droughts and increasing heat waves due to climate change.
Asia Nikkei: India downplays wheat export worries as heat waves threaten yields
Giriraj Amarnath, a group research leader at the International Water Management Institute, told Nikkei that he "would argue that India would have secured all the wheat that was needed."
Nature World News: Water Shortage Is Expected To Increase in More Than 80% Of Farmland Throughout the World This Century
Lacking water, people are unable to irrigate their crops and, as a result, are unable to feed the world's rapidly rising population.
Kathmandu Post: Ways to ease climate crisis
The time has come to recognise that we are living in the midst of a climate crisis. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the last seven years have been the
Graphic Online: Groundwater: Strategic resource
For Hajia Rashida, as she is affectionately called by her customers and neighbours, she had to stop buying water from tankers as what they supplied was never enough for her
Olufunke Cofie describes West Africa’s most pressing water issues on Voice of America
Description: In this Daybreak Africa interview by Voice of America, our West-Africa Representative Olufunke Cofie explains IWMI’s main goals at the World Water Forum. From 10’ to 13’, Dr. Olufunke
The Financial Express: Climate change to cause 2-9pc GDP loss for Bangladesh: IPCC report
Bangladesh is at the risk of a loss of 2.0 per cent to 9.0 per cent of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the mid and end of the century
New Age: Climate change to hit Bangladesh food output: IPCC
Human-induced climate change impacts are likely to steadily reduce the production of Bangladesh’s major food items such as rice, wheat and fish while raising temperature and humidity in parts of
News Hour: To cope with the effects of climate change, urgent and expedited action is essential: IPCC
According to the newest IPCC assessment, Bangladesh is anticipated to endure excessive heat and humidity, ongoing sea-level rise due to unfavorable climate change, and the displacement of millions of people,
The Business Standard: Climate change likely to shock Bangladesh’s economy severely: Report
The report suggested that Bangladesh must focus on transformative and multi-sectoral actions to adapt to climate change.
BSS News: Urgent, accelerated action required to cope with climate change impact: IPCC Report
Bangladesh is likely to face extreme heat and humidity risks, continued sea-level rise caused by adverse impact of climate and it also will force millions of people from their homes
Circle of Blue: IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water
The report authors were careful to note that the worst potential outcomes of climate change are not a foregone conclusion.
Bloomberg Green: Global Warming Is Outrunning Efforts to Protect Human Life, Scientists Warn
The breakneck speed of global warming exceeds the pace of efforts to protect billions of vulnerable people, according to a new report released Monday by the world’s top climate scientists.
AICCRA Zambia announces Accelerator Program finalists
Several media outlets covered the final selection of entrepreneurs from IWMI and partners.
Citizen Matters: Nature-based solutions: The answer to flooding in Chennai?
Last year, Chennai experienced intense rains and flooding yet again, bringing the city to a standstill for days.
Nexus: Empowering female farmers through improved access to water technologies
A solar irrigation program providing a 60 percent subsidy on solar equipment has been running since 2016, the same year that saw the launch of Nepal’s Renewable Energy Subsidy Policy.
Columbia Climate School: Traditional Water Management Practices in Pakistan Threatened by Climate Change and Globalization
The importance of glacial meltwater in this region of the world means its governance is intensely researched and the subject of numerous international organizations.
The Nation: Dealing with Pakistan’s growing water insecurity
Water insecurity is already imposing significant social, environmental, and economic development challenges for Pakistan.
Mail & Guardian: International community seeks to better tap into groundwater in 2022
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in South Africa said it will also continue a project that will see rural farmers benefit from solar-powered irrigation to access groundwater.
Taking inventory of natural resource indicators within the Sustainable Development Goals
Chris Dickens is working to identify the shortcomings of the SDGs in protecting natural resources, as only 18 out of 231 indicators directly monitor resources linked to land, water, air,
Putting water at the heart of sustainable development in West Africa
According to the latest report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, West Africa could face particularly high water risk. Largely dependent on rain-fed agriculture and already vulnerable to
The Nation: Pakistan Water Week 2021 successfully concludes in Islamabad
Up to 4,000 delegates from 20 nationalities pledged at the concluding session of the Pakistan Water Week 2021 (PWW) in Islamabad on Thursday to fight the looming water crisis.
Business Recorder: Experts for boosting water productivity thru latest techniques
The experts spoke at length the other day at a webinar titled ‘Circular water economy in urban context’, moderated by Dr Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
The Nation: Water reuse methods get attention at Karachi water conference
A panel of experts has stressed the need for boosting water productivity for better use in urban centres through latest techniques and joint efforts as the resource is depleting at
