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Insights from pan-African symposium on innovative water management

IWMI, Digital Earth Africa and partners are building and scaling digital tools to support better water decisions across the continent.

Innovative solar irrigation models inspire South–South learning

Community-managed solar irrigation in India offers scalable lessons for the Global South.

Digital innovations for community impact across Africa

IWMI is helping African researchers transform satellite data into actionable water intelligence, through DIWASA, strengthening local capacity and supporting smarter water decisions.

Mabel Kumah

Mabel Kumah is a Geospatial and Hydrological Research Specialist with over four years of experience applying remote sensing, GIS and hydrological modeling to study...

Women, science and the future of water and climate action

On this International Day for Women and Girls in Science, bridging the gender gap in STEM can lead to more effective water solutions, explains IWMI researcher Meron Teferi Taye.

IWMI signs MoU with Kenya’s NEMA on climate-smart environmental governance

The partnership aims to further environmental efforts and digital innovation in Kenya and Eastern Africa.

What a just transition could mean for Southern Africa’s food, land and water systems

Local communities and indigenous knowledge must be at the center of solutions for managing natural resources.

Inclusive Scaling for Gender Equality in Land, Food & Water Systems: CGIAR GENDER 2025 Conference

IWMI researchers argue that water innovations need built-in protections to avoid harming the most vulnerable.

Geethya Fernando

Geethya Fernando is a water resources and geospatial analyst with hands-on expertise in water balance assessment across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Her core...

Explainer: The Freshwater Challenge 

The Freshwater Challenge is rallying countries to reverse decades of degradation to rivers, lakes and other wetlands, restoring them for people and the planet.