News
Making hazards into opportunities
What to do about too much and too little water in northern Ghana.
In the media
The new economy of excrement
Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertiliser, fuel and even food.
Blogs
Taking the measure of Ghana’s watersheds
A critical requirement for agricultural intensification.
Press releases
Press Release: New compost plant to aid the greening of Ghana’s economy
Recycling waste and delivering a safe nutrient-rich fertilizer for food production
In the media
WaterAndNature.org: Local benefits highlight role of natural infrastructure in adaptive basin planning
A blog post on the IUCN Water Knowledge Platform about the ‘WISE-UP to Climate’ project by Marloes Mul, Senior Researcher at IWMI.
News
Raising the stakes
Why fences, crop rotation and water storage mean one farmer is no longer losing the plot in Northern Ghana.
News
Water, food and energy security in the “Urban Millennium”
How do we ensure towns and cities are viable places to live?
Features
Dirty water, dirty crops?
Reducing risks in urban vegetable production.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
Crop irrigation with polluted water has caused a bit of a stink with policymakers and the public.
In the media
Ghana.gov: Ghana, Burkina Faso and Kenya WISE-UP to Climate Change
IWMI and its partners are working together over a four-year period to demonstrate that natural ecosystems or infrastructure are nature based solutions for climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
Features
Sub-Saharan Africa: Making the case for groundwater
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have always had to deal with an unforgiving climate. The relentless cycles of drought and downpours that characterize much...
Features
Cities and water: sinks or sponges?
The 16th International River Symposium, taking place in Brisbane this week, provides an opportunity to look at how urban areas influence rivers and the...
News
Good gulps in Ghana
World Water Monitoring Day: Making Accra’s water safe to drink
World Water Monitoring Day, on September 18th, aims to build public awareness and involvement in...
Features
Africa’s farmers get plugged in to water
New online tool helps smallholder water management
The majority of farmers in Africa rely on rainwater for to produce their crops but suffer from...
In the media
EurekAlert.org: Climate change could deprive Volta Basin of water needed to boost energy and food production
ACCRA, GHANA (19 July, 2013)—A new study released today finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to...
News
Pond, tank or well?
People not just places determine the right choice for agricultural water storage in Africa
The Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) convened by the Forum for Agricultural...
News
A changing climate: Are the Volta River countries ready?
Threading its way from the semi-arid scrub of the Sahel, through the lush tropical farmlands of Southern Ghana, the Volta River supports the livelihoods...