Features
COP16 underscored need for increased global collaboration on biodiversity targets
IWMI participated in discussions on competing demands on water and their impact on ecosystems at the 2024 UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Blogs
IWMI gender researchers are helping to shape “transformative agendas” in the CGIAR Science Programs
Contributions at the CGIAR Gender Science Exchange emphasized the importance of social and environmental justice.
Podcasts
How can acting before crises reduce impacts on the most vulnerable?
In this episode of Global Dispatches, we look at Anticipatory Action (AA) as a transformative approach in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Podcasts
Global Dispatches podcast to explore water security in fragile situations
Tune in to Global Dispatches' "From Fragility to Stability with CGIAR."
News
Water Resilience Tracker enables cross-sectoral collaboration
Funded by the UK government, this project will help to transform climate and water policies in the Global South.
In the media
Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
Rachael McDonnell comments on the cycles of flood and drought as climate change intensifies.
In the media
Hydropower: Can it hold up against climate change?
Matthew McCartney comments on the stabilizing role of hydropower in building resilience to drought.
News
Gil Levine, champion of international collaboration, dies at 96
Levine’s lengthy and impactful career included helping establish what is now the International Water Management Institute.
Podcasts
Episode 4: Colombia’s Policy Pathways
Episode 4 of Policy Pathways takes you to one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, Colombia!
Podcasts
Episode 1: Introducing… Policy Pathways
Researchers introduce the series and explain what a 'policy pathway' is.
News
New podcast explores policy coherence and system transformation in food, land and water
Policy Pathways, produced by IWMI, examines policies for sustainable development and climate resilience in six countries.
Blogs
Investing in the circular bioeconomy
Some countries are better placed than others to make the change and create sustainable urban-rural linkages.
Blogs
Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis.
In the media
Sanitation progress slows to a crawl amid pandemic
On SciDev, Rachael McDonnell emphasized the importance of data for decision-makers to contribute towards the SDG.
News
CGIAR funders pledge $650 million for farmers’ climate adaptation
At the UN Climate Action Summit, a global coalition of funders promise more than $650 million to help 300 million smallholder farmers adapt to climate change.
News
As IWMI opens its U.S. office, a look at the challenges of achieving global water security
"In a finite world we need a much more circular-engineering approach." says IWMI Director General Claudia Sadoff.
News
Crop irrigation with untreated wastewater, a major health and environmental menace
The use of wastewater to irrigate crops is far more widespread than previously estimated, according to a new study.
In the media
Raw waste water use on farms is ‘50% higher’ than estimated
IWMI study reveals the global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated.
News
Saving the world’s wetlands
Under the WETWIN project, researchers looked at issues in seven wetlands from Africa, Europe and South America.