Blogs
The invisibility of women’s labor in Bangladesh’s agriculture
Recognizing women’s roles in agriculture is key to unlocking economic empowerment, bolstering food security and improving nutrition nationwide.
Videos
IWMI’s SoLAR project benefits South Asian agriculture
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is leading efforts to support national commitments in reducing agricultural emissions in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.
News
The Ganges Delta polders are crucial for agricultural sustainability
The Ganges Delta polders are low-lying, protected areas vital for agriculture which face threats from salinity intrusion and waterlogging.
Publications
December 2023 – February 2024 Research Journal Roundup
A selection of IWMI's recent contributions to global research.
News
IWMI opens office in Bangladesh
IWMI signals commitment to the country and strengthens collaboration with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
In the media
BARC, IWMI sign MoU to strengthen research on agriculture
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) and IWMI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen research in irrigation and agriculture water management within Bangladesh.
Blogs
Minding the gender gap in digital innovations in Bangladesh’s agri-economy
Without a concerted effort to empower marginalized groups and bridge the digital gender gap, digitalization risks exacerbating disparities, leaving many behind in the digital revolution.
In the media
Infants at higher risk in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh
IWMI researcher says study measuring the burden of living in flood-prone areas addresses a gap in research in quantifying the broader health impacts of floods.
In the media
New Scientist: Farmers in Bangladesh pump so much water it may help reduce floods
Millions of smallholder farmers in Bangladesh pump huge amounts of groundwater for irrigation, helping to triple the country’s rice production and possibly mitigate floods during monsoon season.
In the media
Popular Science: Farmers accidentally created a flood-resistant ‘machine’ across Bangladesh
To control unpredictable water and stop floods, you might build a dam. To build a dam, you generally need hills and dales—geographic features to hold water in a reservoir.
Press releases
IWMI launches South Asia Drought Monitoring System
Next-generation system will enable proactive drought measures in South Asia.
Blogs
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021
It is so important to harness the power of international cooperation to reduce risk and losses from disasters.
Blogs
How a new framework can provide flood insurance guidance to millions of farmers
As climate change progresses, insuring millions of farmers against risk from weather shocks offers a means to support food security and reduce nations’ economic losses.
News
Hi-tech support helps Sri Lanka’s farmers navigate the climate crisis
With access to accurate information, farmers can make informed and timely decisions about investing.
Blogs
Water’s Fundamental Truths: Part 2 – Why do we have to manage water as a system?
Water has to be managed as a system, and cannot be effectively managed separately from land, or from its major uses or users, of which agriculture is by far the biggest.
Blogs
Choosing the collective: Challenging conventional ideas of women’s leadership
Lessons emerging from our research shows that collectives allow bonding and connections through identities other than gender, enabling significant change in entrenched gender-power relations.
Blogs
Ramsar Convention and the wise use of wetlands: rethinking gender equality and inclusion
It is imperative that we realize the need for a profound and urgent rethinking on who decides, how and why, what makes for the wise use of wetlands
Blogs
IWMI receives the 2020 GEO Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Award
This is in recognition of the Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) product developed by IWMI scientist Dr Giriraj Amarnath.
Press releases
Grantees from South Asia awarded funds to develop innovations enhancing solar irrigation
IWMI and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have awarded five organisations with funds to develop innovations for solar irrigation.
In the media
Down to Earth: When Covid-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself
Countries in south Asia are bracing themselves for an onslaught of climate disasters, as if managing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is not enough.
Press releases
Project makes water from the sun for climate-smart farming
World’s largest user of groundwater for agriculture looks to solar for a more sustainable future.
In the media
DownToEarth.org: Breaking silos in disaster management
An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters
In the media
Better data can help close the global gender gap
The empowerment of rural women will be crucial to speed up the rate at which we are able to close this gap, Claudia Sadoff argues.
Blogs
High time to fast-forward arsenic reduction in Bangladesh
IWMI researchers suggest how in a Devex opinion article.
In the media
Pit latrine maintenance can be a community health problem
Rizwan Ahmed says pit latrine maintenance can be a community health problem.
In the media
From noxious sludge to clean water
Environmental economist Soumya Balasubramanya explains health in Bangladesh could be improved by safely recycling waste.
In the media
So what do you do with the poo in a pit latrine?
Bangladesh has done a great job of getting more toilets to more people. Now it needs to figure out how to empty them.
In the media
Reimagining wastewater economics: a breakthrough in Bangladesh
A proposed scheme would spread payments and make waste collection safe and profitable.
Blogs
New insights into the Ganges River Basin
New book presents an overview of the challenges facing the critically important Ganges river as a water resource for 500 million people.
Blogs
Migration, water and the trajectory of rural change in South Asia
In large parts of South Asia, a majority of families pursue a dual livelihood strategy, depending on both farming and migrant wage work.
Fraser Sugden
Fraser Sugden
In the media
South Asia running out of groundwater
India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan along with China account for nearly half of the world’s total groundwater use and these regions are expected...
Blogs
Ganges women to bear the brunt of climate change
Poor women and vulnerable groups will “bear the brunt” of climate change in parts of Bangladesh, India and Nepal.