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IWMI launches National Water Innovation Hackathon to drive youth and community-led solutions in India.

IWMI partners with Sri Lankan authorities and the Green Climate Fund to build climate resilience among farmers and agricultural plantation communities.

Through collaborative irrigation interventions, Farmer Organizations in the north are leading progress on water and food security.

Through finance, climate-smart farming training and community programs that engage men, IWMI is helping survivors of violence rebuild their livelihoods.

Norms, like gullies, should be reshaped to protect future water investments.

The challenge now is to turn the theory of a nexus approach into practical solutions for South Asia’s interconnected natural resource challenges.

The partnership will integrate climate data with water management solutions to help vulnerable communities in Africa and Asia anticipate and respond to extreme weather events.

Strategic agreement establishes joint framework for scientific exchange, digital water innovation and climate resilience programs in vulnerable regions.

The new partnership aims to advance innovative approaches and policies to ensure a more secure future for global water and food systems.

Ahead of World Water Day, Inga Jacobs-Mata and Kanwal Waqar reflect on what it takes to strengthen women farmers’ resilience, from understanding their experiences of water insecurity to advancing more equitable solutions.

Women in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh are becoming leaders of their homestead farms.

Mark Smith, IWMI’s director general shares insights on how governments can plan and implement policies to manage future water risks in food systems.

In Sri Lanka’s dry zone, scientists and communities rehearsed drought response through a simulation — preparing for water scarcity before crisis strikes.

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

On World Wetlands Day 2026, IWMI Director General Mark Smith reflects on the role of wetlands as living landscapes deeply woven into our well-being and cultures.