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Through CGIAR’s AI Hub, IWMI researchers lend expertise to a global push to apply AI in agriculture and water resilience.

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

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.

India’s groundwater crisis cannot be solved through technical fixes alone. Collective community leadership fostered through participatory exercises can offer a way forward.

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

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

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.

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.

Alok Sikka and Giriraj Amarnath reflect on how, through partnerships with institutions like IWMI, Bharat-VISTAAR can evolve from a data platform into a decision-ready public good.

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.