Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) Initiative webinar 2
When governments talk Anticipatory Action: The silver bullet for disaster risk reduction or just wishful thinking?
In the media
Opinion: Nepal’s women leaders champion inclusive development
Manohara Khadka and Sumitra KC on how entrenched systems and outdated norms continue to hinder Nepal's new generation of women leaders.
Blogs
IWMI and GIZ offer insights on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus for transboundary water management
The solutions foster adaptation to changing climate conditions and protect biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems within and across boundaries.
Blogs
Public-Private Partnerships are making solar-powered irrigation accessible to smallholder farmers
IWMI’s research suggests that the technology promotes sustainable farming practices and increases local food production.
Features
What the attempts to clean the Seine reveal about water pollution worldwide
Paris’s efforts highlight the difficulty cities face in cleaning waterways to preserve human, animal and ecosystem health.
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.
CGIAR Initiative: Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
From Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
NEXUS GAINS Talks: The future of global river health monitoring
This webinar will evaluate the readiness of indicators from a NEXUS Gains review of national and regional approaches for river health monitoring indicators for...
Features
A conversation with IWMI’s knowledge management team on enhancing agricultural research with FAO’s AGRIS and AGROVOC programs
AGRIS is a comprehensive bibliographic database focused on agriculture and nutrition, while AGROVOC is a multilingual thesaurus covering a wide range of agricultural terms.
Videos
Modeling water flows in the Limpopo River Basin using drone technology
Environmental flow assessments (e-flows) are essential tools to understand the health, dynamics and ecology of river systems.
Videos
Citizen science for action on water quality in southern Africa
The Enviro Champs are working with partners to draw attention to water quality and environmental issues in local ecosystems.
News
IWMI conducts grassroots consultation on irrigated groundwater management in Lao PDR
The meeting is part of a bottom-up approach to ensuring coherent policies on the use of water resources in agriculture.
NEXUS GAINS Talks 25
Reversing groundwater depletion in Northwest India: Insights from agronomic interventions and potential opportunities.
Blogs
IWMI and Jordan’s private sector collaborate on solutions for water security
Scaling impactful innovations is crucial for sustainable development in Jordan.
Features
IWMI’s Morocco Resilience Days Forum charts course for climate adaptation
The four-day forum leveraged IWMI’s research on resilience and solidified scientific collaboration with local partners.
Videos
Sustainable aquaculture in northern Ghana
See how local youths boost their incomes and plan for future cycles through sustainable aquaculture Ghana's Nansoni community.
Blogs
Youth-led aquaculture in Northern Ghana
By transforming underutilized dams into productive aquaculture farms, IWMI is helping to create year-round employment opportunities that reduce the need for youth migration.
Blogs
Youth for a water-secure world
It is important to recognize that young professionals can make contributions to issues usually considered “beyond their scope.”
Africa Food Systems Forum 2024
The theme of this year's forum is 'Innovate, Accelerate and Scale: Delivering food systems transformation in a digital and climate era.'
32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
ICAE 2024 Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems will address the urgent need to make agri-food systems more sustainable.
Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia
Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Connecting the Dots Across Systems will bring together experts, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders from diverse sectors to explore the multifaceted linkages between nutrition and its determinants.
Blogs
Solar irrigation success in Makonde, Zimbabwe
IWMI has a track record for developing affordable, climate-smart irrigation solutions, targeting the context-specific needs of smallholder farmers in the Global South.
Blogs
Trials and troubles of life in Adamawa State, Nigeria – Part Two
IWMI research shows evidence of the life-threatening impact of water scarcity on Internally Displaced Persons and host communities.
Blogs
On gender and social inclusion in Ghana’s landscape management policies
Addressing the gaps will pave the way for inclusive and sustainable management, benefitting landscapes and communities.
Features
When climate and cocoa collide
Chocolate prices soar as El Nino dries up major producers but is there more to the story?
Videos
Women in Kisumu turn waste to wealth
Local women are being empowered through skills development, converting waste into eco-friendly briquettes, promoting environmental sustainability.
Blogs
Trials and troubles of life in Adamawa State, Nigeria – Part One
In Adamawa State, displaced people are struggling to adjust to disruptions in conventional community structures and shifting gender roles caused by conflict.
Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines Launch
Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture launches its Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines to ensure gender equality and women's empowerment interventions in the country's agriculture sector.
Call launch: Research needed on Water-Food-Nexus in rain-fed agri-food systems in Sub Saharan Africa
The Netherlands-CGIAR Water-Food-Nexus call aims to enable scaling-up of soil moisture retention practices among smallholder farmers in rainfed agri-food systems.
Nexus Gains Talks: Spatially explicit approaches at the food-biodiversity-climate nexus
This NEXUS Gains Talk will focus on using spatial datasets to guide and prioritize interventions on and off-farm to support food security, biodiversity conservation, and climate mitigation objectives.
Blogs
Can digital twins help river basin management in developing countries?
The adoption of digital twins can be challenging but opportunities are growing as technology becomes more affordable.
Study on sustainable management approaches to mitigate agriculture driven nature loss
Study on Sustainable Management Approaches to Mitigate Agriculture Driven Nature Loss