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International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries.

It is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with regional offices across Asia and Africa.

IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. www.iwmi.org

 

Contacts

Address of headquarters, general contact information and media inquiry contact

International Water Management Institute, Pelawatte, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mailing address: PO Box 2075, Colombo Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 (0) 11 288 0000
Fax: +94 (0) 11 278 6854
Email: iwmiATcgiar.org
www.iwmi.org

Media inquiries:
James Clarke, Director of Communication and Marketing
j.clarkeATcgiar.org

News

IWMI at the heart of science

IWMI will go to the heart of science in July as we partner with Alliance Française Sri Lanka in the ‘Water at the heart of science’ exhibition to be held in Colombo from the 5th – 15th July.IWMI at the heart of science The science exhibition is …

India’s water future: global challenges and local solutions

As the second most populous country in the world, with a huge and booming economy, India’s future food and water supplies are uncertain. Add to the mix rapid urbanization and a new found passion for consumerism and it is not surprising that some Indi…

Publications

Slides

Press Clippings

Videos

Voices from women and men farmers in Nepal

This film was shot and roughly edited by a group of Nepali women from the Terai region as part of a participatory video project conducted by IWMI in 2013. It presents women’s points of view on how male migration overseas has been affecting their …

The great water footprint conundra: Is a smaller foot print really better than a large one?

Water footprints measure the amount of water consumed or applied in the production of a good or service. A single cup of coffee, for example, has a water foot print of 140 liters of water. The concept is widely publicized and is now beginning to influence government policy. But according Dennis Wichelns, professor at the Institute of Water Policy National University of Singapore, that is a mistake. The problem, he argues, is that this measure looks only at the water input for particular products, and takes no account of other factors that may be more relevant to sustainable resource use. [...]

Water Productivity : Are we really sure about this? – Dennis Wichelns

Water productivity – the amount of a crop produced per unit water – is a much used measurement. A quick search for the phrase on Google Scholar yields nearly 18,000 citations. So it is popular, but is it of any use? Former IWMI Deputy Director General, Dennis Wichelns, thinks it may not be. He believes that to distil crop production down to merely the amount of water used leaves a lot of important information out of the picture. Fertilizer, seeds, plant intakes, labor and unpredictable influences like the weather all play their part, but are ignored by such a simplistic [...]

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