International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- Director General
- Board Chair
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Headquarters
Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Website https://www.iwmi.org
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is an international, research-for-development organization that works with governments, civil society and the private sector to solve water problems in developing countries and scale up solutions. Through partnership, IWMI combines research on the sustainable use of water and land resources, knowledge services and products with capacity strengthening, dialogue and policy analysis to support implementation of water management solutions for agriculture, ecosystems, climate change and inclusive economic growth. Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, IWMI is a CGIAR Research Center with offices in 15 countries and a global network of scientists operating in more than 55 countries.
Feature image: Georgina Smith/CIAT.
Global headquarters
127 Sunil Mawatha
Battaramulla, Colombo
Sri Lanka
Mailing address
PO Box 2075
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Media and Communications
Rodrigo Ordóñez
Global Communications Lead for Water Systems (Head of Communications & Knowledge Management)
R.Ordonez [at] cgiar.org
News from International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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From Demonstration to Scaling for Impact: Driving Food Systems Transformation through Innovation in Malawi.
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Greenwell Matchaya, Mahlatse Nkosi and Nora Hanke-Louw The CGIAR delegation recently took part in…
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Scaling Climate-Smart Water Solutions: IWMI’s Innovation Bundles and Pathways to Impact under CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact Program
18.06.25As climate variability, water stress, and food insecurity intensify across agrifood systems, innovat…
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Preserving Africa’s glaciers is protecting our future
26.03.25Africa’s glaciers hold the future of water for millions, and we must act on World…
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