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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Arsenic risk to humans: How crops, trade, and groundwater contribute
IWMI23.05.22The study represents a first step towards improving our collective understanding of the magnitude of…
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Exploring agricultural water challenges and opportunities in West Africa as climate change signals a new normal
IWMI09.05.22Enhancing the sector’s climate resilience through the scaling of innovative and integrated water m…
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Exploring the water, energy, food, and ecosystems nexus in the Ganges Basin
IWMI05.05.22Six interesting takeaways from the recent NEXUS Gains Ganges Basin Inception Workshop in Kathmandu. …
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Declining freshwater storage: A hidden crisis
IWMI22.04.22New estimates provide a starting point for more strategic thinking about how to manage and…
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Why worry about groundwater?
IWMI22.03.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Making the invisible visible: A chat with groundwater expert Dr. Karen Villholth, Principal Research…
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In focus: Women making a difference in the world of water
IWMI07.03.22-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 and pursue "gender equality today for a sustainable…
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To protect the world’s vital wetlands, we must invest in science
IWMI31.01.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
As the world prepares to celebrate World Wetlands Day, IWMI reflects on the transformative power…
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Empowering female farmers through improved access to water technologies
IWMI13.01.22-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Solar irrigation technology has the potential to empower more than 12 million women farmers across…
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The year in review: Reflecting on a busy and productive 2021
IWMI29.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
A major highlight for IWMI in 2021 was our robust participation in the COP26 climate…
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Researchers map Ethiopia’s irrigated areas at a previously unavailable resolution
IWMI20.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Remote sensing data enables IWMI researchers to identify irrigated areas at a resolution of 30…
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How smarter water management can help strengthen food security for the 500 million people who call the Nile Basin home
IWMI30.11.21-
Food security
A recently completed study conducted by IWMI presents scenarios where water can be used sustainably…
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With COP26 in the rearview, where do we go from here?
IWMI23.11.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
IWMI and One CGIAR look forward to the work ahead post-Glasgow, as determined as…
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World Toilet Day 2021: An interview with Olufunke Cofie
IWMI19.11.21-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leadership and governance systems must provide an enabling environment for the scaling of improved s…
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Thinking fish: A prerequisite for multifunctional landscape management
WorldFish30.09.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Two seminars convened by WorldFish, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Inte…
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Success despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar
IWMI26.11.20-
Food security
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Health
The impact Covid-19 has had on farmers has been devastating. Harvest delays due to mobility…
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After the flush: How a project in Ghana is turning human waste into an economic resource
IWMI17.11.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An IWMI-led project in Ghana aims to address issues with insufficient financing and lack of…
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Modernizing wastewater treatment in Sri Lanka
IWMI11.11.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Working across South Asia to identify applied technologies and business models to sustain water and…
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IWMI receives the 2020 GEO Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Award
IWMI04.11.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
This is in recognition of the Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) product developed by IWMI scientist…
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