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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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Can citizen science help to fill hydrology data gaps in Ethiopia?
IWMI27.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
IWMI conducted a qualitative study to investigate the possibilities of embedding a citizen science a…
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How taking a systems approach to water will help to meet our future food needs
IWMI15.10.20-
Nutrition
On World Food Day, Dr. Mark Smith, Director General of the International Water Management Institute…
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Rural women are reshaping gender norms in northern Ghana
IWMI14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Understanding how climate, migration, gender roles and Covid-19 affect women and their communities c…
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The Telegraph: Let’s not wash our hands of water
IWMI02.10.20-
Health
The post-coronavirus recovery will offer a chance to improve water security for the world’s needie…
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Initial Research Highlights Importance of Irrigation for Ethiopian Farmers During COVID-19
IWMI02.09.20-
Food security
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Health
Agriculture sustains the Ethiopian economy, and access to irrigation here is critical for food secur…
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Can groundwater cushion Africa from future shocks, and spark development?
IWMI17.07.20-
Food security
Groundwater has thus far been a sleeping giant in most of sub-Saharan Africa. However, there…
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Cyclone Amphan and Covid-19 the recipe for a cascading disaster
IWMI10.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
In the immediate aftermath of Amphan, access to clean water for drinking and sanitation is…
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Ensia: COVID-19 is telling us that it’s time for global systems change – starting with water
IWMI08.06.20-
Health
COVID-19 has, like nothing before, exposed the fragility of the systems that underpin our globalized…
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IFPRI: Water in the COVID-19 crisis: Response, recovery, and resilience
IWMI08.06.20-
Health
Water is essential for drinking, sanitation, and food production; for billions of people, however, w…
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Water in the COVID-19 crisis: Response, recovery, and resilience
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.06.20-
Environmental health
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Health
BY CLAUDIA SADOFF AND MARK SMITH Water is essential for drinking, sanitation, and food production; …
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Australian Aid: COVID-19 and Water Resources Management
IWMI14.05.20-
Health
Reframing our priorities as a water sector The water sector has an important role to…
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Down to Earth: When COVID-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself
IWMI27.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Careful planning is needed to avoid major damage, while marshalling resources towards limiting the s…
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Why nations must prepare for natural disasters amid the current Covid-19 pandemic
IWMI22.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
This week, IWMI’s scientists used Google Earth Engine to produce a map depicting the current…
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Phone app gives opportunity to improve water productivity in Lebanon
IWMI21.04.20-
Big data
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being used in water management to…
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ET Insights: The pandemic is shining a spotlight on failure
IWMI20.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
We know that one of the most important actions everyone can take to protect ourselves…
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IWMI and Covid-19
IWMI20.04.20-
Health
The following is a statement from Claudia Sadoff, Director General, IWMI in light of the…
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Covid-19—A wake-up call for strategic and inclusive WASH planning and financing in Nepal
IWMI17.04.20-
Health
Covid-19 is a wake-up call for Nepal to urgently prioritize strategic investments in inclusive water…
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TimesLive: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
IWMI23.03.20-
Health
“In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata,…
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