IWMI
International Water Management Institute
About
About IWMI
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 17 countries and a global network of scientists operating in more than 55 countries.
Feature image: Georgina Smith/CIAT
Our Locations
17 locations
Contacts
Global headquarters
127 Sunil Mawatha
Battaramulla, Colombo
Sri Lanka
+94 112880000
iwmi@cgiar.org
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
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