World Water Week - August 2023 (Aug 2023)
Let us share our excitement during World Water Week 2023! Join IWMI at World Water Week 2023!   The global water community will gather in Stockholm, Sweden, from August 20 to 24, for World Water Week 2023. This year, the theme will be 'Seeds of change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World'. IWMI will expand on its Transformative Futures for Water Security initiative, bridging the gap between science, policy and action through alliances that drive forward the UN Water A

July 2023 Newsletter (Aug 2023)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world. Information meets innovation   Climate data is helping build resilient food value chains in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. The CWANA Satellite-based Climate Data Extractor is a web platform created and designed to simplify the process of obtaining weath

June 2023 Newsletter (Jul 2023)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world. Promoting gender equality through applied research for development that supports drought resilience and land restoration   The promotion of gender equality while effecting climate change adaptation is a political and moral imperative. The International Water Management Institute’s

UN 2023 Water Conference (Mar 2023)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. UN 2023 Water Conference   The first United Nations Water Conference (UNWC) in forty six years, is taking place at a time of unprecedented water emergencies. Globally, water extremes are increasing in frequency and intensity, reinforcing just how much water security underpins food security, human health, and economic development.   It is only too clear that business as usual cannot address intensi

March 2023 Newsletter (Apr 2023)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world. Eight ambitious missions to transform the future of water security   Currently, 1.42 billion people live in high or extremely high water-vulnerable areas. Water security is deeply intertwined with climate change, and without immediate and bold action, water availability will worsen

January 2023 Newsletter (Feb 2023)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world. “Revive and restore degraded wetlands”, what will it take?   Wetlands are an indispensable part of our environment that supports life on Earth. Wetlands support diverse livelihoods and provide us other resources such as water, food, building materials, even the bases for traditiona

October 2022 Newsletter (Nov 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world.   IWMI’s presence and participation at COP27 seek to communicate an urgent and clear message to climate negotiators and policymakers: Transforming water systems to strengthen water security is central to climate action and must serve as the foundation for a climate-resilient future

September 2022 Newsletter (Oct 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organization dedicated to a water-secure world. Staying alive: Navigating water, gender and poverty inequalities in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt   What are the gender-power dynamics of irrigation at the tail ends of drainage networks, and how do they impact women's roles in irrigated agriculture? Read this blog to learn why Egyptian wo

August 2022 Newsletter (Sep 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organisation dedicated to a water secure world. Greetings from World Water Week!   This year’s theme ‘Seeing the unseen: the value of water’ is at the heart of what we do. Each of our research projects aims to promote, build on and protect the value of water. We look forward to sharing our latest insights through our online and

May 2022 Newsletter (Jun 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI. Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organisation dedicated to a water secure world. Arsenic risk to humans: How crops, trade, and groundwater contribute   Arsenic in drinking water is known to pose a significant threat to public health, contributing to a range of illnesses including cancer, skin lesions, developmental effects, cardiovascular disease, and neurotoxi

April 2022 Newsletter (May 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI.   Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organisation dedicated to a water secure world. Key takeaways from IWMI’s participation at the 9th World Water Forum   From March 21 to 26, the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal — the first such event held in sub-Saharan Africa — brought together more than 5,000 members of the international water community. Throughou

January 2022 Newsletter (Feb 2022)
Here are the latest news, publications, videos and events from IWMI.   Your newsletter from IWMI, the only international research organisation dedicated to a water secure world. Toward gender equality and inclusion   If we are to achieve equitable, productive, resilient, and sustainable food systems, we must ensure that no one is left behind. The work of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) involves all members of society – including w