International Water Management Institute (IWMI) news
As climate change accelerates water scarcity, floods and food insecurity across much of the world, the demand for science that speaks to lived realities has never been greater. Yet women – who are often the primary managers of household and water – remain significantly underrepresented in the scientific fields shaping water and climate policy.
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On January 8, the Kenyan National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at IWMI headquarters in Sri Lanka to collaborate on climate-smart environmental governance in Kenya and the wider Eastern Africa region.
The MoU establishes a three-year partnership on the development of sustainable water and natural resources ma
To solve Southern Africa’s food, land and water inequalities, we must first listen to local communities and address the conflicts that divide them. Solutions must include cooperation across different actors, meaningful input from indigenous communities and effective governance.
These themes emerged at a panel discussion during the annual Science Forum South Africa held on November 24, 2025, in Pretoria. The panel, convened by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) a
For years, families living in the village of Chak 13/1L in Okara district, Pakistan, structured their daily lives around the moods of a wastewater pond. Doors and windows were always shut to keep out the smell of stagnating water, and children stayed indoors to avoid the clouds of mosquitoes. Every monsoon, things got worse as untreated wastewater spilled out of the pond, sometimes entering nearby homes.
“For many years, water-related problems affecte
More than two billion people across the world depend directly on freshwater systems for their drinking water, food and livelihoods, including their resilience to climate change. Freshwater is water with low concentrations of dissolved salts and other solids. Freshwater ecosystems can comprise diverse habitats varying from rivers, lakes, springs, streams, reservoirs,&n
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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen global cooperation on early warning systems and climate-resilient water management across vulnerable regions of Africa and Asia. The agreement will enhance the provision and use of climate services in agriculture while supporting greater resilience and climate adaptation.
The MoU was signed by Celeste
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance scientific collaboration in sustainable water management and climate-resilient agriculture. The agreement between the two research centers comes at a time when global water scarcity and food security challenges are intensifying. The MoU
COP30 in Belém, widely anticipated to be the COP of implementation, closed with mixed reactions and unanswered questions. Yet it marked an important shift in global climate action as Parties and observer organizations moved beyond “emissions-only thinking” toward resilience and water-centered solutions.
A notable outcome of the conference is the commitment to&nbs
In a region where climate pressures, rising demand and environmental stress are reshaping access to water, Central Asia’s shared rivers tie five nations together. The Amu Darya and Syr Darya flow across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — making cooperation, dialogue and trust essential in managing these shared hydrological resources.
Peaceful and collaborative transboundary water management is at the heart of