International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is part of the seminar series Advancing Gender Equity and Transformative Approaches in Water at SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute World Water Week 2026! Together with Water Europe, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, and Women for Water Partnership, we will explore how gender-transformative approaches and leadership can drive lasting change across the water sector. Through case studies and practical examples, the series will examine: 💧 Progress made and lessons learned 💧 What enables transformative change 💧 Leadership approaches that accelerate gender equity 💧 Practical frameworks for strengthening implementation Join us at one (or more!) of the sessions: 📅 Sunday 23 August | 11:00 | Online 📅 Monday 24 August | 11:00 | Hybrid 📅 Wednesday 26 August | 11:00 | Onsite Take a look at the programme here: https://bit.ly/4x6qLGI Will we see you there? Karen Nortje | Ojong Enokenwa Baa (PhD) | Seipati Bianca Mokhema | Henk Ovink | Inga Jacobs-Mata | Nicoline de Haan | CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion #WWWeek #GenderEquity #IWMIatWWWeek26 #WaterForPeopleAndProgress

From Baku to bankable: turning climate resilience pilots into investable pipelines 🌱🤝 How do you take a successful pilot project and turn it into a nationally financed program? In Baku, Azerbaijan Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group's Annual Meetings and Resilience Dialogues, one clear message came through: capital is available, but bankable, conflict-sensitive, technically sound water projects are in short supply. Learn how the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are working to close this gap by distilling years of evidence into investment-ready models that governments, MDBs and climate financiers can adopt and scale.💧🌍 Read the full story 🔗 on.cgiar.org/4foNjMg Mitchell McTough (PhD) | Stephen Fragaszy | Ranoja Dickowita | Sawsan Gharaibeh | Vidhisha Samarasekara | Serena B. | CGIAR #AlMurunah #Jahez #Wiqaya #ClimateFinance #WaterSecurity #ClimateResilience #FragilityAndConflict

#Bangladesh's transition to renewable energy faces a critical challenge: how can the country expand solar power without reducing valuable farmland? A new feature in The Energy Pioneer, authored by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Shisher Shrestha, Tanmoy Bhaduri and Darshini Ravindranath, explores how agrivoltaics—growing crops beneath solar panels—could help address this challenge by producing both food and clean energy on the same land. The story highlights how the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)'s Solar Energy for Agricultural Resilience (#SoLAR) project is advancing research and partnerships to develop land-efficient, climate-smart solutions for Bangladesh. 📖 Read the full feature: on.cgiar.org/4wrepbH Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) | Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) | Divya Kashyap Sharma | Tripti Agarwal #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy

Water scarcity is already reshaping food systems, livelihoods, and economies worldwide. 📊 ~72% of global freshwater withdrawals go to agriculture 📊 2–3 billion people face water shortages for at least one month a year 📊 The 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought pushed 30M+ people into food insecurity across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia From Southern and Eastern Africa to the Amazon Basin, the Mediterranean, Panama, Mexico, and Southeast Asia, drought hotspots are straining food, water, energy, and trade systems. CGIAR and partners are convening a session on how water governance, land restoration, and drought resilience intersect, spotlighting assessment frameworks, accountability, and inclusive decision-making that centers smallholder farmers, pastoralists, women, and youth. Speaker: Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Strategic Program Director – Water, Food and Ecosystems, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 📅 Thursday, 30 July 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM EAT | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM UTC | 7:00–8:00 AM EDT Register here: on.cgiar.org/4c7S6zo CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes #WaterGovernance #DroughtResilience #FoodSecurity

📢 #HappeningToday! 🌏 A strong El Niño is strengthening. Have you registered for the webinar to prepare early and reduce its impacts? Current outlooks point to a stronger 2026 El Niño, increasing the likelihood of below-normal rainfall across the Indian subcontinent. What could this mean for agriculture, water resources, food security, energy, and disaster preparedness? Join leading climate scientists, water experts, disaster risk and finance specialists, and policymakers for From Forecast to Action: Regional Deep-Dive on the 2026 El Niño – South Asia Edition. Together, they'll explore practical, coordinated, and time-sensitive actions to strengthen regional preparedness and resilience. 🔗 Register soon: lnkd.in/g7GzDBHd Giriraj Amarnath | Rachael McDonnell | Vishwas Chitale PhD | Minal Karanwal | Vivek Srivastava | Bilal Anwar | Ajith Wijemannage | Dennis Mombauer | Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) | Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) | All India Disaster Mitigation Institute | Aon | National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) | Department of Meteorology - Sri Lanka | SLYCAN Trust

📚 Start the week with fresh insights! From May to June 2026, researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) contributed to a diverse range of open-access studies tackling some of today's most pressing water, climate and development challenges. From pharmaceutical contamination and urban flood risks to climate-resilient hydropower, groundwater governance and Africa's transition to sustainable agriculture, these publications showcase science that informs policy and drives real-world impact. Explore our latest research and read the full articles here 👉 on.cgiar.org/4yJsRNs Priyanie amerasinghe | Komlavi Akpoti, PhD | eric mortey | Saurav Pradhananga | Wolde Mekuria | CGIAR #OpenAccess #ResearchForDevelopment #ScienceForImpact

#IWMIintheNews 💧 Water scarcity is not only a challenge of having enough water, but also of managing it fairly and sustainably. In The Daily Star, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)’s Tanmoy Bhaduri explains how the Barind region of #Bangladesh highlights the need to move beyond water conservation alone and strengthen water governance by treating water as a shared resource. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4x5mBOK

Have you visited International Water Management Institute (IWMI)’s #ENSOOutlook Tool yet? No? Every day you delay is a missed opportunity to prepare for #ElNiño, strengthen resilience and reduce its potential impacts on people, agriculture and water systems. Launched on 18 June 2026 during the 2026 El Niño Webinar, IWMI’s ENSO Outlook Tool supports governments, decision-makers and stakeholders in preparing for the potential impacts of El Niño. The tool brings together multiple climate indicators, including rainfall, soil moisture and vegetation health, and uses artificial intelligence to help understand what these signals could mean for water resources, agriculture, food systems and livelihoods. With insights available from global to national scales, the ENSO Outlook enables more targeted preparedness actions, helping decision-makers strengthen planning for areas such as farming services, insurance, finance and disaster risk management. As climate risks become increasingly complex, timely access to climate intelligence can make the difference between reacting to impacts and preparing for them. To the tool: enso.iwmi.org/ For more info: on.cgiar.org/4pCFXIg Giriraj Amarnath | CGIAR Climate Action | CGIAR Sustainable Farming | CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security #ClimateResilience #EarlyWarning #WaterSecurity

💧Behind every #drought challenge are people, livelihoods and ecosystems adapting to a changing climate. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) works across regions to generate evidence, share knowledge and support actions that strengthen drought resilience. In the #KyrgyzRepublic, drought resilience is closely connected to mountain hydrology, where snow, glaciers and river flows shape water availability for communities, agriculture and energy systems. IWMI’s work helps strengthen understanding of these connections through science-based research and integrated water, energy and agriculture planning. ❄️💧 Because building #drought resilience starts with understanding the systems that sustain water, food and livelihoods. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4x0pxw2 Dr.Iskandar Abdullaev | Danila U. | Ludmilla Kiktenko | Zuura Mamadalieva | shavkat pulatov | Feruza Alikulova | Aziz Khaydarov, PhD | The World Bank Group #TransboundaryRiverBasins #ClimateResilience #MountainHydrology

In early July, experts from the Blue Peace Central Asia (BPCA) project completed the first basin-wide field mission across the Isfara River Basin, travelling from Osh and Batken (Kyrgyz Republic) through Isfara and Khujand (Tajikistan) to Besharyk and Fergana (Uzbekistan). The mission brought together hydrologists, water managers, engineers and local stakeholders to better understand how the basin functions as one interconnected system. By visiting hydrological stations, irrigation infrastructure and meeting with national and local water authorities, the team collected first-hand insights that will inform a comprehensive transboundary basin assessment. Because sustainable water cooperation begins with understanding how a shared river works - together. This mission marks an important step toward strengthening evidence-based cooperation and supporting practical, joint solutions for climate-resilient water management across the region. 💧 Blue Peace Central Asia is funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and IUCN in partnership with The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia to strengthen transboundary water cooperation across Central Asia. #BluePeaceCentralAsia #WaterCooperation #HydroDiplomacy #TransboundaryWaters