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		<title>From silos to synergy in Pakistan’s water management</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-silos-to-synergy-in-pakistans-water-management/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Hafeez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multiple-use water services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water diplomacy]]></category>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-silos-to-synergy-in-pakistans-water-management/">From silos to synergy in Pakistan’s water management</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Agriculture advisors to bring more Indian farmers towards renewable energy</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/agriculture-advisors-to-bring-more-indian-farmers-towards-renewable-energy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anurag Banerjee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A field visit to on solar irrigation systems as part of the hands-on training for KVK scientists, highlighting system operation, maintenance, and farmer outreach under the PM-KUSUM scheme. Photo: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Photo-3-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI taps into India’s deeply rooted farm-advisory networks to build trust in solar irrigation.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/agriculture-advisors-to-bring-more-indian-farmers-towards-renewable-energy/">Agriculture advisors to bring more Indian farmers towards renewable energy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Water Resilience Tracker is reframing climate policy across the Global South</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-water-resilience-tracker-is-reframing-climate-policy-across-the-global-south/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Pacholl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Adaptation Plans (NAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water accounting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Water Resilience Tracker (WRT)" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1695/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:678/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:509/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1017/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1356/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:634/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 634w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:461/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1271/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SampathIWMI0206-2-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />From Nepal and Malawi to Egypt and Brazil, policymakers are making more strategic climate decisions by integrating water into their approaches.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-water-resilience-tracker-is-reframing-climate-policy-across-the-global-south/">The Water Resilience Tracker is reframing climate policy across the Global South</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nothing is waste, only misplaced resources</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nothing-is-waste-only-misplaced-resources/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Nartey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Circular economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wastewater treatment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Workers from the Fortifer plant in Borteyman community in Accra, Ghana, turn compost heaps regularly to ensure good aeration, temperature control, moisture distribution and nutrient retention. Photo: Harmish Applebly/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1703/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:681/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:511/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1022/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1363/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:631/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 631w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:463/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:711/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1278/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/345_Greater-Accra-Region_Borteyman_Workers-turning-compost-heap_Fortifer-plant_Accra_2-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Organic waste takes center stage this International Day of Zero Waste, but saving scraps is just the beginning.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nothing-is-waste-only-misplaced-resources/">Nothing is waste, only misplaced resources</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rights. Justice. Action.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanwal Waqar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer from Punjab Province, Pakistan, stands holding a fresh harvest of chilies. Photo: Amjad Jamal/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IWM_0525-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Why women’s empowerment in agriculture begins with decision-making powers.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/rights-justice-action/">Rights. Justice. Action.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>As pressure mounts, water and food security demand action</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/as-pressure-mounts-water-and-food-security-demand-action/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachael McDonnell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Water Day]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IWMI Deputy Director General Rachael McDonnell speaking at the Cambridge Festival on March 18, 2026. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1138-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />On World Water Day, IWMI’s Rachael McDonnell reflects on scientific solutions to water and food insecurity, shared in the unique setting of the Cambridge Festival, where art meets science.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/as-pressure-mounts-water-and-food-security-demand-action/">As pressure mounts, water and food security demand action</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>In Zambia, women build independence through climate-smart agricultural practices</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/climate-emergencies-expose-women-to-greater-violence-at-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Everisto Mapedza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=341824</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Community members interacting at an Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), training program in Zambia. Photo: Agricomm" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:391/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnail_mundamakeover-32_53390769179_o-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Through finance, climate-smart farming training and community programs that engage men, IWMI is helping survivors of violence rebuild their livelihoods.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/climate-emergencies-expose-women-to-greater-violence-at-home/">In Zambia, women build independence through climate-smart agricultural practices</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Equitable water systems require recarving the norm landscape</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/re-carving-the-norm-landscape-for-equitable-water-systems/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Stifel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social development]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AS_Takeshima_1-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Norms, like gullies, should be reshaped to protect future water investments.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/re-carving-the-norm-landscape-for-equitable-water-systems/">Equitable water systems require recarving the norm landscape</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A roadmap and tools for water-energy-food nexus security in South Asia</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-roadmap-and-tools-for-water-energy-food-nexus-security-in-south-asia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alok Sikka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy coherence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=341527</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Women sell vegetables at a hat bazaar market in the Siraha District, Nepal. Photo: Nabin Baral / IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:633/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Women-sell-vegetables-at-a-hat-bazaar-market-in-the-Siraha-District-950.jpg 630w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The challenge now is to turn the theory of a nexus approach into practical solutions for South Asia’s interconnected natural resource challenges.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-roadmap-and-tools-for-water-energy-food-nexus-security-in-south-asia/">A roadmap and tools for water-energy-food nexus security in South Asia</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can we build groundwater stewardship through participatory games?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-we-build-groundwater-stewardship-through-participatory-games/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anurag Banerjee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=341135</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Kiran, Parvati and Asha from Civil Society Organization Rajeevika, along with Praveen from the Department of Watershed Development and Soil Conservation in Rajasthan, explain their mapping of a local village&#039;s water flows, agriculture and community spaces. Photo: Anurag Banerjee/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2398/h:1349/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 2398w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PI_04.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />India’s groundwater crisis cannot be solved through technical fixes alone. Collective community leadership fostered through participatory exercises can offer a way forward.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-we-build-groundwater-stewardship-through-participatory-games/">Can we build groundwater stewardship through participatory games?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Insights from pan-African symposium on innovative water management</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/insights-from-pan-african-symposium-on-innovative-water-management/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital twins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Pan-African Symposium Discussion" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pan-African-Symposium-Discussion-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI, Digital Earth Africa and partners are building and scaling digital tools to support better water decisions across the continent.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/insights-from-pan-african-symposium-on-innovative-water-management/">Insights from pan-African symposium on innovative water management</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Digital innovations for community impact across Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/digital-innovation-for-community-impact-in-africa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seifu Tilahun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Sintayehu A. Abebe from Ethiopia presents the Lake Tana Monitoring Dashboard during a 2025 DIWASA symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Lake Tana Monitoring Dashboard” showed how visualization enhances water-governance decisions in Ethiopia. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:391/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SAM08026-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI is helping African researchers transform satellite data into actionable water intelligence, through DIWASA, strengthening local capacity and supporting smarter water decisions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/digital-innovation-for-community-impact-in-africa/">Digital innovations for community impact across Africa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How traditional knowledge shapes India’s wetlands</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-traditional-knowledge-shapes-indias-wetlands/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anurag Banerjee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Extractive industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indigenous peoples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wetlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Wetlands Day]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A woman fisher catches fish in Loktak Lake using traditional fishing gears, reflecting generations of indigenous knowledge and wetland-based livelihoods in Manipur, India. Photo: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wetland_02-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />For centuries, communities across the subcontinent have protected wetlands through knowledge systems rooted in living with water. These relationships are essential to today’s conservation.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-traditional-knowledge-shapes-indias-wetlands/">How traditional knowledge shapes India’s wetlands</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water justice is a prerequisite in the era of global water bankruptcy</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-justice-is-a-prerequisite-in-the-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Safa Fanaian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water cooperation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Women and girls from the village of Gayo in Ethiopia collect water from a rainwater pool. Photo: Martchan/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_672768457_Martchan-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />As we observe the International Day for Water Justice, advancing transformative and justice-centered governance is crucial to achieving safe and equitable water for everyone.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-justice-is-a-prerequisite-in-the-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy/">Water justice is a prerequisite in the era of global water bankruptcy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>eLandCare mobile app to improve agricultural field decisions in Ethiopia </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/elandcare-mobile-app-to-improve-agricultural-field-decisions-in-ethiopia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extractive industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water and development]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="177" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:177/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Abamalabe (middle) with beekeepers. Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Photo by Tirusew Teshale" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1570/h:924/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 1570w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:177/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:603/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:452/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:904/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:714/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 714w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:410/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:629/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Abamalabe-middle-and-Beekeepers-group_Photo-by-Tirusew-Teshale_1-scaled-e1769593761479.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In remote areas with little internet access, eLandCare helps Ethiopia’s agriculture officers collect data offline and apply conservation guidance to plan climate-resilient interventions. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/elandcare-mobile-app-to-improve-agricultural-field-decisions-in-ethiopia/">eLandCare mobile app to improve agricultural field decisions in Ethiopia </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Do national weather forecasts help farmers make daily decisions?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/do-national-weather-forecasts-help-farmers-make-daily-decisions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yakob Umer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Extension Officer Edward Sichivula cautioning farmers to prepare for the risks that come with increased rainfall. Photo: Agrey Wapamesa /IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In Zambia’s Chisamba district, IWMI-trained agriculture officers convert jargon-heavy weather forecasts into practical advice farmers can use to plan crops and manage water. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/do-national-weather-forecasts-help-farmers-make-daily-decisions/">Do national weather forecasts help farmers make daily decisions?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>What does financing for water resilience look like beyond COP30?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-does-financing-for-water-resilience-look-like-beyond-cop30/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Pacholl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance and investment for water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy coherence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Sipiue Paulo stands with her son inside their home, which was partially destroyed by Cyclone Idai in 2019. One of the worst tropical storms to hit Southern Africa, the cyclone tore through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, causing more than $2 billion in damage. Photo: Isabel Corthier/International Potato Center" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/thumbail-20190509_SAS_MOZ000217-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />As severe water insecurities affect over 3.2 billion people, IWMI researchers point to localized private climate finance as a critical lever to closing funding gaps.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-does-financing-for-water-resilience-look-like-beyond-cop30/">What does financing for water resilience look like beyond COP30?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Digital tools to address data gaps facing Ethiopian farmers</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/digital-tools-to-address-data-gaps-facing-ethiopian-farmers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural resource management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1200/h:800/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 1200w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_1611022696.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Data experts in Ethiopia explore how digital tools can improve data sharing and thus farmers' access to critical water, climate and soil data.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/digital-tools-to-address-data-gaps-facing-ethiopian-farmers/">Digital tools to address data gaps facing Ethiopian farmers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Communities come together to build resilient food systems in Zambia</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/communities-come-together-to-build-resilient-food-systems-in-zambia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freddie Sayi Siangulube]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing water services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock and rangeland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Members of the Lower Kafue Basin Multi-Stakeholder Platform gather with representatives from CGIAR research centers, including IWMI and WorldFish, in Zambia, 2025. Photo: Stephen Kakwende Photography for IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SKP_24-49-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A multi-stakeholder platform in the Lower Kafue Basin advances sustainable solutions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/communities-come-together-to-build-resilient-food-systems-in-zambia/">Communities come together to build resilient food systems in Zambia</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>The growing importance of hydro-diplomacy in delivering cross-border water solutions</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-growing-importance-of-hydro-diplomacy-in-delivering-cross-border-water-solutions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zafar Gafurov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transboundary river basins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Two men fish in a small lake formed by a dam near Moynaq, after the retreat of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. Photo: The Road Provides/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1366/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_1502458817-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Lessons from Central Asia and the Middle East show that navigating politics, not just rivers, is central to effective transboundary water management.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-growing-importance-of-hydro-diplomacy-in-delivering-cross-border-water-solutions/">The growing importance of hydro-diplomacy in delivering cross-border water solutions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>What turns everyday people into water scientists in the Limpopo River Basin? </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-turns-everyday-people-into-water-scientists-in-the-limpopo-river-basin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniella Esi Darlington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water resource management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IWMI scientists guide community members in collecting river data as part of a citizen science program in South Africa. Photo: Nicole Langa /IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3383-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />60 citizen scientists in Southern Africa told us about making water monitoring accessible, rewarding and sustainable. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-turns-everyday-people-into-water-scientists-in-the-limpopo-river-basin/">What turns everyday people into water scientists in the Limpopo River Basin? </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Greenhouses help Lao PDR farmers adapt to climate variability </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-greenhouses-are-helping-farmers-in-lao-pdr-deal-with-climate-variability/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ammala Chanthalath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lao Farmer in Greenhouse" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Farmer-in-Greenhouse-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Integrated crop and livestock systems in greenhouses allow Lao farmers to harvest crops year-round, regardless of heavy rains or drought. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-greenhouses-are-helping-farmers-in-lao-pdr-deal-with-climate-variability/">Greenhouses help Lao PDR farmers adapt to climate variability </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Earth’s water future hinges on all of us</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/earths-water-future-hinges-on-all-of-us/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nafn Amdar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy coherence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water cooperation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water diplomacy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Water future" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1366/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Panos_00254033-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Between crisis and sustainability, the water decisions we make today will shape the rivers, farms and communities of tomorrow.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/earths-water-future-hinges-on-all-of-us/">Earth’s water future hinges on all of us</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jordan harnesses satellite data to modernize irrigation</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/irrigation-assessment-upgrading-jordans-irrigation-systems/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maha Al-Zu’bi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer is working in his olive farm in Jordan. Photo: Omar Al-Hyari/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2465298049-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The newly developed Irrigation Performance Assessment and Diagnostic Tool uses satellite imagery to track water consumption at scale, enabling smarter irrigation planning. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/irrigation-assessment-upgrading-jordans-irrigation-systems/">Jordan harnesses satellite data to modernize irrigation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>What the evidence says about solar irrigation and groundwater sustainability in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-the-evidence-says-about-solar-irrigation-and-groundwater-sustainability-in-bangladesh/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanmoy Bhaduri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Mohammed Nurul Islam, a 60-year-old farmer and micro Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) user, sets up his portable solar pump in Goalia village, Barishal, Bangladesh. The micro SIP, provided to a farmers&#039; group by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), aims to reduce reliance on diesel pumps and improve irrigation access for local farmers. Photo: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1709/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:684/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1025/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1367/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:465/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:713/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1282/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IWMI.2024.06.10.0001.BGD_.TB_-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />An IWMI study shows that solar irrigation expansion under fee-for-service model can happen without risk to groundwater sustainability.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-the-evidence-says-about-solar-irrigation-and-groundwater-sustainability-in-bangladesh/">What the evidence says about solar irrigation and groundwater sustainability in Bangladesh</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>CGIAR’s BRIGHT National Survey reveals dramatic rise in poverty and food insecurity in Sri Lanka  </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/cgiars-bright-national-survey-reveals-dramatic-rise-in-poverty-and-food-insecurity-in-sri-lanka-offering-evidence-to-target-support-for-cyclone-ditwah/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Stifel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="216" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:216/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1280/h:921/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 1280w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:216/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:737/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:553/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:584/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 584w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:501/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/First.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The newly released national survey finds one in four households are experiencing multidimensional poverty, while one in three goes hungry. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/cgiars-bright-national-survey-reveals-dramatic-rise-in-poverty-and-food-insecurity-in-sri-lanka-offering-evidence-to-target-support-for-cyclone-ditwah/">CGIAR’s BRIGHT National Survey reveals dramatic rise in poverty and food insecurity in Sri Lanka  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How systems thinking can drive a more water-secure future for Pakistan</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-systems-thinking-can-drive-a-more-water-secure-future-for-pakistan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Davies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Aerial photo of river Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s picturesque Swat Valley, Pakistan. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1709/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:684/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1025/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1367/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:465/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:713/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1282/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Indus-Basin-Pakistan_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Through advanced hydro-economic models and citizen science, the Indus Basin is seeing effective policy changes across water, energy and food systems.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-systems-thinking-can-drive-a-more-water-secure-future-for-pakistan/">How systems thinking can drive a more water-secure future for Pakistan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How communities in fragile settings shape climate resilience</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-communities-in-fragile-settings-shape-climate-resilience/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanwal Waqar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Displacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fragility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="190" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:190/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Afghan refugees are seen from above as they return from Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, in November 2023. Photo: Waheedullah Jahesh/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1620/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:190/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:648/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:486/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:972/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1296/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:664/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 664w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:441/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:676/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1215/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/shutterstock_2385658471-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Their work rarely makes headlines, but in some of the world’s most fragile places, locally led, gender-responsive approaches are quietly transforming access to water.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-communities-in-fragile-settings-shape-climate-resilience/">How communities in fragile settings shape climate resilience</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Amidst food crisis, Nigerian farmers drive irrigation solutions</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/amidst-food-crisis-nigerian-farmers-drive-irrigation-solutions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adebayo Oke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A vegetable farmer in Ghana is irrigating his field using a solar-powered pump. Photo: Adebayo Oke/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vegetable-farmer-in-Ghana_comp_crop-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A multi-stakeholder dialogue platform in Nigeria takes ambitious strides to advance irrigation systems created and managed by farmers.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/amidst-food-crisis-nigerian-farmers-drive-irrigation-solutions/">Amidst food crisis, Nigerian farmers drive irrigation solutions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>From principles to practice — advancing Just Water Partnerships</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-principles-to-practice-advancing-just-water-partnerships/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Nicol]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diverse water values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy coherence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water diplomacy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A West African farmer manually watering his cabbage field during an arid season. Photo: EyeEm/Alamy Stock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1706/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2DPP7F0-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Launched at COP30, the Principles for Just Water Partnerships were shaped for more inclusive, just and actionable water governance. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-principles-to-practice-advancing-just-water-partnerships/">From principles to practice — advancing Just Water Partnerships</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Could red rice be the key to a better future for farmers in Lao PDR?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/could-red-rice-be-the-key-to-a-better-future-for-farmers-in-lao-pdr/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ammala Chanthalath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agroecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livelihoods]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Worker in a rice field. Photo: Michel Arnault/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shutterstock_738538585-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />For smallholder farmers, red rice is emerging as a promising pathway to higher incomes, while meeting growing demand for healthier food and general food security.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/could-red-rice-be-the-key-to-a-better-future-for-farmers-in-lao-pdr/">Could red rice be the key to a better future for farmers in Lao PDR?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A roadmap for solar irrigation expansion in Ethiopia</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-roadmap-for-solar-irrigation-expansion-in-ethiopia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-private partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2400/h:1600/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 2400w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2013.12.12.0039.ETH_.PW_.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />When policies are coordinated and financial mechanisms are in place, solar irrigation could lift climate pressures and secure a more resilient future for millions of farmers.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-roadmap-for-solar-irrigation-expansion-in-ethiopia/">A roadmap for solar irrigation expansion in Ethiopia</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Put your principles first — the journey towards Just Water Partnerships</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/put-your-principles-first-the-journey-towards-just-water-partnerships/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Nicol]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diverse water values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance and investment for water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="156" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:156/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Woman washing water in stagnant water" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1332/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:156/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:533/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:400/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:799/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1066/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:807/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 807w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:362/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:556/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:999/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2024.10.06.0026.GHA_.AA_-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />How climate, finance and justice must converge to secure the future of water – on which people and the planet depend. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/put-your-principles-first-the-journey-towards-just-water-partnerships/">Put your principles first — the journey towards Just Water Partnerships</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Effective groundwater management in Jaffna depends on cross-sector collaboration</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/effective-groundwater-management-in-jaffna-depends-on-cross-sector-collaboration/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohamed Aheeyar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extractive industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salinity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="155" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:155/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Anchanadevi, Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture, Jegadeeshan, Somasundaran Shanmuganathan and IWMI researcher Dilmi Sithara Gamage conduct a farmer survey in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:991/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:155/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:529/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:396/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:793/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:814/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 814w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:359/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:551/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/10.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI project brings together officials, researchers and communities to protect groundwater in Sri Lanka’s northern peninsula. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/effective-groundwater-management-in-jaffna-depends-on-cross-sector-collaboration/">Effective groundwater management in Jaffna depends on cross-sector collaboration</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A water tracker brings Egyptian communities into the equation</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-water-tracker-that-brings-egyptian-communities-into-the-equation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fayrouz Eldabbagh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water accounting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Farmer cultivating a field in Dakhla Oasis, in Egypt&#039;s Western Desert. Photo: Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BAGM2C-2-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Water accounting, when owned by water users, scientists and policymakers alike, can be a key lever for equitable and sustainable water management.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-water-tracker-that-brings-egyptian-communities-into-the-equation/">A water tracker brings Egyptian communities into the equation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Asia Pacific makes gains on economic water security, but gaps persist</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/asia-pacific-makes-gains-on-economic-water-security-but-gaps-persist/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Matheswaran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy coherence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water resource management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Aerial view of Damnoen Saduak floating market in Thailand. Photo: Avigator Fortuner/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1438/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:575/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:863/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1151/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:748/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 748w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:391/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:600/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1079/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00_cover-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Asian Development Bank flagship report calls for inclusive, integrated water management for long-term economic resilience.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/asia-pacific-makes-gains-on-economic-water-security-but-gaps-persist/">Asia Pacific makes gains on economic water security, but gaps persist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Women’s safety is a prerequisite for water security</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/womens-safety-is-a-prerequisite-for-water-security/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Sarant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In many parts of the Global South, women and girls shoulder the primary responsibility for securing household water. Photo: Riccardo Lennart Niels Mayer/Alamy Stock Photo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Thumbnail_Riccardo-Lennart-Niels-Mayer_2AF98PT-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Violence keeps women out of vital water decisions. For stronger water governance and genuine progress on equality, women’s safety must come first.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/womens-safety-is-a-prerequisite-for-water-security/">Women’s safety is a prerequisite for water security</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>In MENA water reuse holds immense potential, yet remains largely untapped</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/in-mena-water-reuse-holds-immense-potential-yet-remains-largely-untapped/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farah Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water reuse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Wastewater treatment plants and farmers in Bekaa village, Lebanon. Farmers stand next to an artificial lake made for agricultural use. Photo: Lien Arits/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IWMI.2022.07.05.0023.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, water reuse is constrained by scarce data. A gap technology is ready to close.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/in-mena-water-reuse-holds-immense-potential-yet-remains-largely-untapped/">In MENA water reuse holds immense potential, yet remains largely untapped</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Researchers design an AI backbone for CGIAR science processes</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-network-of-cgiar-researchers-designs-an-ai-backbone-for-cgiar-science-research-processes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Stifel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Participants get creative and use LEGOs during an activity. Photo: Gunarathna Thisal/ Mantaray Films" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-workshop-Lego-2-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI researchers collaborate with CGIAR partners to lay the groundwork for a crosscutting AI platform to improve research processes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-network-of-cgiar-researchers-designs-an-ai-backbone-for-cgiar-science-research-processes/">Researchers design an AI backbone for CGIAR science processes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can science and community save Jaffna’s groundwater?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-science-and-community-save-jaffnas-groundwater/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dimuthu Malalgoda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[citizen science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extractive industries]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC00064.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A student displays poster artwork created as part of the school groundwater awareness and training program. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:9504/h:6336/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC00064.jpg 9504w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC00064.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC00064.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC00064.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />From classrooms to wells, northern Sri Lanka’s communities are turning data into action, racing to save the groundwater that has sustained generations.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-science-and-community-save-jaffnas-groundwater/">Can science and community save Jaffna’s groundwater?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate finance must prioritize women’s access to water </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/climate-finance-must-prioritize-womens-access-to-water/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Inga Jacobs-Mata]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2400/h:1597/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 2400w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:681/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:511/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1022/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1363/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:631/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 631w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:463/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:711/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1278/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00223333-1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />With gender-inclusive water access, time once lost to water collection becomes time women can use to earn a more stable income.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/climate-finance-must-prioritize-womens-access-to-water/">Climate finance must prioritize women&#8217;s access to water </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>What’s in your cup of tea?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/whats-in-your-cup-of-tea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maisie Wynd Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Noyonika (19), a member of the Gaurav Adolescent Girls Group on the Nahartoli Tea Estate, holds a freshly picked tea leaf. Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/PANOS" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/00244777-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Tea plantations must work to increase biodiversity, while giving equal attention to securing just and dignified work conditions for plantation workers.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/whats-in-your-cup-of-tea/">What’s in your cup of tea?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Morocco’s agricultural transformation gains momentum</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/moroccos-agricultural-transformation-gains-momentum/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Youssef Brouziyne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-private partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=333112</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="214" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:214/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Aerial landscape with hilly agricultural fields in Morocco, Africa. Photo:Kokhanchikov/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1280/h:913/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 1280w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:214/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:730/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:548/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:589/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 589w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:496/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:762/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:100/h:70/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shutterstock_1222452715-Large.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Stronger cooperation and bold water-smart innovations are driving a new era for Moroccan agriculture.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/moroccos-agricultural-transformation-gains-momentum/">Morocco&#8217;s agricultural transformation gains momentum</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Strong governance and investment essential to scaling resilient nature-based water solutions</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/scaling-nature-based-solutions-in-mena/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[May Attallah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance and investment for water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water resource management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer works in the field in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Ahmed Hamdy Hassan/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1696/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:678/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:509/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1017/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1356/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:634/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 634w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:461/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1272/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ahmed-Hamdy-Hassan_shutterstock_1815625391-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Pilot projects are not enough. Nature-based solutions need policy backing, real financing and systematic pathways to scale in MENA.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/scaling-nature-based-solutions-in-mena/">Strong governance and investment essential to scaling resilient nature-based water solutions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI assesses regional drought risk in Central Asia </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-introduces-regional-drought-risk-assessment-to-central-asia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iskandar Abdullayev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transboundary river basins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Drip irrigation. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IWMI.2022.07.05.0005.LBN_.LA_-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In the Chu-Talas Basin, research and farmers’ experience come together to strengthen drought resilience.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-introduces-regional-drought-risk-assessment-to-central-asia/">IWMI assesses regional drought risk in Central Asia </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A One Health approach to fight waterborne antimicrobial resistance in India</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-one-health-approach-to-fight-waterborne-antimicrobial-resistance-in-india/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shweta Yadav]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water quality]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Toxic foam on river Yamuna India" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:391/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-Raunaq-Singh-Chopra-Climate-Visuals-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />With projections of up to 1.4 million deaths related to antimicrobial resistance a year by 2030, India needs to take immediate and intensified action.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-one-health-approach-to-fight-waterborne-antimicrobial-resistance-in-india/">A One Health approach to fight waterborne antimicrobial resistance in India</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How adaptive scaling can transform food systems in the Global South</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-adaptive-scaling-can-transform-food-systems-in-the-global-south/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thai Thi Minh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multisector solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[systems design]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=331433</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="164" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:164/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/59498af2-43f2-4d1b-81a7-5a42b809a619-e1763613547395.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer using solar irrigation through the IWMI S-FLID project. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:560/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/59498af2-43f2-4d1b-81a7-5a42b809a619-e1763613547395.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:164/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/59498af2-43f2-4d1b-81a7-5a42b809a619-e1763613547395.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/59498af2-43f2-4d1b-81a7-5a42b809a619-e1763613547395.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:381/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/59498af2-43f2-4d1b-81a7-5a42b809a619-e1763613547395.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Built on two decades of research, the Adaptive Scaling Ecosystem framework helps scale innovations across complex economies.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-adaptive-scaling-can-transform-food-systems-in-the-global-south/">How adaptive scaling can transform food systems in the Global South</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can a simple solution offer a lifeline to communities confronting climate change?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-a-simple-solution-offer-a-lifeline-to-communities-confronting-climate-change/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Girma Ebrahim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nathi sand dam in the Shashe catchment in Zimbabwe." style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:391/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nathi-sand-dam-photo-by-Girma-Ebrahim-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Sand dams are found to be a vital niche option in a diversified water storage system to improve local water access and resilience in Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-a-simple-solution-offer-a-lifeline-to-communities-confronting-climate-change/">Can a simple solution offer a lifeline to communities confronting climate change?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Citizen scientists take the lead in tracking Southern Africa’s transboundary river basin </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/citizen-scientists-take-the-lead-in-tracking-southern-africas-transboundary-river-basin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Langa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[citizen science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Volunteers in South Africa at a citizen science training. A trainee from Zimbabwe practices a water measurement method." style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Africa_cropped-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Local monitoring feeds near-real-time water data into the Limpopo Basin Digital Twin, supporting more informed, basin-wide decisions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/citizen-scientists-take-the-lead-in-tracking-southern-africas-transboundary-river-basin/">Citizen scientists take the lead in tracking Southern Africa’s transboundary river basin </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI Small Reservoirs Portal unlocks data from over 2,000 waterbodies in Ghana</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-small-reservoirs-portal-unlocks-data-from-over-2000-waterbodies-in-ghana/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Komlavi Akpoti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A fisherman casting his net at Tono dam, Upper East Region in Navrongo, Ghana. Photo: Hamish John Appleby / IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:632/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:511/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:463/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:631/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-fisherman-casting-his-net-at-Tono-dam-950.jpg 631w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The interactive digital platform offers real-time insights on water availability and aquaculture suitability, guiding investments and rural development in northern Ghana.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-small-reservoirs-portal-unlocks-data-from-over-2000-waterbodies-in-ghana/">IWMI Small Reservoirs Portal unlocks data from over 2,000 waterbodies in Ghana</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>In Ethiopia’s capital, One Health solutions power the fight against drug resistance</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/in-ethiopias-capital-one-health-solutions-power-the-fight-against-drug-resistance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alemseged Tamiru Haile]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Health care researcher working in life science laboratory. Photo: PanuShot/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/shutterstock_2340899549-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />As river pollution in Addis Ababa heightens antimicrobial resistance, experts are turning to integrated health solutions to protect people, animals and ecosystems.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/in-ethiopias-capital-one-health-solutions-power-the-fight-against-drug-resistance/">In Ethiopia’s capital, One Health solutions power the fight against drug resistance</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Equity and inclusion must guide water solutions</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/equity-and-inclusion-must-guide-water-solutions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Nortje]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marginalized groups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Group photo of IWMI team at the 2025 Gender Conference. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gender-Conference-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />At the 2025 CGIAR Gender Conference, IWMI underscored that the future of water security depends on scaling equity as effectively as climate-smart innovation.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/equity-and-inclusion-must-guide-water-solutions/">Equity and inclusion must guide water solutions</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>From genes to basins, water is everyone’s business</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-genes-to-basins-water-is-everyones-business/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amare Haileslassie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Rice paddies in Lao PDR. Photo: Matthew McCartney/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rice-paddies-in-Laos_Matthew-McCartney_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />It’s been one year since the launch of the CGIAR Water Systems Integration Roadmap 2024-2030. As IWMI is working closely with CGIAR centers to help make it a reality, we reflect on our own role in advancing the genes-to-basins approach.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/from-genes-to-basins-water-is-everyones-business/">From genes to basins, water is everyone&#8217;s business</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nature-based solutions offer hope for Iraq’s water future</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nature-based-solutions-offer-hope-for-iraqs-water-future/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Ragab Mahmoud]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wetlands]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="135" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:135/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Community members, IWMI staff, and local contractors during a site visit to the Maysan Constructed Wetland in southern Iraq (2024). The visit included inspection of the treatment structures under construction and discussions on community-led management of wastewater reuse systems. Photo: Mohamed Tawfik/ IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1392/h:626/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 1392w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:135/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:461/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:345/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:934/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 934w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:313/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:480/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture2.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Years of conflict, population growth and climate stress have deepened Iraq’s water crises. Solutions that are grounded in nature could offer a way forward to improve livelihoods, restore ecosystems and strengthen community resilience. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nature-based-solutions-offer-hope-for-iraqs-water-future/">Nature-based solutions offer hope for Iraq’s water future</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How a stakeholder platform could finally transform one of Southern Africa’s shared river basins</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-a-stakeholder-platform-could-finally-transform-one-of-southern-africas-shared-river-basins/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Nehring]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-stakeholder processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River basin management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[River basin organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transboundary river basins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Stakeholders visit the Injaka Dam on the Ngwaritsane River, South Africa. Photo: Ryan Nehring/IFPRI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2016/h:1344/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 2016w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Visit-to-the-Injaka-Dam-2024-11-20__1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The new IncoMaputo multi-stakeholder platform ensures that farmers, civil society and businesses from Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa are directly involved in the management of their shared rivers.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-a-stakeholder-platform-could-finally-transform-one-of-southern-africas-shared-river-basins/">How a stakeholder platform could finally transform one of Southern Africa’s shared river basins</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nepal examines strategies to transform its agrifood system</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nepal-examines-strategies-to-transform-its-agrifood-system/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Adhikari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets and value chains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Irrigated fields in the hills of Sindhupalchowk Nepal. Credit: Aayush Niroula/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Irrigated-fields-in-the-hills-of-Sindhupalchowk-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Government partners and researchers in Nepal explore the integral role of irrigation, innovation and institutions in achieving sustainable agrifood system transformation in the country.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nepal-examines-strategies-to-transform-its-agrifood-system/">Nepal examines strategies to transform its agrifood system</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A community in Wadi Seer inspires action for Jordan’s climate resilience</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-community-in-wadi-seer-inspires-action-for-jordans-climate-resilience/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nada Al-Tantawi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laila-Shabsoogh-Chairwoman-discusses-the-role-of-Wadi-Seer-Springs-Cooperative-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />As springs flow again in Wadi Seer, a community shows how Jordan can scale nature-based solutions for water security and climate resilience. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-community-in-wadi-seer-inspires-action-for-jordans-climate-resilience/">A community in Wadi Seer inspires action for Jordan’s climate resilience</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Science helps make humanitarian efforts in Sudan more targeted and sustainable</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/science-helps-make-humanitarian-efforts-in-sudan-more-targeted-and-sustainable/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isis Palay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fragility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="234" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:234/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thumbnail-_Colors-of-Resilience-Stories-from-Sudan-in-Times-of-War-Mutaz-Mukhtar-Ali.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Mutaz Mukhtar Ali’s “Colors of Resilience: Stories from Sudan in Times of War" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:712/h:556/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thumbnail-_Colors-of-Resilience-Stories-from-Sudan-in-Times-of-War-Mutaz-Mukhtar-Ali.png 712w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:234/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thumbnail-_Colors-of-Resilience-Stories-from-Sudan-in-Times-of-War-Mutaz-Mukhtar-Ali.png 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:538/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thumbnail-_Colors-of-Resilience-Stories-from-Sudan-in-Times-of-War-Mutaz-Mukhtar-Ali.png 538w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:544/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thumbnail-_Colors-of-Resilience-Stories-from-Sudan-in-Times-of-War-Mutaz-Mukhtar-Ali.png 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In Sudan, IWMI and partners are bringing science, data and tools to humanitarian settings so that local actors can manage emergencies and lay the foundation for resilient water, food and energy systems.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/science-helps-make-humanitarian-efforts-in-sudan-more-targeted-and-sustainable/">Science helps make humanitarian efforts in Sudan more targeted and sustainable</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Community voices hold the key to solving Pakistan’s water governance puzzle</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/community-voices-hold-the-key-to-solving-pakistans-water-governance-puzzle/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sitara Gill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=323209</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A river running through a meadow in Kumrat Valley, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Photo: Kanokwann/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1708/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1025/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1367/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:713/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1281/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1589038474-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Through education and citizen science, IWMI supports communities in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa to connect with water policy and restore trust in water management services.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/community-voices-hold-the-key-to-solving-pakistans-water-governance-puzzle/">Community voices hold the key to solving Pakistan’s water governance puzzle</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Addis Ababa tackles rising flood risk</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/addis-ababa-tackles-rising-flood-risk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eden Seifu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Datasets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A view of streets and high rise apartment buildings in Addis Ababa. Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos Pictures" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1703/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:681/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:511/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1022/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1363/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:631/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 631w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:463/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:711/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1278/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Panos_00154995-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />For Addis Ababa’s 3.5 million residents, floods regularly endanger livelihoods. IWMI and city officials have co-developed a dashboard to mitigate risks and improve emergency response.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/addis-ababa-tackles-rising-flood-risk/">Addis Ababa tackles rising flood risk</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A network of citizen scientists to protect freshwater resources in southern Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-network-of-citizen-scientists-to-protect-freshwater-resources-in-southern-africa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Storr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital twins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="GroundTruth staff Nkosingithandile Sithole, Ayanda Lephane and Nick Pattinson (I-r) field test the MiniSASS citizen science smartphone app (Photo: GroundTruth)" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DI_AR_2024-Photo-00012-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A new IWMI initiative combines innovation with community participation to plug water data gaps.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-network-of-citizen-scientists-to-protect-freshwater-resources-in-southern-africa/">A network of citizen scientists to protect freshwater resources in southern Africa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Science and policy work together to advance food security in Lao PDR</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/science-and-policy-work-together-to-advance-food-security-in-lao-pdr/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Souphalack Inphonephong]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Farmers transplant rice in a field in Vietnam. Photo: Jimmy Tran/Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1400/h:930/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 1400w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:680/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:510/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:632/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 632w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:462/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:709/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_181360289.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Lao PDR’s national Policy Think Tank partners with IWMI to strengthen officers’ research skills, empowering them to design agricultural policies that are rooted in science and evidence.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/science-and-policy-work-together-to-advance-food-security-in-lao-pdr/">Science and policy work together to advance food security in Lao PDR</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Young people are reimagining irrigation with innovation, inclusion and equality at its core</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/young-people-are-reimagining-irrigation-with-innovation-inclusion-and-equality-at-its-core/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[From the DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irrigation-Forum-Video.png 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />At the 4th World Irrigation Forum, Mark Smith, director general of IWMI, reflected that making irrigation truly “future-fit” requires listening to young people. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/young-people-are-reimagining-irrigation-with-innovation-inclusion-and-equality-at-its-core/">Young people are reimagining irrigation with innovation, inclusion and equality at its core</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can risk mapping safeguard livelihoods in Ghana’s flood-prone White Volta Basin?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-risk-mapping-safeguard-livelihoods-in-ghanas-flood-prone-white-volta-basin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yakob Umer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Flooding across Ghana’s Bawku West District, home to the Yarigu community, leaves a heavy toll on local agriculture. Photo: A1 Radio" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1080/h:720/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 1080w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Areal-flood_JPG1-1.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Flood modeling combined with earth observation data is strengthening climate-smart land-use planning and disaster risk reduction in northern Ghana.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/can-risk-mapping-safeguard-livelihoods-in-ghanas-flood-prone-white-volta-basin/">Can risk mapping safeguard livelihoods in Ghana&#8217;s flood-prone White Volta Basin?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Harnessing water to drive Africa’s agrifood transformation</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/harnessing-water-to-drive-africas-agrifood-transformation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yinka Somorin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance and investment for water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets and value chains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="146" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:146/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:934/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:146/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:498/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:374/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:747/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:339/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:520/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:863/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 863w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:533/h:261/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Irrigated-Field-Limpopo-Basin-South-Africa-1920.jpg 533w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI continues to support the CAADP, Africa’s foremost policy framework on agriculture through the program’s new 2026-2035 strategy.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/harnessing-water-to-drive-africas-agrifood-transformation/">Harnessing water to drive Africa’s agrifood transformation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A systems approach to resolving the paradox of irrigation efficiency  </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-systems-approach-to-resolving-the-paradox-of-irrigation-efficiency/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Lankford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 03:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets and value chains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water footprint]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer irrigates his crops in Myanmar. Photo: Matthew McCartney/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Farmer-Myanmar-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Can the Irrigation Savings Allocation Framework sustainably shift water use from irrigation to ecosystems and cities more effectively?  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-systems-approach-to-resolving-the-paradox-of-irrigation-efficiency/">A systems approach to resolving the paradox of irrigation efficiency  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>AI and satellite imagery better estimate water levels in dams  </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/ai-and-satellite-imagery-better-estimate-water-levels-in-dams/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Storr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 02:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital twins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Member state interacting with the digital twin platform (Photo: IWMI)" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1422/h:948/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 1422w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CoverPhoto.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI and Digital Earth Africa are supporting water managers from Limpopo River Basin by improving access to better data and better water level estimates. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/ai-and-satellite-imagery-better-estimate-water-levels-in-dams/">AI and satellite imagery better estimate water levels in dams  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI introduces cutting-edge AI citizen-science tools to the Limpopo River Basin  </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-introduces-cutting-edge-ai-citizen-science-tools-to-the-limpopo-river-basin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Storr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital twins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Water managers in southern Africa get hands on with the AI-powered Digital Twin. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blog-photo-0-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Water managers in southern Africa get hands on with the AI-powered Digital Twin. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-introduces-cutting-edge-ai-citizen-science-tools-to-the-limpopo-river-basin/">IWMI introduces cutting-edge AI citizen-science tools to the Limpopo River Basin  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI taps into local knowledge to build climate resilience in Jordan’s Jerash Camp  </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-taps-into-local-knowledge-to-build-climate-resilience-in-jordans-jerash-camp/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maha Al-Zu’bi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Displacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="145" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:145/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1240/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:145/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:496/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:372/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:744/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:992/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:867/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 867w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:337/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:517/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:930/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jerash-Refugee-Camp-Jordan-cropped-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />On this World Humanitarian Day, we shed light on how IWMI’s climate-risk mapping is helping Jordan’s most crowded refugee camp with better adaptation strategies. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-taps-into-local-knowledge-to-build-climate-resilience-in-jordans-jerash-camp/">IWMI taps into local knowledge to build climate resilience in Jordan’s Jerash Camp  </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Technology and partnerships to strengthen flood resilience in Ethiopia’s fragile environment</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/technology-and-partnerships-to-strengthen-flood-resilience-in-ethiopias-fragile-environment/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital twins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Pix 3: Interactive sessions at the DT codesign workshop in Addis Ababa. Photo: Mitchell McTough/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pix-3_Interactive-sessions-at-the-DT-codesign-workshop-in-Addis-Ababa.-Pix-by-Mitchell-McTough-IWMI-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI and partners are co-developing a digital twin platform to enhance flood forecasting, early warning and response for vulnerable communities in the Somali Region.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/technology-and-partnerships-to-strengthen-flood-resilience-in-ethiopias-fragile-environment/">Technology and partnerships to strengthen flood resilience in Ethiopia’s fragile environment</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Frontlines Learning Exchange webinar series sheds light on science in difficult places</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-frontlines-learning-exchange-webinar-series-sheds-light-on-science-in-difficult-places/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isis Palay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance and investment for water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 08 08 FLEX FLOW webinar story 2" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:633/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-08-FLEX-FLOW-webinar-story-2.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />FLEX shares critical knowledge on climate resilience from  conflict-affected settings and offers a space for learning, collaboration and collective action for the benefit of fragile communities.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-frontlines-learning-exchange-webinar-series-sheds-light-on-science-in-difficult-places/">The Frontlines Learning Exchange webinar series sheds light on science in difficult places</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Communities lead the sustainable management of the Nong Lom wetlands in Lao PDR </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/communities-lead-the-sustainable-management-of-the-nong-lom-wetlands-in-lao-pdr/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Souphalack Inphonephong]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural resource management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wetlands]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="212" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:212/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Participants interact during a training for members of the Nong Lom wetlands management committee. Photo: Souphalack Inphonephong/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1813/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:212/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:725/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:544/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1088/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1450/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:593/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 593w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:493/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:756/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1360/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:100/h:70/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Photo-1-Nong-Lom-Wetlands-Managing-Committee-1-scaled.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI works with members of communities in the Nong Lom wetlands, empowering them to lead the protection, management and development of the wetlands.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/communities-lead-the-sustainable-management-of-the-nong-lom-wetlands-in-lao-pdr/">Communities lead the sustainable management of the Nong Lom wetlands in Lao PDR </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A blueprint for scalable water and waste solutions emerges in Ethiopia </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-blueprint-for-scalable-water-and-waste-solutions-emerges-in-ethiopia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oluwadara Alegbeleye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circular economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1200/h:800/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 1200w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Placing-compost-on-mango-tree-seedling_Ethiopia.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Ethiopia is laying the groundwork for circular bioeconomy and paving the way for sustainable development.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-blueprint-for-scalable-water-and-waste-solutions-emerges-in-ethiopia/">A blueprint for scalable water and waste solutions emerges in Ethiopia </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>A digital revolution in action is transforming water management in Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-digital-revolution-in-action-to-transform-water-management-in-africa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wongel Tamene]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Datasets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knowledge management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.iwmi.org/?p=315338</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Zambia DIWASA participants discussing own use case. Pix by Agricomms Media and Communications -IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Zambia-DIWASA-participants-discussing-own-use-case.-Pix-by-Agricomms-Media-and-Communications-IWMI-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Through the Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa initiative, IWMI and its partners are addressing water challenges across the continent by using innovative digital tools and creating data-driven solutions. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/a-digital-revolution-in-action-to-transform-water-management-in-africa/">A digital revolution in action is transforming water management in Africa</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Research partnerships help build resilience of vulnerable communities and fragile ecosystems in Ethiopia’s Somali Region</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/research-partnerships-help-build-resilience-of-vulnerable-communities-and-fragile-ecosystems-in-ethiopias-somali-region/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yonas Tafesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable groups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IWMI&#039;s Abdulkarim Seid gives remarks at a resilience co-design workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Elizabeth Wamba/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1878/h:1252/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 1878w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IWMIs-Abdulkarim-Seid-gives-remarks-at-the-resilience-codesign-workshop.-Pix-by-Elizabeth-Wamba-IWMI_edit.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI, WFP and other stakeholders are co-designing evidence-based approaches to address climate risks and ecosystem degradation to ensure sustainable water and land management for resilient communities.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/research-partnerships-help-build-resilience-of-vulnerable-communities-and-fragile-ecosystems-in-ethiopias-somali-region/">Research partnerships help build resilience of vulnerable communities and fragile ecosystems in Ethiopia’s Somali Region</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>What happens when a marginalized village gets water?</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-happens-when-a-marginalized-village-gets-water/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aashika Adhikari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marginalized groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Bisdeutar village is situated about 100 meters above the Indrawati river in Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal. Photo: Aayush Niroula/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bisdeutar-village-Sindhupalchowk-district-Nepal_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />In the hills of Sindhupalchowk in Nepal, a newly installed solar lift system carries water uphill to reach the fields and people of a highly marginalized community, bringing relief from scarcity, reducing women's daily burdens and improving livelihoods.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/what-happens-when-a-marginalized-village-gets-water/">What happens when a marginalized village gets water?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Machine learning, earth observation and community insights will enhance flood risk management in Kenya </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/machine-learning-earth-observation-and-community-insights-will-enhance-flood-risk-management-in-kenya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meron Teferi Taye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extreme weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="240" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:240/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Flood damage is visible along the river Kawalasee and the nearby road as water recedes. Photo: Meron Teferi Taye/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1530/h:1224/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 1530w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:240/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:819/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:614/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:525/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 525w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:557/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:854/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Photo1-River-Kawalasee-after-severe-floods-receded-and-damaged-road-1.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI is working with stakeholders in Kenya’s Turkana County on an innovative flood detection and forecasting model that will deliver more accurate and timely early warning information to communities. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/machine-learning-earth-observation-and-community-insights-will-enhance-flood-risk-management-in-kenya/">Machine learning, earth observation and community insights will enhance flood risk management in Kenya </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>When we reimagine our relationship with wetlands both ecosystems and humans benefit </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/when-we-reimagine-our-relationship-with-wetlands-both-ecosystems-and-humans-benefit/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaturangi Wickramaratne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydrological cycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indigenous peoples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wetlands]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Wetlands within the Kalu Oya basin in the Gampaha District in Sri Lanka are important for biodiversity and local communities alike. Photo: Nirasha Perera/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Rights-of-wetlands-1-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Many indigenous cultures and local communities around the world show us how to live with nature. When we understand the Rights of Nature – or wetlands – we have a real opportunity to ensure the well-being of all those within the ecosphere. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/when-we-reimagine-our-relationship-with-wetlands-both-ecosystems-and-humans-benefit/">When we reimagine our relationship with wetlands both ecosystems and humans benefit </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why wetlands must be central to building hydrological resilience – beyond protection</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-beyond-protection/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew McCartney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydrological cycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wetlands]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 07 25 Why wetlands must be central to building hydrological resilience 2" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:631/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:199/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:510/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:632/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg 632w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:462/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-25-Why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-2.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />At this year’s Ramsar Convention, IWMI and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water will champion wetlands as essential infrastructure for hydrological resilience.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/why-wetlands-must-be-central-to-building-hydrological-resilience-beyond-protection/">Why wetlands must be central to building hydrological resilience – beyond protection</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water accounting insights to revitalize irrigation schemes in Ethiopia</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-accounting-insights-and-partnerships-to-revitalize-irrigation-schemes-in-ethiopia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirubel Gebreyesus]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IWMI measured water flow in the primary canal of the Amibara Irrigation Scheme using a current meter. Photo: Kirubel Gebreyesus/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1280/h:960/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 1280w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Image-3-Installing-a-current-meter-in-the-primary-canal-for-flow-measurement.-Photo-credit_-Kirubel-Gebreyesus.-IWMI.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI used its water accounting approach to identify measures to revitalize the Amibara Irrigation Scheme — with a potential to modernize irrigation management far beyond Amibara.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-accounting-insights-and-partnerships-to-revitalize-irrigation-schemes-in-ethiopia/">Water accounting insights to revitalize irrigation schemes in Ethiopia</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI’s new Wiqaya project aims to build transboundary resilience to sand and dust storms </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmis-new-wiqaya-project-aims-to-build-transboundary-resilience-to-sand-and-dust-storms/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitchell McTough]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="240" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:240/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Dust storm in the Middle East. Photo: Shutterstock" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:2048/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:240/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:819/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:614/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1229/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1638/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:525/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 525w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:557/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:854/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shutterstock_2610911969_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />On this International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, IWMI is shedding light on its new Wiqaya project that is bringing together governments, communities and partners to deliver practical, resilient nature-based water solutions to tackle sand and dust storms in Southern Iraq and the region. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmis-new-wiqaya-project-aims-to-build-transboundary-resilience-to-sand-and-dust-storms/">IWMI&#8217;s new Wiqaya project aims to build transboundary resilience to sand and dust storms </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Bangladesh can gain from managing floodwater</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-bangladesh-can-gain-from-managing-floodwater/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanmoy Bhaduri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aquifers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water storage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="225" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A family takes shelter on the roof of their house in Kurigram District, Bangladesh. Photo: Muhammad Amdad Hossain / Climate Visuals" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1920/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:225/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:768/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1536/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:560/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:80/h:60/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/dpr:2/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 80w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:522/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:801/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:265/h:198/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-family-take-shelter-on-the-roof-of-their-small-house-scaled.jpg 265w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Floodwater management offers a promising opportunity for Bangladesh's agriculture to tackle water scarcity, mitigate flooding and promote sustainable development. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/how-bangladesh-can-gain-from-managing-floodwater/">How Bangladesh can gain from managing floodwater</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>India to get its first AI-based chatbot to tackle drought</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/india-to-get-its-first-ai-based-chatbot-to-tackle-drought/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giriraj Amarnath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chatbot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private sector engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable groups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 07 08 India&#039;s first AI chatbot 1" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:634/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-08-Indias-first-AI-chatbot-1.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />SukhaRakshak AI, the drought protector, is to transform the realities of millions of farmers and their communities.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/india-to-get-its-first-ai-based-chatbot-to-tackle-drought/">India to get its first AI-based chatbot to tackle drought</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Foresight and trade-offs analysis to identify innovative solutions for agricultural sustainability in Pakistan</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/foresight-and-trade-offs-analysis-to-identify-innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-pakistan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Hafeez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 07 07 Innovative solutions for agricultural sustainability in Pakistan 1" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:634/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-07-Innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-Pakistan-1.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A team of researchers from IWMI and IFPRI are exploring hydro-economic modeling and trade-offs in the agricultural sector to achieve water, food security and sustainability in regions facing growing resource constraints.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/foresight-and-trade-offs-analysis-to-identify-innovative-solutions-for-agricultural-sustainability-in-pakistan/">Foresight and trade-offs analysis to identify innovative solutions for agricultural sustainability in Pakistan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tourism, tragedy and the climate warning we’re ignoring </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/tourism-tragedy-and-the-climate-warning-were-ignoring/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amjad Jamal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lake Saiful Muluk and the Naran Valley, shaped by glacial melt and shifting weather patterns, are a reminder of climate change’s impact on Pakistan’s northern landscapes. Photo: Amjad Jamal/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1442/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:577/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:865/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1153/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:746/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 746w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1081/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lake-Saiful-Pakistan-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />How government preparedness, water actions and public awareness can save lives and sustain tourism amid climate challenges in Pakistan. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/tourism-tragedy-and-the-climate-warning-were-ignoring/">Tourism, tragedy and the climate warning we’re ignoring </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Detailed climate projections bolster Sri Lanka’s adaptation planning</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/detailed-climate-projections-bolster-sri-lankas-adaptation-planning/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kalyani Ganesharuban]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Adaptation Plans (NAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Coconut trees line the coast around Mirissa, Sri Lanka. Photo: Juliane Reissig/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:979/h:653/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg 979w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Coconut-tree-hill_Mirissa.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Dynamic downscaling reveals potential future climate change impacts across the country.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/detailed-climate-projections-bolster-sri-lankas-adaptation-planning/">Detailed climate projections bolster Sri Lanka’s adaptation planning</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Co-design shapes water solutions in Uzbekistan</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/shaping-water-solutions-together-in-uzbekistan-through-co-design/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Khalifa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="151" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:151/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 07 01 Co-designing water monitoring in Uzbekistan 1" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1020/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg 1020w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:151/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:386/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:837/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg 837w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:349/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-01-Co-designing-water-monitoring-in-Uzbekistan-1.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Water solutions must be built not just for people, but with them. When co-design is understood not just as a method but as a mindset it can help navigate the complexities of water management – not just in Uzbekistan but globally.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/shaping-water-solutions-together-in-uzbekistan-through-co-design/">Co-design shapes water solutions in Uzbekistan</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Could an AI game accelerate decision-making on groundwater management? </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/ai-game-accelerates-decision-making-in-groundwater-management/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[machine learning]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IMWI colleague tests the AI-powered groundwater game. Photo: IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:951/h:634/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg 951w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-the-AI-groundwater-game_edit.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI researchers created a groundwater game that uses Generative AI to allow players to understand the complexities of decision-making for groundwater management.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/ai-game-accelerates-decision-making-in-groundwater-management/">Could an AI game accelerate decision-making on groundwater management? </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water entrepreneurship can drive solar irrigation and climate mitigation in Nepal </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-entrepreneurship-can-drive-solar-irrigation-and-climate-mitigation-in-nepal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shisher Shrestha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy intensity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livelihoods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets and value chains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="191" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:191/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer visits a typical individually-owned five HP solar irrigation pump used for water entrepreneurship in Bihar, India. Photo: Shisher Shrestha/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1630/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:191/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:652/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:489/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:978/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1304/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:659/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 659w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:443/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:680/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1223/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Solar-unit-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Small solar pumps help individual farmers, but larger systems that serve collective fields could drive uptake and lift rural incomes across Nepal’s breadbasket, as lessons from its neighbor Indian state of Bihar show. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-entrepreneurship-can-drive-solar-irrigation-and-climate-mitigation-in-nepal/">Water entrepreneurship can drive solar irrigation and climate mitigation in Nepal </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Jahez project works to strengthen climate resilience for refugee and host communities in Jordan </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-jahez-project-works-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-for-refugee-and-host-communities-in-jordan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Stone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Displacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable groups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="135" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:135/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:135/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:461/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:346/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:691/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:922/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:933/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 933w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:313/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:481/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Al-Afrah-Jordanian-Flood-Prone-neighborhood-2-1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />IWMI and partners are supporting the Government of Jordan to localize early warning systems, collaborative planning, impact-based forecasting and inclusive disaster risk management — all to ensure that refugees and their host communities are less vulnerable to weather hazards. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-jahez-project-works-to-strengthen-climate-resilience-for-refugee-and-host-communities-in-jordan/">The Jahez project works to strengthen climate resilience for refugee and host communities in Jordan </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI and partners are catalyzing climate resilience in India</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-and-partners-are-catalyzing-climate-resilience-in-india/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giriraj Amarnath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vulnerable groups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="164" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:164/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="CGIAR Climate Action Program launched in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on May 14, 2025. In the photo (left to right): Giriraj Amarnath, Kamal Lochan Mishra, Anu Garg, Alok Sikka, A. K. Nayak, and Arjamadutta Sarangi. Photo: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI." style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1402/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:164/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:561/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:421/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:841/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1122/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:767/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 767w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:381/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:580/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1051/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CASP-Ind-2-1-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The recent launch of the CGIAR Climate Action Program in the Indian states of Odisha and Tamil Nadu marks a major step toward integrating science-based climate solutions into state-level planning and investment – thanks to a strong partnership between local and global actors. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-and-partners-are-catalyzing-climate-resilience-in-india/">IWMI and partners are catalyzing climate resilience in India</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>How the process tracing methodology maximizes impact assessment</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-process-tracing-methodology/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muluken E. Adamseged]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research methodology development]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="190" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:190/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="2025 06 18 The process tracing methodology 1" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:950/h:603/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg 950w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:190/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:487/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:662/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg 662w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:442/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-18-The-process-tracing-methodology-1-.jpg 696w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />This blog sheds light on how this impact assessment methodology generates key insights, enhances understanding and shapes change. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/the-process-tracing-methodology/">How the process tracing methodology maximizes impact assessment</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water buffalo sustain rural life with milk, manure and muscle </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-buffalo-sustain-rural-life-with-milk-manure-and-muscle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Sarant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock and rangeland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature-based solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water scarcity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A young water buffalo feeds on grass at a farm in Fayoum, one of Egypt’s oldest agricultural regions, located about 100 kilometers southwest of Cairo. Photo: Samy Fares" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1709/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:684/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1025/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1367/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:465/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:713/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1282/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Water-Buffalo-Egypt-credit-Samy-Fares-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />On Working Animal Day, IWMI pays tribute to the vital role of the water buffalo in rural economies, from the Nile to the Euphrates.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/water-buffalo-sustain-rural-life-with-milk-manure-and-muscle/">Water buffalo sustain rural life with milk, manure and muscle </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus approach presents a solution for transboundary resources management in Nepal </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nepal-nexus-approach-for-transboundary-resources-management/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanju Koirala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaborative research]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Participants sketching at the gender-responsive WEFE Nexus training for local representatives, municipality staff and women empowerment center members from the Rangun Watershed. Photo: Aayush Niroula/IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1708/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:513/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1025/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1367/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:629/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 629w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:713/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1281/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Participants-WEFE-training-Nepal_2_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Stakeholders in the Rangun watershed in Nepal’s Mahakali-Karnali River Basin illustrate how a holistic approach across the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus can offer scalability for broader cross-border challenges.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/nepal-nexus-approach-for-transboundary-resources-management/">Water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus approach presents a solution for transboundary resources management in Nepal </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI pilots index-based flood insurance in Zambia </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-pilots-index-based-flood-insurance-in-zambia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jialan Deal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Index-based insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The Magoye River in Mazabuka District, Zambia. Photo: ACRE Africa" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1166/h:777/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 1166w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:682/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Index-Based-Flood-Insurance-Hero.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />This groundbreaking approach to insurance can help farmers receive payments faster after disasters and become more climate resilient.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-pilots-index-based-flood-insurance-in-zambia/">IWMI pilots index-based flood insurance in Zambia </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Young researchers develop leadership skills to create lasting impact</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/young-researchers-develop-leadership-skills/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workshops]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Group photo, IWMI researchers at 7th Crawford Fund master class. Penang, Malaysia." style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1440/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:169/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:576/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:432/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:864/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1152/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:747/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 747w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:392/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:601/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1080/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Young-IWMI-researchers-at-Crawford-master-class_16x9-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Five IWMI researchers reflect on their learnings from the Crawford Fund Master Class on Agricultural Research Leadership and Management in Malaysia – and how they can use their newly acquired skills to advance IWMI’s vision of a water-secure world. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/young-researchers-develop-leadership-skills/">Young researchers develop leadership skills to create lasting impact</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>Stakeholders in Nepal work together to enhance collective action for municipal groundwater management</title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/stakeholders-in-nepal-work-together-to-enhance-collective-action-for-municipal-groundwater-management/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sumitra KC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A farmer uses an electric pump to extract groundwater to irrigate fields in the Barahathawa Municipality, Sarlahi, Nepal. Photo: Onion Films for IWMI" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1706/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Farmer-uses-an-electric-pump-to-extract-groundwater-in-Barahathawa-Nepal-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The Barahathawa Municipality in southern Nepal shows how local leadership and multi-stakeholder collaboration can address complex and interconnected challenges in natural resource management.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/stakeholders-in-nepal-work-together-to-enhance-collective-action-for-municipal-groundwater-management/">Stakeholders in Nepal work together to enhance collective action for municipal groundwater management</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI leaders call for the recognition of water and aquatic foods in agroecological principles and practice </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-leaders-call-for-the-recognition-of-water-and-aquatic-foods-in-agroecological-principles-and-practice/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew McCartney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[agroecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desalination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extractive industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries and aquaculture]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Agricultural fields and Aquacultural areas lie side by side" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agricultural-fields-and-Aquacultural-areas-lie-side-by-side_comp-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Agriculture is the biggest user and polluter of water, but it is largely missing from agroecology.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-leaders-call-for-the-recognition-of-water-and-aquatic-foods-in-agroecological-principles-and-practice/">IWMI leaders call for the recognition of water and aquatic foods in agroecological principles and practice </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI advances water systems transformation for Africa’s Agenda 2063 </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-advances-water-systems-for-africa-agenda-2063/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Olufunke Cofie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 10:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrigation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1703/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:681/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:511/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1022/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1363/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:631/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 631w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:463/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:711/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1278/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/294_Upper-East-Region_Gorogo_a-farmer-inspecting-his-sprinklers_Securewater-resized-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Water plays a critical role in the African Union’s vision of a global economic power. On this Africa Day, IWMI reflects on its contribution to the continent’s sustainable development, food security and climate resilience. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/iwmi-advances-water-systems-for-africa-agenda-2063/">IWMI advances water systems transformation for Africa’s Agenda 2063 </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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		<title>IWMI works with partners in Central Asia to boost climate-smart water and land management   </title>
		<link>https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/boosting-climate-smart-water-and-land-management-in-central-asia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Janusz-Pawletta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 05:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Adaptation Plans (NAP)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IWMI&#039;s Barbara Janusz-Pawletta at CACCC 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo: CACCC" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2560/h:1707/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1024/h:683/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 768w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1536/h:1024/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:2048/h:1365/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:630/h:420/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 630w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:696/h:464/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 696w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1068/h:712/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 1068w, https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:zhvU.e7db/w:1920/h:1280/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IWMI-at-CACCC-1-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />During the recent Central Asian Climate Change Conference, stakeholders committed to regional collaboration and accelerating adaption strategies in Central Asia.   </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/boosting-climate-smart-water-and-land-management-in-central-asia/">IWMI works with partners in Central Asia to boost climate-smart water and land management   </a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.iwmi.org">International Water Management Institute (IWMI)</a>.</p>
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