🌍 Today is #EarthDay.
At @cgiar.org we believe that caring for the Earth starts with how we produce our food.
🌱 What we grow and how we grow it shapes our planet, our health, and our future.
🌍 This #EarthDay, we highlight how sand and dust storms are intensifying due to climate change, land degradation, and water mismanagement, affecting health and livelihoods. Learn how through #Wiqaya, IWMI, and partners advance solutions. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4tTNm6U
In this latest photo story, explore how IWMI is working with farmers and government officials in Sri Lanka’s dry zone to introduce climate adaptation measures for paddy cultivation and strengthen resilience in farming communities. 👉 on.cgiar.org/48ePdet
Field update from Ghana’s White Volta Basin: Under #Unlocking4WaRe, IWMI visited water monitoring sites with partners to advance citizen‑science–driven water data.
Community‑led monitoring is strong—but scaling means tackling gaps in equipment, data transfer & coverage.💧
Are we shaping research around real stakeholder demand or just responding to assumptions? 🔎
IWMI hosted IITA and @irriofficial.bsky.social for the CGIAR Demand Intelligence Platform Planning Workshop in Ghana, where teams worked to strengthen how demand signals shape CGIAR priorities.
Over the past 10 years, @cgiar.org centers have worked across Nepal to strengthen agriculture, livestock, water management, and climate resilience through research & partnerships, supporting sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4stLlNW
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IWMI conducted research with 550 cocoa farmers in Ghana to understand the adoption of solar irrigation. Findings show decisions depend on access to long-term loans, group ownership to reduce costs, & lower drilling risks. Want to know more? 👉 on.cgiar.org/48npj8a
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Join us for a walk along the edge of Chhatiwan Lake in Nepal and explore the intricate connections that sustain life, pointing toward a more integrated approach to managing natural resources: on.cgiar.org/4dB6hPi
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social @sidasweden.bsky.social
#TransboundaryRiverBasins
IWMI & @cirad.bsky.social analyzed soils across 8 villages in Attapeu, Lao, revealing sandy, acidic soils with low carbon. Learn how they are advancing nature-based, low-cost solutions to restore soil fertility and support sustainable farming, now. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4t1arVb
@bioversityciat.bsky.social
💧Ever wondered how every water decision affects Pakistan’s economy? The Hydro-Economic DSS, developed by IWMI and @ifpri.org with PIDE, shows exactly that, helping plan smarter across agriculture, cities, and industry for a resilient future.
👉 on.cgiar.org/3PUb18N
💧The Amibara Irrigation Scheme in Ethiopia faces declining performance and climate pressures.
Watch how IWMI and the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands use smart water solutions with satellite data and digital tools to restore efficiency & secure livelihoods.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4sh0fH1
IWMI and the British Embassy Cairo convened the #AlMurunah Roundtable to scale climate-resilient water solutions, showing how partnerships and policy can turn pilot success into impact, with results including water savings, higher yields, strong returns, and increased women’s income.
Over the past year, the Water Resilience Tracker has helped turn water-resilient policies into action, shaping national climate plans, strengthening access to finance, expanding global reach, and advancing inclusive, science-based solutions.
👉 on.cgiar.org/3OrBpq4
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In Rabat, IWMI participated in the 2026 North Africa consultation on the First Implementation Plan (2026–2033) for the Africa Water Vision 2063, supporting the development of actionable, science-based pathways toward water security and resilience across the region.
A dry tap, empty wells, and fields under the sun… life slowed by an invisible crisis.
Want to know what happened next? 👀
Read it here 👉 on.cgiar.org/3O0L46W (iwmi.org/news/)
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#WaterCrisis #Groundwater #DigitalStrategy #FoodSecurity
🔍🌱📊 #CitizenScience brings communities into research, empowering local and Indigenous knowledge while strengthening policymaking with diverse, real-time evidence, making science more inclusive, relevant, and impactful: on.cgiar.org/4sg6ZVG
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#CommunityEngagement
Expanding Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) adoption goes beyond tech & subsidies; it needs strong local support. IWMI is training KVK agents under #SoLAR (with Swiss Development & Cooperation) to boost uptake of SIPs and PM-KUSUM in Uttar Pradesh, India.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/4dvBinB
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The Indus Basin sustains millions, but rising climate and demand pressures threaten its future.
But a new data-driven model by @iwmi.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk supports smarter, integrated water decisions for a more secure and resilient future. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4bQ7IIh
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From Women’s Day to #WorldWaterDay2026, the message is clear: women sustain agriculture, yet lack land, rights, and voice, and without decision-making power, true empowerment and water security cannot be achieved.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4dnkH5r
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💧Today, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, IWMI & @waterpartnersau.bsky.social convened a discussion on translating global water frameworks into regional action—highlighting water as central to climate resilience and the urgent need to scale solutions across the Indo-Pacific.
Pakistan isn’t just water-scarce, we lack a clear picture of our water.
Fragmented data and weak monitoring limit action.
WRA offers integrated data, a national water balance, and regular updates. The real gap? Governance + information.
#WaterGovernance #ClimateResilience #SDG6
🌿 Restoring Sri Lanka’s upper watersheds is key to securing water, energy, ecosystems, and livelihoods. As climate and land pressures grow, IWMI and @adb.org are supporting efforts to guide effective restoration and build resilience.
IWMI welcomes high-level representatives, including the UK Special Representative for Climate, to Cairo for the #AlMurunah Impact Celebration & Scaling Roundtable tomorrow.
❇️ Showcasing results from #AlMurunah & #AlMurunah+
❇️ Highlighting #RNBWS
❇️ Building partnerships to scale impact
#IWMIintheNews
@IWMI_'s Likimyelesh Woldegiorgis is featured in The Reporter Ethiopia, emphasizing that tangible progress in water management depends on putting women’s leadership and perspectives at the heart of decisions and solutions. 💧
👉 on.cgiar.org/4uOkFtH
On World Water Day, communities from Hom and Tammaleuy villages in Lao PDR supported sustainable management of Nong Lom wetlands by installing signboards to promote protection, cleanliness and safeguarding vital water resources. 💧
IWMI is spotlighting women farmers across the globe with our Strong Roots, Inclusive Futures campaign. 🌱👩🏽🌾 Meet Arundavarani Ravindran, a Sri Lankan farmer working to ensure water access for her community in the face of droughts.💧
Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4uXtiCg
#IYFW2026 #AboutDrought
💧 This #WorldWaterDay2026, we spotlight the journeys, challenges & resilience of women and girls across Africa.
When water systems fail, they are often the most affected, but they are also helping shape the solutions, from households and farms to communities and beyond.
Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Mountain Range supports 1.3M people—but climate change is increasing floods, droughts & erosion.
IWMI is partnering with national agencies & the Green Climate Fund to improve water security, restore ecosystems & build climate‑resilient farming systems.🌿💧
Better water use in agriculture starts with better data. In Pakistan, IWMI is validating satellite #evapotranspiration with ground measurements to improve irrigation, enable smarter water allocation, and strengthen climate resilience for farmers and policymakers. 💧
🌐 WEFE Nexus Policy Webinar 8
Rising #salinity is affecting agriculture, water systems & livelihoods. This webinar explores adaptation pathways from Bangladesh and global salinity hotspots to inform future action.
📅 25 Mar 2026
🔗 Register: on.cgiar.org/3PsvSzG
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