Water sustains life. Women sustain water systems. 💧

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women shaping resilient, inclusive, and sustainable water futures. When women lead and participate in water decisions, communities thrive. 💙

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Excited to share that our latest study on "global crop water footprints" is featured on the front cover of Nature Food, October edition!
OS Full Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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#IWMI #CropWaterUse #cropproduction #Wateravailability

While analyzing FAO WaPOR Biomass data, I noticed a striking pattern along a river: one bank shows high vegetation growth, the other much lower. Remote sensing (RS) data reveals these stark differences in Total Biomass Productivity (TBP), possibly due to irrigation, soil type, or groundwater. #IWMI

Credits to all co-authors:
R. Stefanski, A. Toreti, V. Aich, M. Hagenlocher, B. L. Diallo, R. McDonnell, R. Puwarty, M. Svoboda, D. Tsegai
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Reflections on water in the hottest year (so far) The NEXUS Gains Talks series concluded by examining critical connections between global heating and water.

🔎 #ReadingRecommendation: #IWMI blogpost about the 28th #NEXUS Gains Talk. 💡As 2024 was the warmest year on record, what does that mean for our water resources? 🌊

🔗 www.iwmi.org/blogs/reflec...

#climatechange #watermanagement #sustainability #wefe #wefenexus