Dr T. Olalekan Williams
Director, Africa, IWMI
Email: t.o.williams@cgiar.org
Giriraj Amarnath
Researcher-Remote Sensing and Water Resources, IWMI
Email: a.giriraj@cgiar.org
Thor Windham-Wright
Research Uptake and Communications Coordinator – Africa, IWMI
Email: t.windham-wright@cgiar.org
From growing vegetables to spending more time with their children, women's quality of life improved drastically after piped water was installed near their homes in rural Zambia, Stanford University researchers said on Thursday. The post Thomson Reuters Foundation: Piped water boosts women’s health, happiness and income in rural Zambia first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
In order to continue researching on gender and water systems, researchers from IWMI-Nepal engaged with local stakeholders through alternative means of data-collection during COVID-19. The post Changing the way we collect data during Covid first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Plastic pollution is currently one of the most pressing environmental issues in the world, as thousands of plastic products produced every day overwhelm countries’ efforts to recycle them. The post Smart Water Magazine: We should not wait for microplastics to become an irreversible problem before dealing with them first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
After decades of their water being managed by external operators, six South African villages developed a plan to structure and manage their own water infrastructure. The post How sharing water management benefits South African villages first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Covid-19 has been a major setback. But it could also help encourage new thinking on digital outreach and the necessary soft and hard infrastructure to enable such a transformation. The post Can you hear me? Covid-19 and building women’s resilience in northern Ghana first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
