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
More than six months after unprecedented floods left a third of Pakistan under water, millions are still feeling the humanitarian aftershocks. The post Context: Why water emergencies are the thorniest end of the climate crisis first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Both floods and droughts are the result of variable precipitation, resulting in periods with too much water and others with too little, both of which have hit the people of South Asia hard over the past few decades. The post Energy World: Why water storage is a vital tool in South Asia’s climate change strategy first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Morocco’s finance minister said the country must adapt its economy to meet the escalating threat from climate change, with more frequent droughts requiring investment in water technologies and an acceleration of its push into growth sectors such as car manufacturing. The post Financial Times: Morocco must adapt to growing climate threat, warns finance minister first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Groundwater is central to India's water and food security. Almost 50 per cent of urban and 85 per cent of rural India depend on groundwater to fulfil its domestic water needs. In agriculture, 64 per cent of irrigated area uses groundwater, abstracted by more than 20 million wells. The post Gaon Connection: Sustainable groundwater development through solar irrigation in India first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Nepal’s energy sector has vastly improved from just a few years ago. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the country’s monopoly electric utility, is highly profitable after decades of persistent losses. The post Kathmandu Post: Sharing energy benefits first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
