t Work-related Post Traumatic Stress Among Nurses By www.medindia.net Published On :: New analysis focused on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among nurses and factors associated with it. The reported prevalence varied Full Article
t MIT Technology Review: Is Pakistan running out of fresh water? By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:41:26 +0000 The sight of water flowing from taps may soon be a luxury, with people having to queue up at tankers for just a bucket load of water for their daily needs. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-News Arif Anwar desalination Pakistan Water Scarcity
t WaterPartnership.org.au: AWP and IWMI to collaborate on water management across the Asia-Pacific By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 04 May 2018 04:01:59 +0000 Strengthening DFAT and AWP’s partnership with IWMI provides the opportunity for working more closely together on critical water challenges facing the region Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-News Australian Water Partnership Claudia Sadoff DFAT irrigation MOU transboundary water management
t Informing Change in the Indus Basin (ICIB) By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 05:37:09 +0000 Opportunities for journalists to report on the most pressing environmental and development problems in the Indus Basin. Full Article Asia News India News Regional News South Asia News Z-News Fellowship India
t The road to climate resilience By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 10:48:49 +0000 Enabling rural communities to draw up action plans aimed at enhancing resilience to climate-related hazards through sustainable management of natural resources. Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News West Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News Building Resilience climate change Ethiopia Ghana hydrology USAID watersheds WLE
t Water user associations By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:36:46 +0000 Learning to deliver on their promise in Africa Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Africa agricultural productivity IFAD Irrigated agriculture sub-Saharan Africa water user association
t TheDiplomat: The Impact of Migration on Water Scarcity in Central Asia By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:02:09 +0000 What does male migration have to do with water scarcity in Central Asia? Full Article Asia News Central Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News migration Tajikistan TheDiplomat Water Scarcity
t Blogs.WorldBank.org: Secrets to successful irrigation management from Central Asia By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 03:45:40 +0000 About 60 percent of the region’s people are employed by the agricultural sector, which depends almost entirely on irrigation. Full Article Asia News Central Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Agriculture central asia irrigation management sustainable development Tajikistan
t FAO.org: Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world’s water By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:05:46 +0000 New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done. Full Article Asia News Central Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Dushanbe FAO International Decade for Action Tajikistan
t Damned if you don’t! By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:59:13 +0000 Time for smart dam design and operation to combat malaria in Africa. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News dams Ethiopia health hazards irrigation malaria mosquito-borne diseases reservoir river basins Sustainable Development Goals Water security water storage Zambia Zimbabwe
t Telegraph.co.uk: Good dam design can cut the number of cases of malaria in surrounding areas By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 05:04:27 +0000 Engineers need to rethink how to design and operate dams after research found that they create an additional 1.1 million cases of malaria every year. Full Article Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-News Africa Claudia Sadoff dams hydropower dams malaria Mosquitos
t Committed to soil and water conservation By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:20:10 +0000 Understanding Ethiopia’s past experience to guide future investments Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News climate change ecosystem services Ethiopia land degradation soil and water conservation soil conservation soil erosion Tigray
t Ramsar Convention COP13 By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:00:13 +0000 Sri Lanka wins international recognition for valuable but threatened urban wetlands. Full Article Asia News Blog South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News Colombo Wetlands COP13 Lisa-Maria Rebelo Priyanie Amerasinghe Ramsar Sanjiv de Silva SLLRDC wetlands WLE
t 7th Africa Water Week By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:01:00 +0000 “Decolonizing” formal water law to pave the way for smallholder irrigation Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Africa Water Week Barbara Schreiner Barbara van Koppen DFID fullpage GRIPP Pegasys Institute REACH smallholder irrigation Timothy Williams Water Law World Bank
t Financing a farmer-led revolution in Africa By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:04:57 +0000 Farmer-led irrigation offers one of sub-Saharan Africa’s brightest prospects for defeating chronic hunger and making good on the promise of a more sustainable and resilient future. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News AgriLinks IFAD irrigation microfinance pumps smallholders WLE
t Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 02:39:42 +0000 Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Rural-Urban Linkages Strategic Programs Sustainable Growth Z-Featured Content Z-News biodiversity DAFNE dams European Union (EU) Hydropower irrigation malaria Omo-Turkana transboundary basins Zambezi River Basin
t MongaBay.com: Restoring tank irrigation can strengthen rural climate resilience By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:04:23 +0000 Less than 10 percent of defunct tanks have been restored over the past two decades according to researchers. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-News Groundwater Hyderabad India
t How a dry village got its feet wet By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:10:07 +0000 As Laos seeks to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods, while adapting agriculture to climate change impacts, the potential of groundwater irrigation can only grow. Lessons learned from IWMI’s pilot study should prove valuable for helping realize this potential. Full Article Asia News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News climate change Groundwater groundwater irrigation home gardens irrigation Laos rice cultivation rural livelihoods seasonal water scarcity surface water Water Resources
t Water security for all By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:35:12 +0000 IWMI joins a major UK-funded effort to find solutions. Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Claudia Sadoff Ethiopia extreme weather GCRF Groundwater pollution sustainable development UKRI urbanization Water security
t EurekAlert.org: Interdisciplinary approach the only way to address devastating effects of soil erosion By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:34:23 +0000 Soil erosion can have a devastating impact on traditional farming landscapes in developing countries. But its effects can only be fully addressed through significant advances in interdisciplinary scientific and societal approaches, according to new research. Full Article Africa News East Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News EurekAlert soil erosion
t TheNews.com.pk: With Kabul River flows controversy By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:28:09 +0000 Is joint management of Kabul River by Pakistan and Afghanistan possible as the orphan river finds few takers? Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Afghanistan Kabul River Pakistan
t Fine-tuning flood risk management By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:57:16 +0000 New rounds of pilot testing and post-flood recovery in India. Full Article Asia News Blog India News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Alok Sikka drought Floods Giriraj Amarnath IBFI India
t Groundwater and sustainable development By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:10:40 +0000 New reports heighten awareness of an urgent imperative. Full Article Asia News Blog Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Claire Swingle GRIPP SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
t Navigating the road to socially inclusive hydropower By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:23:26 +0000 Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal. Full Article Asia News Blog Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Asia Times Diana Suhardiman Environment Hydropower
t You can’t manage what you don’t measure By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:34:16 +0000 New information on water resources to guide development in Nepal’s Koshi Basin. Full Article Asia News Blog Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News China Claire Swingle flood risk Floods Ganges Hydropower India irrigation Koshi Basin Luna Bharati
t Gender solutions for sustainable water management in Western Nepal By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:35:28 +0000 IWMI study calls for investment in the social capital and capabilities of women and marginalized people. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign International Womens Day Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Gender Gitta Shrestha International Women's Day migration Nepal outmigration sustainable development USAID Women
t Making science and knowledge inclusive for gender equality By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:36:12 +0000 Could women be the source of change? Advances in women’s representation in government show much promise. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign International Womens Day Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Gender International Women's Day Manohara Khadka Nepal
t International Women’s Day By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 03:18:41 +0000 Translating research evidence into change for gender equality. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign International Womens Day Z-Featured Content Z-News Gender International Women's Day Women Womens Day
t SundayTimes.lk: Better waste management options explored at NIBM workshop By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:30:16 +0000 The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was a valued partner in conceptualising the workshop content and was well represented at the workshop with the participation of its senior officials. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Sri Lanka News Z-News RRR
t Food for thought from Sri Lanka on World Water Day 2019 By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:37:50 +0000 How farmers have taken charge of their destiny by using motor pumps for irrigation. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News World Water Day Z-Featured Content Z-News agrochemicals Anuradhapura cascade tank Groundwater groundwater governance irrigation Kalpitiya Mohamed Aheeyar motor pumps Navatkadu Sri Lanka tubewells wind turbines
t World Water Day 2019 By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:48:55 +0000 Toward a fair future in river basins across the developing world. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign Nepal News Regional News South Asia News World Water Day Z-Featured Content Z-News Gender
t Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:25:41 +0000 IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative research. Full Article Asia News Blog Regional News Southeast Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News IRRI Philippines SDGs Sustainable Development Goals WorldFish
t When small is beautiful – but not spectacular By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:00:34 +0000 Taking stock of a widespread water intervention in Africa. Full Article Africa News Blog East Africa News Regional News Southern Africa News West Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News African Development Bank Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation climate change drought Ethiopia Food Security Limpopo rainfed small reservoirs Tunisia USAID Volta River Basin Zambia
t Call for participants: 100 critical research questions for decision-makers in sub-Saharan Africa By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:00:57 +0000 Achieving food and nutrition security, reducing inequality, and preserving terrestrial ecosystems. Full Article Africa News Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Food Security Horizon scanning SENTINEL sub-Saharan Africa
t Thomson Reuters: It’s time to look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:39:17 +0000 A recent study sheds new light on the climate-groundwater relationship, finding that the 2015-2016 El Niño weather event replenished groundwater very differently in southern Africa and in East Africa just below the equator. Full Article Africa News East Africa News IWMI in the news North Africa News Regional News Southern Africa News West Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News Groundwater Karen Villholth Reuters sub-Saharan Africa Thomson Reuters
t AsiaTimes.com: The developing world’s water crisis has arrived By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:14:18 +0000 A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water is inaccessible and unaffordable. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Aditi Mukherji India water crisis Water Scarcity
t Reuters: More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key, report warns By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 03:37:54 +0000 New report suggests national leaders make water security a priority now, link water policy to other national policies, from agriculture to trade, and put in place water-sharing institutions early. Full Article Africa News East Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Alan Nicol drought Ethiopia Flood Reuters Thomson Reuters Water security
t Solutions for those managing risk in climate disasters By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:45:58 +0000 Indian farmers take aim at climate disasters through bundling high-tech solutions. Full Article Asia News Blog India News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News BICSA Bihar climate change Floods Giriraj Amarnath India
t DownToEarth.org: Breaking silos in disaster management By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:52:41 +0000 An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
t Simulating trade-offs in the water-energy-food nexus By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:38:01 +0000 In the Omo-Turkana and Zambezi basins in Africa, complex relationships emerge from the balances struck among hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, water quality and environmental flows. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Southern Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News DAFNE Ethiopia Hydropower Patience Mukuyu transboundary Zambezi Zambezi River Basin Zimbabwe
t CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:19:54 +0000 Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News biowaste Resource Recovery resource recovery and reuse RRR waste management
t Coronavirus Pandemic in TN: 49 New Cases Reported By www.medindia.net Published On :: Tamil Nadu has reported 49 new coronavirus positive cases, said Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar. He said that the state had adopted a multi-pronged Full Article
t Coronavirus Infection Cases Doubling Every 9.7 Days Now: Harsh Vardhan By www.medindia.net Published On :: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan asserted that doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has increased from three days before imposition of lockdown in March to 9. Full Article
t COVID-19 in India: No Fresh Corona Cases in Northeastern States By www.medindia.net Published On :: No new coronavirus positive cases were reported from any of the eight northeastern states in the past 24 hours even as several people, who had earlier Full Article
t COVID-19 in India: 11 Cities in Rajasthan, WB, MP and Maharashtra Under Serious Situation By www.medindia.net Published On :: The COVID-19 situation is especially serious in 11 cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, stated sources. The Ministry Full Article
t More Than 3.8 Lakh Corona Tests Conducted So Far: ICMR By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that it has conducted over 3 lakh eighty thousand corona tests so far in the country. Addressing media, Dr. Full Article
t Online Data Pool of Human Resource to Combat COVID-19 Launched By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Centre has launched online data pool of human resource, comprising details of doctors, other healthcare professionals and auxiliary help, to fight against COVID-19. Full Article
t COVID-19: Cases Crossed 20,000 With 652 Deaths In India By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said the total of coronavirus cases in India is 20,471 with 1,383 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, along with 50 new deaths, taking the toll to 652. Full Article
t COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: 33 New Positive Coronavirus Cases Reported By www.medindia.net Published On :: Thirty-three persons tested positive, while 27 Covid-19 patients got discharged on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu, the state Health Department said. In a Full Article
t COVID-19 in Telangana: 15 new coronavirus cases reported By www.medindia.net Published On :: One more person died of coronavirus in Telangana while 15 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. With the latest fatality, the death toll in the state rose to 24. Full Article