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Work-related Post Traumatic Stress Among Nurses

New analysis focused on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among nurses and factors associated with it. The reported prevalence varied





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WaterPartnership.org.au: AWP and IWMI to collaborate on water management across the Asia-Pacific

Strengthening DFAT and AWP’s partnership with IWMI provides the opportunity for working more closely together on critical water challenges facing the region









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FAO.org: Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world’s water

New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done.











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MongaBay.com: Restoring tank irrigation can strengthen rural climate resilience

Less than 10 percent of defunct tanks have been restored over the past two decades according to researchers.




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How a dry village got its feet wet

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.





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EurekAlert.org: Interdisciplinary approach the only way to address devastating effects of soil erosion

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.




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TheNews.com.pk: With Kabul River flows controversy

Is joint management of Kabul River by Pakistan and Afghanistan possible as the orphan river finds few takers?










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International Women’s Day

Translating research evidence into change for gender equality.




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SundayTimes.lk: Better waste management options explored at NIBM workshop

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.




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Food for thought from Sri Lanka on World Water Day 2019

How farmers have taken charge of their destiny by using motor pumps for irrigation.





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Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia

IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative research.






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Thomson Reuters: It’s time to look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa

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.





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Reuters: More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key, report warns

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.






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Simulating trade-offs in the water-energy-food nexus

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.




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CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming

Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource. 




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Coronavirus Pandemic in TN: 49 New Cases Reported

Tamil Nadu has reported 49 new coronavirus positive cases, said Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar. He said that the state had adopted a multi-pronged




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Coronavirus Infection Cases Doubling Every 9.7 Days Now: Harsh Vardhan

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.




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COVID-19 in India: No Fresh Corona Cases in Northeastern States

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




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COVID-19 in India: 11 Cities in Rajasthan, WB, MP and Maharashtra Under Serious Situation

The COVID-19 situation is especially serious in 11 cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, stated sources. The Ministry




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More Than 3.8 Lakh Corona Tests Conducted So Far: ICMR

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.




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Online Data Pool of Human Resource to Combat COVID-19 Launched

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.




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COVID-19: Cases Crossed 20,000 With 652 Deaths In India

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.




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COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: 33 New Positive Coronavirus Cases Reported

Thirty-three persons tested positive, while 27 Covid-19 patients got discharged on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu, the state Health Department said. In a




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COVID-19 in Telangana: 15 new coronavirus cases reported

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.