In this episode of Let’s Talk Trees, World Agroforestry (ICRAF) bioenergy research scientist Mary Njenga, and Associate Director for Gender Initiatives at Pennsylvania State University Ruth Mendum discuss their experiences working with such communities in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
IWMI’s Santosh Nepal spoke to República about the Bhotekoshi floods, urging authorities that future infrastructure cannot be designed only around conventional flood estimates and must account for changing hazards and cascading disasters. The post Experts call for new Himalayan Risk Strategy after Bhotekoshi floods first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
IWMI's Olufunke Cofie reflects how for millions of farmers, late rainfall, a failed rainy season or devastating flood can determine whether a harvest becomes food and income or debt and loss. The post Africa won’t transform food systems without investing in water first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
The Water Availability and Demand tool developed by the National Irrigation Authority, IWMI and FAO to support irrigation planning, water allocation and investment decisions in the country. The post Kenya pushes data-driven irrigation at World Water Week first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
At UNCCD COP17, IWMI presented a strategy for a financing framework to shift drought finance from crisis response to resilient investments. The post IWMI’s Drought Action Catalyst to help countries close drought financing gap first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Second in a three-part series, IWMI’s Chaturangi Wickramaratne argues that “rights of nature” offers the strongest foundation for wetland governance. The post Rights of nature or human rights? first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
