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💧IWMI welcomes @henkovink as the new Chair of its Board of Governors. A global leader in water diplomacy & innovation, he will guide IWMI’s mission forward. Also, we thank outgoing Chair @simisadafkamal for her steadfast leadership since January 2024. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4485q3n

As we congratulate Wolde Mekuria on his appointment as honorary professor by the @aberdeenuni, join the conversation on how science-based, locally grounded solutions are restoring degraded lands and supporting climate resilience. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4nwvz3Y @FCDOGovUK @CGIAR

Here’s something for your weekend reading. 📚 Between March and April 2026, IWMI researchers contributed to a wide range of global studies exploring critical water, agriculture, and environmental challenges. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4ud0BQV

IWMI and @Cirad recently organized a farmer-to-farmer learning exchange in #LaoPDR to support #AgroEcology. Farmers came together for exercises on using legumes for soil improvement, composting, rice–fish systems and integrated vegetable production.🐟🌾#FarmerKnowledge

🌊 It is the Limpopo River Basin shared by Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, where communities face daily water stress. IWMI explored whether digital tools supporting them are truly equitable, assessing miniSASS, the Digital Twin & Yoma 👉 on.cgiar.org/4dbiPfG

#IWMIintheNews @Diplomat_APAC features IWMI's @SantoshNepal_ highlighting how oil disruptions are cascading into fertilizer markets, weakening agriculture and putting South Asia’s food security at risk. 🌾 👉 on.cgiar.org/4d9IyVD

Funded by @BritishAcademy_, IWMI leads a first-of-its-kind project with @UniOfHull, and @ukelaniya, to protect Colombo’s threatened urban wetlands through storytelling, history & cultural heritage. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4d6lbfE @FCDOGovUK

What happens to food systems when Asia's great rivers are stressed by climate change and overuse? WEFE Nexus Webinar explores exactly that Indo-Gangetic Plains to the Mekong Basin. 📅 18 May 2026 | 19:30 Beijing / 16:30 Pakistan Time Register ⤵️ on.cgiar.org/4nq6CHi

IWMI with the @WorldVegCenter & Agriculture Dept. Sri Lanka promotes safe, sustainable vegetable farming. This International Day of Plant Health learn how we empower farmers with practices enhancing plant health & livelihoods, through @CGIAR's #FRESH. 👉 on.cgiar.org/3ZUbMkH

At the @WorldGovSummit 2026, IWMI DG Mark Smith (@DMSmifffy) highlighted how integrated water governance and stronger cooperation across sectors can strengthen climate resilience, regional collaboration, and sustainable development. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4tlm1tC #WaterCooperation

🌧️In Pakistan’s Chakwal, farmers once relied on predicting rainfall to grow crops. Read how now IWMI with @FCDOGovUK's #WRAP project is helping turn rainwater into a reliable resource through solar-powered irrigation & nature-based solutions: on.cgiar.org/49DE9rJ @CGIARPolicy

In Nepal, irrigation is not just about expanding infrastructure but ensuring systems remain reliable, affordable, and sustainable for farmers. In a recent roundtable, IWMI convened partners to explore how public, private, and community collaboration can help achieve this.

Meet Nasreen Akhtar, a farmer from Pakistan’s Chakwal district. Water scarcity once dictated what Nasreen could grow. Now, a solar-powered irrigation system helps her capture previously unused water, ensuring food security in the face of climate change. #IYWF2026 #AboutDrought

A new co-authored paper featuring IWMI’s Gerald Atampugre & colleagues explores the gap between just transition ambitions & the systems needed to deliver them. With insights from South Africa, Ethiopia & Bangladesh, it shows why implementation matters 👉 on.cgiar.org/49hjPwa

☀️ Ethiopia, the land of 13 months of sunshine️, is using solar irrigation to improve water access for farmers. Around 2,000 systems installed across five regions have boosted incomes, nutrition, and climate resilience for 3,199 households: on.cgiar.org/4dqCEzt @SwissDevCoop

At the Space Economy Summit Europe in Lisbon, IWMI highlighted how satellite data is already transforming water security through flood mapping, crop monitoring, and digital river basin models while stressing that vulnerable communities need decisions, not just data.🛰️🌍

IWMI joined IWRI Water Day 2026 in Morocco, convened by @iwra_water, advancing science-policy solutions for water resilience under climate pressure. Where IWMI MENA Reg Rep @BrouziyneY highlighted scaling non-conventional water solutions as key to resilient systems across MENA.

📄 New publication IWMI under @CGIAR_SAAF, with @CSIR_WRI & @FisheriesCommHQ, shares insights from youth-led pilots in North East Ghana on how small reservoirs can drive jobs & food systems. 📖 on.cgiar.org/4nd3lLx

IWMI joined partners in Dodoma to align on implementing Tanzania’s Seed Sector Development Strategy, focusing on coordination, seed access, research, and investment planning to deliver impact for farmers by 2030. 🌱 @IresIdil #SeedSystems #UkamaUstawi #PartneringForWater

☀️13 months of sunshine sounds like the perfect place for solar irrigation, and it is gaining momentum here, with strong public and private sector collaboration driving change in agriculture. But first, guess which country is known as the “Land of 13 Months of Sunshine”?

Bangladesh's agrifood systems are changing rapidly due to climate risks, urbanization, and more. In this context, a new report brings together stakeholder insights to identify key innovation priorities & enabling conditions for scaling system-wide change: on.cgiar.org/4uvlKpb