International Water Management Institute
@iwmi.bsky.social
IWMI is a global research-for-development organization and a CGIAR Research Center advancing sustainable water management for agriculture, ecosystems, climate resilience, and inclusive growth.
iwmi.org #OneCGIAR
iwmi.org #OneCGIAR
Pinned
🌍 Welcome to IWMI on Bluesky! Together, let’s reimagine a world where water is managed wisely, sustainably, and equitably. Follow us, join the journey, and let’s strive forward for a future where every drop makes a difference. 💧✨
#OneCGIAR
#OneCGIAR
How can climate forecasts truly help farmers plan and manage water?
🌱 In Chisamba, experts from ZMD and IWMI equipped agricultural officers to turn seasonal forecasts into clear, actionable guidance that smallholders can use with confidence. 👉 on.cgiar.org/46nCdls
🌱 In Chisamba, experts from ZMD and IWMI equipped agricultural officers to turn seasonal forecasts into clear, actionable guidance that smallholders can use with confidence. 👉 on.cgiar.org/46nCdls
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
How can climate forecasts truly help farmers plan and manage water?
🌱 In Chisamba, experts from ZMD and IWMI equipped agricultural officers to turn seasonal forecasts into clear, actionable guidance that smallholders can use with confidence. 👉 on.cgiar.org/46nCdls
🌱 In Chisamba, experts from ZMD and IWMI equipped agricultural officers to turn seasonal forecasts into clear, actionable guidance that smallholders can use with confidence. 👉 on.cgiar.org/46nCdls
On Jan 31, 2024, a court ruling on groundwater access raised deep questions about water governance and rights in the country. Two years on, as legal processes continue, we reflect on what water justice means, who it is for, and how we strive for it.
👉 on.cgiar.org/3Z6P08b
👉 on.cgiar.org/3Z6P08b
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 AM
On Jan 31, 2024, a court ruling on groundwater access raised deep questions about water governance and rights in the country. Two years on, as legal processes continue, we reflect on what water justice means, who it is for, and how we strive for it.
👉 on.cgiar.org/3Z6P08b
👉 on.cgiar.org/3Z6P08b
🤝 International Center for Biosaline Agriculture and IWMI have signed a three-year MoU to strengthen collaboration on sustainable water management and climate-resilient agriculture, focusing on joint research, knowledge exchange, and capacity development for vulnerable regions: on.cgiar.org/4t9GR0l
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🤝 International Center for Biosaline Agriculture and IWMI have signed a three-year MoU to strengthen collaboration on sustainable water management and climate-resilient agriculture, focusing on joint research, knowledge exchange, and capacity development for vulnerable regions: on.cgiar.org/4t9GR0l
#AgriTech4Tunisia Innovation Challenge
What's in it for you? 🌱
#AgriTech4Tunisia is a market-entry and scaling pathway designed for impact-driven innovators.
👉 Apply now: on.cgiar.org/3ZGKdua
📅 Apply by 12 February 2026!
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3ZbNEZI
What's in it for you? 🌱
#AgriTech4Tunisia is a market-entry and scaling pathway designed for impact-driven innovators.
👉 Apply now: on.cgiar.org/3ZGKdua
📅 Apply by 12 February 2026!
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3ZbNEZI
January 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
#AgriTech4Tunisia Innovation Challenge
What's in it for you? 🌱
#AgriTech4Tunisia is a market-entry and scaling pathway designed for impact-driven innovators.
👉 Apply now: on.cgiar.org/3ZGKdua
📅 Apply by 12 February 2026!
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3ZbNEZI
What's in it for you? 🌱
#AgriTech4Tunisia is a market-entry and scaling pathway designed for impact-driven innovators.
👉 Apply now: on.cgiar.org/3ZGKdua
📅 Apply by 12 February 2026!
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3ZbNEZI
📢 New IWMI research shows Gujarat’s grid-connected solar irrigation (SKY) boosts farmer incomes, slows groundwater pumping, and cuts ~12.3 tCO₂ per farmer each year, aligning energy, water and livelihoods.
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/49Mn8MJ
#SolarIrrigation
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/49Mn8MJ
#SolarIrrigation
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM
📢 New IWMI research shows Gujarat’s grid-connected solar irrigation (SKY) boosts farmer incomes, slows groundwater pumping, and cuts ~12.3 tCO₂ per farmer each year, aligning energy, water and livelihoods.
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/49Mn8MJ
#SolarIrrigation
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/49Mn8MJ
#SolarIrrigation
IWMI & partners officially handed over the Water Availability and Demand (WAD) digital tool to Kenya’s National Irrigation Authority, advancing data-driven, climate-resilient irrigation planning with real-time water data to support smarter investments, governance & food security.
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
IWMI & partners officially handed over the Water Availability and Demand (WAD) digital tool to Kenya’s National Irrigation Authority, advancing data-driven, climate-resilient irrigation planning with real-time water data to support smarter investments, governance & food security.
From 19 to 22 Jan, IWMI trained Jordan’s Ministry of Water & Irrigation, JVA, and WAJ on Water Accounting Plus under the Water Efficiency & Conservation Program. Delivered with Tetra Tech, this builds capacity to institutionalize water accounting for stronger governance & resilience.
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
From 19 to 22 Jan, IWMI trained Jordan’s Ministry of Water & Irrigation, JVA, and WAJ on Water Accounting Plus under the Water Efficiency & Conservation Program. Delivered with Tetra Tech, this builds capacity to institutionalize water accounting for stronger governance & resilience.
On the 2nd International Day for Water Justice, IWMI and @wateraid.bsky.social reaffirm our commitment to turning principles into practice, supporting countries to design water investments and partnerships that put justice, equity & access at the center.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qz2kxu
@cgiar.org
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qz2kxu
@cgiar.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On the 2nd International Day for Water Justice, IWMI and @wateraid.bsky.social reaffirm our commitment to turning principles into practice, supporting countries to design water investments and partnerships that put justice, equity & access at the center.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qz2kxu
@cgiar.org
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qz2kxu
@cgiar.org
🌍 Addressing Zambia’s Lower Kafue Basin, facing growing pressure on ecosystems and food systems, @cgiar.org partners including IWMI, @ilri.org, @worldfish.bsky.social & @bioversityciat.bsky.social support a multi-stakeholder platform for integrated, local solutions 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qFzyMk
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
🌍 Addressing Zambia’s Lower Kafue Basin, facing growing pressure on ecosystems and food systems, @cgiar.org partners including IWMI, @ilri.org, @worldfish.bsky.social & @bioversityciat.bsky.social support a multi-stakeholder platform for integrated, local solutions 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qFzyMk
🤖 The cloud is running dry. #ArtificialIntelligence doesn’t just run on data; it runs on water. From chip manufacturing to data center cooling, every prompt has a real water footprint. If AI is here to stay, water planning has to be too 👉 on.cgiar.org/45wXJ7c
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM
🤖 The cloud is running dry. #ArtificialIntelligence doesn’t just run on data; it runs on water. From chip manufacturing to data center cooling, every prompt has a real water footprint. If AI is here to stay, water planning has to be too 👉 on.cgiar.org/45wXJ7c
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
💧 How can Africa design water infrastructure that delivers more for energy, food, ecosystems & people?
IWMI’s new Water Issue Brief shows how the WEFE Nexus enables climate-resilient infrastructure, reduces disaster risks & drives inclusive growth.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/4pQia64
IWMI’s new Water Issue Brief shows how the WEFE Nexus enables climate-resilient infrastructure, reduces disaster risks & drives inclusive growth.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/4pQia64
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 AM
💧 How can Africa design water infrastructure that delivers more for energy, food, ecosystems & people?
IWMI’s new Water Issue Brief shows how the WEFE Nexus enables climate-resilient infrastructure, reduces disaster risks & drives inclusive growth.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/4pQia64
IWMI’s new Water Issue Brief shows how the WEFE Nexus enables climate-resilient infrastructure, reduces disaster risks & drives inclusive growth.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/4pQia64
At #GFFA2026 in Berlin, IWMI joined global leaders under the theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future.” to bring water, food, and climate science into policy discussions on water resilience, sustainable irrigation & equitable food systems worldwide.
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM
At #GFFA2026 in Berlin, IWMI joined global leaders under the theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future.” to bring water, food, and climate science into policy discussions on water resilience, sustainable irrigation & equitable food systems worldwide.
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
In Lao PDR’s Attapeu, farming now swings between floods and extreme heat, leaving crops damaged, incomes reduced & food prices rising. Learn how IWMI’s simple greenhouse solution is helping farmers protect vegetables and adapt to climate uncertainty.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qypJQ3
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qypJQ3
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
In Lao PDR’s Attapeu, farming now swings between floods and extreme heat, leaving crops damaged, incomes reduced & food prices rising. Learn how IWMI’s simple greenhouse solution is helping farmers protect vegetables and adapt to climate uncertainty.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qypJQ3
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qypJQ3
Soil salinity threatens Egypt’s food security, affecting up to 40% of Nile Delta farmland. Led by AOAD with support from @cgiar.org F2R-CWANA, S4I & national partners, our new report maps the drivers, farmer responses & a national roadmap for action.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4pOTHhJ
👉 on.cgiar.org/4pOTHhJ
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Soil salinity threatens Egypt’s food security, affecting up to 40% of Nile Delta farmland. Led by AOAD with support from @cgiar.org F2R-CWANA, S4I & national partners, our new report maps the drivers, farmer responses & a national roadmap for action.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4pOTHhJ
👉 on.cgiar.org/4pOTHhJ
💧 What motivates citizens to collect water data for free?
In the Limpopo River Basin, community members become citizen scientists, using digital tools & incentives to monitor water, proving that science and community partnership can go hand in hand: on.cgiar.org/4r06SNA
@unicef.org @enabel.be
In the Limpopo River Basin, community members become citizen scientists, using digital tools & incentives to monitor water, proving that science and community partnership can go hand in hand: on.cgiar.org/4r06SNA
@unicef.org @enabel.be
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 AM
💧 What motivates citizens to collect water data for free?
In the Limpopo River Basin, community members become citizen scientists, using digital tools & incentives to monitor water, proving that science and community partnership can go hand in hand: on.cgiar.org/4r06SNA
@unicef.org @enabel.be
In the Limpopo River Basin, community members become citizen scientists, using digital tools & incentives to monitor water, proving that science and community partnership can go hand in hand: on.cgiar.org/4r06SNA
@unicef.org @enabel.be
IWMI and @wmo-global.bsky.social signed a 5-year MoU to boost early warning systems and climate-resilient water management in Africa and Asia. The agreement aims to enhance climate services in agriculture and support greater resilience and adaptation 👉 on.cgiar.org/4sSvc6a
#PartneringForWater
#PartneringForWater
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
IWMI and @wmo-global.bsky.social signed a 5-year MoU to boost early warning systems and climate-resilient water management in Africa and Asia. The agreement aims to enhance climate services in agriculture and support greater resilience and adaptation 👉 on.cgiar.org/4sSvc6a
#PartneringForWater
#PartneringForWater
Rivers that cross borders can’t be managed by engineering alone. Success, like the Danube, comes when countries cooperate, govern well, and use hydro-diplomacy, while stalled projects like the Red Sea–Dead Sea Canal show the cost of poor coordination.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qVQGgn
@cgiar.org
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qVQGgn
@cgiar.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Rivers that cross borders can’t be managed by engineering alone. Success, like the Danube, comes when countries cooperate, govern well, and use hydro-diplomacy, while stalled projects like the Red Sea–Dead Sea Canal show the cost of poor coordination.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qVQGgn
@cgiar.org
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qVQGgn
@cgiar.org
IWMI, @fao.org, the Jordan Valley Authority & the Ministry of Agriculture co-developed IPADT, based on FAO’s WaPOR remote-sensing database. It enables irrigation performance to be assessed at scale. 💧
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3NdDuVT
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3NdDuVT
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 AM
IWMI, @fao.org, the Jordan Valley Authority & the Ministry of Agriculture co-developed IPADT, based on FAO’s WaPOR remote-sensing database. It enables irrigation performance to be assessed at scale. 💧
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3NdDuVT
👉 Read more: on.cgiar.org/3NdDuVT
🤖 IWMI is turning AI and smart tools into real-world action. In #FLEXwebinar, from climate risks to water challenges, experts show how data saves lives in fragile communities.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qSlY7N
#AIforWater #SmartWater #HumanitarianTech
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qSlY7N
#AIforWater #SmartWater #HumanitarianTech
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM
🤖 IWMI is turning AI and smart tools into real-world action. In #FLEXwebinar, from climate risks to water challenges, experts show how data saves lives in fragile communities.
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qSlY7N
#AIforWater #SmartWater #HumanitarianTech
👉 on.cgiar.org/4qSlY7N
#AIforWater #SmartWater #HumanitarianTech
How can irrigation systems survive climate change, population growth and rising demand? A new IWMI blog explains why the answer lies in better planning, data and cooperation, not just new technology.
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qrDnEH
#OneCGIAR
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qrDnEH
#OneCGIAR
Earth's water future hinges on all of us
Between crisis and sustainability, the water decisions we make today will shape the rivers, farms and communities of tomorrow.
on.cgiar.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
How can irrigation systems survive climate change, population growth and rising demand? A new IWMI blog explains why the answer lies in better planning, data and cooperation, not just new technology.
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qrDnEH
#OneCGIAR
Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qrDnEH
#OneCGIAR
📊 @ifpri.org-IWMI #BRIGHT survey reveals key realities in Sri Lanka: 18% live in poverty, estate communities face the deepest disadvantages, urban food insecurity has surged, and more, showing why evidence matters for resilient recovery 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qUbXHv
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📊 @ifpri.org-IWMI #BRIGHT survey reveals key realities in Sri Lanka: 18% live in poverty, estate communities face the deepest disadvantages, urban food insecurity has surged, and more, showing why evidence matters for resilient recovery 👉 on.cgiar.org/4qUbXHv
Refugee settlements often share fragile land and water with host communities. IWMI’s FLEX webinar shows how youth and women-led circular solutions can ease pressure on resources while building livelihoods, restoring ecosystems, & social cohesion 👉 on.cgiar.org/4sBXTnu
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Refugee settlements often share fragile land and water with host communities. IWMI’s FLEX webinar shows how youth and women-led circular solutions can ease pressure on resources while building livelihoods, restoring ecosystems, & social cohesion 👉 on.cgiar.org/4sBXTnu
When water data meets people, change begins. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citizen science is linking communities and policymakers, turning complex groundwater data into trusted action and early warnings for a more water-secure future. 👉 on.cgiar.org/456JrtM
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
When water data meets people, change begins. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citizen science is linking communities and policymakers, turning complex groundwater data into trusted action and early warnings for a more water-secure future. 👉 on.cgiar.org/456JrtM
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
📢 Join WEFE Nexus Policy Webinar 6, and explore how livestock manure can power clean energy, cut emissions, and protect water resources. Experts will discuss regional biogas network optimization, sharing lessons from Southern Brazil and policy insights.
Register 👉 on.cgiar.org/3YuIjfQ
Register 👉 on.cgiar.org/3YuIjfQ
January 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM
📢 Join WEFE Nexus Policy Webinar 6, and explore how livestock manure can power clean energy, cut emissions, and protect water resources. Experts will discuss regional biogas network optimization, sharing lessons from Southern Brazil and policy insights.
Register 👉 on.cgiar.org/3YuIjfQ
Register 👉 on.cgiar.org/3YuIjfQ
Farmer-led irrigation puts Nigerian farmers in control of water, crops & markets, boosting year-round food production & innovation. IWMI advances FLID in Nigeria by convening a multi-stakeholder platform to scale the approach & strengthen food security. 👉 on.cgiar.org/49d6kOG
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Farmer-led irrigation puts Nigerian farmers in control of water, crops & markets, boosting year-round food production & innovation. IWMI advances FLID in Nigeria by convening a multi-stakeholder platform to scale the approach & strengthen food security. 👉 on.cgiar.org/49d6kOG