Overview
The International Water Management Institute is a nonprofit scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in agriculture and on the water needs of developing countries. IWMI works with partners in the South to develop tools and methods to help these countries eradicate poverty through more effective management of their water and land resources.
Mission: Improving water and land resources management for food livelihoods and nature.
The objectives of IWMI's work:
Identify the larger issues related to water management and food security that need to be understood and addressed by governments and policymakers.
Develop, test and promote management practices and tools that can be used by governments and institutions to manage water and land resources more effectively, and address water scarcity issues.
Clarify the link between poverty and access to water and to help governments and the research community better understand the specific water-related problems of poor people.
Help developing countries build their research capacities to deal with water scarcity and related food security issues.
Research Themes:
Following the recent Strategic Planning process, IWMI has refined its research framework to better reflect the broader water-food-environment challenges. As part of the new framework, IWMI has organized its research around four main activities: mapping water productivity; mapping water poverty; analyzing high potential interventions and assessing impacts.
Corresponding with this refined research framework, IWMI’s thematic structure has also been tightened from the previous five themes to four new themes, with two cross-cutting Communities of Practice devoted to issues of policies and institutions as well as human health.
The four new IWMI themes are:
Basin Water Management
Land, Water and Livelihoods
Agriculture, Water and Cities
Water Management and Environment
Where we work:
IWMI has research projects running in 21 countries in Asia and Africa. Work is coordinated through regional offices located in India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Institute has subregional offices in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nepal, Uzbekistan, China, and Laos.
Our research staff:
The Institute has a multidisciplinary approach to water management research. Most of IWMI's research combines the expertise of economists, agronomists, hydrologists, engineers, sociologists, management specialists and health researchers. The research team is composed of approximately 100 scientists from 16 different countries.
http://www.lk.iwmi.org
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