Water systems underpin food security
The year 2022 offered a glimpse into a future of heightening pressures on water security. In response to these challenges, IWMI sought a range of innovative water-smart solutions, benefitting communities, national economies and river basins. Our researchers worked closely with the governments of countries most impacted by extreme weather events to support their disaster responses, in addition to helping them plan for future risks. As we look ahead, IWMI is taking on a more proactive role in ensuring that we make a stronger contribution to supporting policy change and implementation, and to using evidence from research to help shape the global water agenda.
Building a water-secure future
As the world’s only international organization dedicated to conducting research on water management, IWMI’s work builds on a rich, almost 40-year legacy of research, innovation and learning. In 2021, we marked the end of the IWMI-led CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), and showcased results that will guide water-sensitive, sustainable economic development for years to come, and help to create a more climate-resilient and environmentally secure future for communities around the world.
Valuing water
This annual report includes updates on IWMI’s applied mission-oriented research and diverse public, private and civil society partnerships that, together, are helping to solve global water problems and provide a solid evidential base to progress towards globally aligned goals.
Water systems underpinning sustainable development
This annual report includes highlights of progress on key research innovations that lay the groundwork for success in implementing the new strategy. We highlight the critical role of diverse public, private and civil society partnerships, and how these enable not only widespread adoption of new practices but also changes in policies and institutions necessary to deliver impacts at scale.