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2007
Sep 19, 2007
Where's the water to grow biofuels?
The fact is that there is now almost equal global concern over water as there is over energy. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has just completed a five-year study of the global water scenario. According to the study, both India and China are in the danger zone when it comes to water; they are using 60 per cent of their entire potential usable water for human purposes. Read More
Business Standard - IndiaAug 29, 2007
The looming food crisis
"But it is probable that today's food production and environmental trends will lead to crises in many parts of the world," said David Molden, deputy director general of the International Water Management Institute. Read More
Guardian Unlimited, UKAug 27, 2007
Wullar Lake drying up fast
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has also recently raised the alarm, saying that sewage disposal, weed infestation, sedimentation and excessive willow plantation have badly damaged the lake. Read More
Daily Times, PakistanAug 24, 2007
Water Experts Concerned Biofuels Will Threaten Food Crops
With the world's population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the International Water Management Institute projects the water needed for food production will grow by up to 90 percent by then, unless water is used more efficiently. Read More
EV World (subscription), NE- Water Figures Issue 2, 2007
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- Aug 17, 2007
Water experts worry biofuel will crowd out food crops
With the world's population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the International Water Management Institute projects the water needed for food production will grow by up to 90 percent by then, unless water is used more efficiently. Read More
International Herald TribuneAug 15, 2007
China, India face water risk from biofuel: IWMI
Charlotte de Fraiture, a Colombo-based scientist with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), said in an interview that she did not "see a lot of potential for biofuel production in either China or India because of the water. Read More
ReutersJuly 28, 2007
Washington Pressed to Lead as Water Tables Fall
"When the balloon bursts, untold anarchy will be the lot of rural India," warns Tushaar Shah, head of the International Water Management Institute's groundwater station in Gujarat, India. Read More
OneWorld.net - London, England,UKJuly 27, 2007
Dealing with the challenge before us
World population is expected to reach about eight billion by 2025, meaning about another two billion mouths to feed. In the same period, we expect climate change to begin to bite in its impact on water supplies in many areas and oil production to potentially peak and start to decline, while growing cities need ever increasing water supplies. Dr Colin Chartres, chief science adviser with the National Water Commission, has been appointed director-general of the International Water Management Institute, based in Sri Lanka. Read More
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,AustraliaJuly 26, 2007
Depleting water level a big problem
“As the water tables fall, well drillers are using modified oil-drilling technology to reach water, going as deep as 1,000 metres in some locations. In communities where underground water sources have dried up entirely, all agriculture is rain-fed and drinking water is trucked in,” Tushaar Shah, who heads the International Water Management Institute’s groundwater station in Gujarat. Read More
Economic Times - India- Bridging Workshop Series: Sustainable Management of Wastewater for Agricultural Production in Water-Scarce Countries 11-15 November 2007
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have launched the idea of a "Bridging Workshop Series" to bridge the knowledge gap between the advanced research institutions, including the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system, and young professionals from national agricultural research institutions (NARS)
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- Call for Fellowships for Second Phase Training Program - GGA
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(closing date for applications 10th August 2007)
- Call for Contributions to the World Conservation Congress open
If you would like to be part of this exciting event and organize one or more event(s) at the Forum, please visit www.iucn.org/congress to find out more. You will be able to submit proposals under this website as of June 1.
If you have further questions, please send them to: congressforum@iucn.org
- June 29, 2007
Scientist Delivers Seminar on Mapping Global Irrigation
- IWMI-GGA Program announces its Call for Groundwater Management Fellows
The International Water Management Institute led Challenge Program on Water and Food project: “Groundwater Governance in Asia: Capacity Building through Action Research in the Indo-Gangetic (IGB) and Yellow River Basins (YRB)” invites Fellows for the training and research program on Groundwater Governance and Management.
http://www.waterandfood.org/gga/Call for Applications.htm
- Water Figures Africa Issue 1, 2007
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- Working Paper 118
A Proposed Framework for Irrigation Management Transfer in Iran: Lessons from Asia and Iran
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- Working Paper 117
Minimizing the Negative Environmental and Health Impacts of Agricultural Water Resources Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Water Figures Issue 1, 2007
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- June 18, 2007
International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka, Earns Top Honors for Innovative Use of GIS Technology
- Water For Food, Water For Life
Is there enough land, water and human capacity to produce food for a growing population over the next 50 years, or will we run out of water? The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture answers this question and more in its book 'Water for Food, Water for Life’.
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- Ramsar Convention chooses a new Secretary General Mr Anada Tiéga has been unanimously selected from an exceptionally strong field of candidates to become the next Secretary General of the Convention.
A citizen of Niger, Mr Tiéga earned his BS degree from the University of Niamey and his MS degree in Forest Watershed Management from the University of Arizona (USA).
- May 14, 2007
Biofuel Crops Could Drain Developing World Dry: International Water Management Institute Research
SoyaTec.com
- May 10, 2007
Biofuel crops could drain developing world dry
SciDev.Net
- Water Matters Issue 2 (March 2007)
Water Scarcity in Sri Lanka: Fact or Fiction?
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- Water Policy Briefing 26
Recognizing informal irrigation in West Africa
English PDF (231kb)
- Working Paper 115
Sustaining Crop Water Productivity in Rice-Wheat Systems of South Asia: A Case Study from the Punjab, Pakistan
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- March 27, 2007
Water Management: Urgent Need For More Food With Less Water
Science Daily (press release) - USA
- March 23, 2007
Living with water scarcity - world must act now
Hindu - Chennai,India
- March 22, 2007
Coping with water scarcity
PeaceJournalism.com - Nepal
- March 22, 2007
Think small for better water management, say scientists
SciDev.net
- Discussion Forum on Wetlands and Poverty
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- IWMI's Tsunami Relief Effort
IWMI invited to give presentation at the IAH-RedR meeting on ‘Groundwater in Emergencies'
- Water Policy Briefing 25
Does Food Trade Save Water? The potential role of food trade in water scarcity mitigation
English PDF (733kb)
- More Crop Per Drop Revisiting a research paradigm: results and synthesis of IWMI's research 1996-2005
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- Research Report 108
Water Saving Technologies: Myths and Realities Revealed in Pakistan's Rice-Wheat Systems
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- Water Figures Asia, 2007 Issue 1
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- Research Report 106
Assessing the Outcomes of IWMI's Research and Interventions on Irrigation Management Transfer
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- CSO-CGIAR Competitive Grants Program
For more information: http://www.cgiar.org/csos/cso_cgiar_grant_program.htmlWorld Water Day 2007
www.worldwaterday07.orgMarch 19, 2007
A water supply in a box
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,CanadaMarch 03, 2007
Forum should do what UN cannot
Taiwan Journal - TaiwanMarch 02, 2007
Holiday Tidbits You Didn't Have Time To Think About
Chief Engineer - Crestwood,IL,USAFebruary 16, 2007
Farmers turn down govt's offer
Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,ThailandFebruary 15, 2007
JK suffers loss of Rs 6500 cr per year due to Indus Water Treaty
GreaterKashmir.com- Water Policy Briefing 24
IWRM Challenges in Developing Countries: Lessons from India and elsewhere
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- Research Report 104
Use of a Hydrological Model for Environmental Management of the Usangu Wetlands, Tanzania
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- Water Figures, December 2006 Issue 4
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- Research Report 107
An Assessment of Environmental Flow Requirements of Indian River Basins
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- International Conference : Linkages between Energy and Water Management for Agriculture in Developing Countries
ICRISAT Campus, Hyderabad, India 29-30 January 2007
This conference is a first step towards gathering a group of stakeholders and researchers (from CGIAR centers, academics, policy makers) involved with energy and agricultural water issues to exchange information and experience, promote collaboration, and formulate joint research to address emerging problems. The scope of the conference stretches from empirical to theoretical and policy studies.
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- The 4th Asian Regional conference & The 10th International Seminar On Participatory Irrigation Management
The Asian regional conference and the international seminar on Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) are held regularly in different countries each year and now both of these special events are going to take place simultaneously, next year in Tehran.
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- Water and Land Management DGroups for IWMI
The CGIAR has created a Water and Land Management DGroups for IWMI scientists and practitioners who are interested in water resources and land management, and its impact on livelihoods.
Visit the DGoups site
- Research Report 103
Malaria Mosquito Resistance to Agricultural Insecticides: Risk Area Mapping in Thailand
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- Working Paper 114
Multiple Use Schemes: Benefit to SmallholdersDownload (PDF 516 KB)
- Position : Researcher - Water Resources Sciences
Location : Based in the IWMI office in Tehran, Iran
Qualifications : A PhD with a minimum of 3 to 5 years post PhD experience in Water Resources Management, Natural Resources Economics or related field.