About our Partners

International Water Management Institute

Partner Past Performance

Growing more rice with less water (China)

Drought assessment and potential for mitigation (South Asia)

ADAPT: an assessment of global and regional impacts and the formulation of adaptation strategies for river basins (Africa)

Effective institutions for agricultural water management in river basins (Asia)

Institutional support systems for sustainable local management of irrigation in water- short systems (Europe and Eurasia)

Sustainable management of inland wetlands in southern Africa: A livelihood and ecosystem approach (Southern Africa)

Wetlands-based livelihoods in the Limpopo Basin: Balancing social welfare and environmental security (Southern Africa)

Environmental water requirements at the global scale (Worldwide)

River basin development and management comparative study (Africa)

View all past performance for this partner

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a nonprofit scientific research organization with projects in 21 countries. IWMI focuses on IWRM, sustainable smallholder land and water management, sustainable groundwater management, water resource institutions and policies, and water-related health and environmental issues. The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Unit (RS GIS Unit) of IWMI is a centralized facility for all spatial data related activities of IWMI and currently holds over 1 terabyte of data. These data are catalogued, streamlined, released to the public, and used for research projects.

Case Studies

Why wetlands sustain livelihoods and the environment

June 1, 2004

Wetlands are important ecosystems with several beneficial functions. They are also central to the lives of many people in the rural communities of Southern Africa.

Learn more

Managing livestock and water for food and fodder