The programme for the South African wetlands Indaba has been updated. The Indaba will occur from Monday 16th to Thursday 19th of October 2017 will be “Wetland Communities: Networking Towards Better Practice”. The Indaba will occur at the Wild Coast Sun, Port Edward on the southern coast of the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal …
The theme of the 2017 South African wetlands “Indaba” from Monday the 16th to Thursday the 19th of October 2017 will be “Wetland Communities: Networking Towards Better Practice”. The Indaba will occur at the Wild Coast Sun, Port Edward on the southern coast of the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal Province of South …
Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, has a problem with water supply. Often unavailable, and grossly polluted, it costs millions of dollars a year to treat. Yet, Harare, nestled within a natural wetland has the gift of nature of easy access to plentiful and clean water – as long the source area …
I am just back from the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12) in, Uruguay (http://www.ramsar.org/about/cop12-punta-del-este-uruguay-1-9-june-2015). It was great to connect with many familiar faces who had attended wetlandsforum.net events. Paul Ouédraogo and Dede Amah of the Africa Ramsar secretariat , …
Editorial on the UNESCO-IHE website, by Ken Irvine: “In the Netherlands, we celebrate Dutch engineering that keeps the country dry. The Dutch have crafted their skills of water management over 600 years, as a necessity for choosing to live below sea level; engineering the landscape, and even the wetlands such …
Dear friends and colleagues, At the Wetlands Forum workshop in Kigali in 2013, we developed ideas for the Wise-Use, Smart Plans for African wetlands. The energy of the Kigali workshop demonstrated the appetite for a pan-African Community of Practice for the protection and management of wetlands; from that meeting, …
As Kenya faces worsening drought conditions, a new partnership between IWMI and the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is set to accelerate efforts to expand irrigated land, improve food security and enhance climate resilience.
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IWMI’s Giriraj Amarnath spoke to Sami Zeidan Live on Al Jazeera News on December 4, 2025 about the climate and humanitarian impact of the widespread floods in Sri Lanka. Amarnath outlined the urgent need to strengthen key infrastructure as the country faces increasing risks from recurring extreme weather.
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In an interview on the 2025 World Water Congress in Morocco, IWMI's Youssef Brouziyne and Alan Nicol highlight the importance of collaboration for sustainable water management.
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Experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan explore pathways for sustainable water management and climate resilience.
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IWMI is supporting national authorities with flooding forecasts, rainfall monitoring, data processing and impact assessments.
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