International Water Management Institute

Emerging leaders from across the Global South are rethinking how irrigation systems can be redesigned to be more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable. As you watch the video, tell us: what does your future-fit irrigation system look like? 💧

💧 How can irrigation systems adapt and evolve in times of deep uncertainty? Watch this video as young professionals from across the Global South share the breakthrough innovations they believe can transform irrigation systems under growing climate and water stress. #OneCGIAR

🌍 This report introduces the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, and Responses (DPSIR) framework to help understand and respond to nature loss. It connects causes, ecosystem change, and impacts to support evidence-based action for a nature-positive future: on.cgiar.org/4fuYenU

IWMI with the World Vegetable Center & Agriculture Dept. Sri Lanka promotes safe, sustainable vegetable farming. This International Day of Plant Health, learn how we empower farmers with practices enhancing plant health & livelihoods, through @cgiar.org's #FRESH. 👉 on.cgiar.org/3ZUbMkH

🌧️ In Pakistan’s Chakwal region, farmers once relied on predicting rainfall to grow crops. Read how now IWMI with FCDO's #WRAP project is helping turn rainwater into a reliable resource through solar-powered irrigation and nature-based solutions. 👉 on.cgiar.org/49DE9rJ @cgiar.org

🌍 Today is #EarthDay. At @cgiar.org we believe that caring for the Earth starts with how we produce our food. 🌱 What we grow and how we grow it shapes our planet, our health, and our future.

A dry tap, empty wells, and fields under the sun… life slowed by an invisible crisis. Want to know what happened next? 👀 Read it here 👉 on.cgiar.org/3O0L46W (iwmi.org/news/) @cgiar.org #WaterCrisis #Groundwater #DigitalStrategy #FoodSecurity

💧 This #WorldWaterDay2026, we spotlight the journeys, challenges & resilience of women and girls across Africa. When water systems fail, they are often the most affected, but they are also helping shape the solutions, from households and farms to communities and beyond.

In Mansehra, Pakistan, families once risked dangerous currents in the Siran River to fetch water, losing hours daily. Today, a gravity-powered pump introduced by @iwmi.bsky.social safely brings that water uphill to their communities. 👉 on.cgiar.org/46Sv5hy #WRAP

What advice would you give your younger self? For Darshini Ravindranath, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s making a real impact on water systems. 💙🌍 #IWMIWomen

What advice would you give your younger self? For Karen Nortje, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s shaping inclusive water systems! 💙🌍 #IWMIWomen #WaterForPeople

What advice would you give your younger self? For Ammala, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s making a real impact on Water Systems. 💙🌍 #IWMIWomen #WaterForPeople

What advice would you give your younger self? For Ismahane Elouafi (@cgiar-emd.bsky.social), the journey in science has been full of breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to Executive Managing Director at @cgiar.org, she’s shaping a climate-resilient and food-secure future for all.

What advice would you give your younger self? For Thai Minh, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s making a real impact on Water Systems. 💙🌍 #IWMIWomen #WaterForPeople

What advice would you give your younger self? For Fayrouz ElDabbagh, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s making a real impact on Water Systems. 💙🌍 #IWMIWomen #WaterForPeople

What advice would you give your younger self? For Nicole Langa, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she creates impacts on digital storytelling for water systems. #WomenInScience

What advice would you give your younger self? For Chaturangi, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s creating impacts on the freshwater & wetlands ecosystem. 💙 #WomenInScience

What advice would you give your younger self? For Suchiradipta, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s shaping Climate Change Policy and Adaptation! 💙 #WomenInScience #IWMIWomen

What advice would you give your younger self? For Deepa Joshi, the journey in science has been filled with challenges, breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to a researcher at IWMI, she’s making a real impact on water justice. 💙 #IWMIWomen #WomeninScience