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By Andrew Adam-Bradford, Centre for Development and Emergency Practice, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK Pay Drechsel, Senior Fellow- Advisor – Research Quality Assurance, International Water...

Following floods that affected more than 20 000 people across Zambia, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge generation and...

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Zambia will be better equipped to cope with droughts thanks to a new satellite-based online weather-monitoring system. The Zambia Drought Monitoring System (ZADMS), developed by the...

By Giriraj Amarnath Experts at COP 27 have made apocalyptic forecasts of weather under climate change if urgent action is not taken. In South Asia, the anticipated ‘climate chaos’ is already a...

The Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa project is being implemented in six refugee camps and settlements and their surrounding host communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and...

Lahore, 29th August 2022 The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is supporting the Government of Pakistan for flood damage assessment and aiding recovery efforts, following the extreme...

August 31, 2022, Gandhinagar, Gujarat There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put...

August 31, 2022, Gandhinagar, Gujarat There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put...

With only two percent of the world’s renewable water resources, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the driest regions in the world and home to 12 of the world’s most water-scarce...

Introduction About this gender integration and transformation approach The purpose of this brief is twofold: to frame the purpose of gender integration for use in displaced and disenfranchised...

By Youssef Brouziyne, Country Representative, IWMI-Egypt and Regional Representative MENA You don’t need to read the latest reports to know that droughts have increased in frequency and severity over...

The MENAdrought project aims to provide tools to anticipate, prepare for and mitigate drought impacts. In Jordan, the team is working with government officials and partner organizations to support...

The MENAdrought project aims to provide tools to anticipate, prepare for and mitigate drought impacts. In Lebanon, technical monitoring and forecasting, an institutional drought framework, and a...

The MENAdrought project aims to provide tools to anticipate, prepare for and mitigate drought impacts; by enhancing self-reliance capacities, and supporting ownership of the drought-management...

With the first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week just concluded, learn how improved drought preparedness is helping strengthen the region’s resilience to climate change. By Carolyn Fry ...

Executive Summary Purpose This report summarizes MENAdrought findings on the underlying causes of vulnerability to drought impacts in Jordan. It serves as a link between the impact assessment and...

Executive Summary Purpose This report summarizes MENAdrought findings on the underlying causes of vulnerability to drought impacts in Lebanon. It serves as a link between the impact assessment and...

Hamid Mehmood United Nations University About 90% of natural disasters are water-related — most notably cyclones, floods and droughts. Since 2000, over 5,300 water-related disasters have been...

By Lucy Lawrenson, IWMI Consultant Between the mountains of Iran and the coastal plains of Morocco lies a region facing significant drought risks: the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Drought has...

Author: Hamid Mehmood - Senior Researcher, United Nations University Disclosure statement Hamid Mehmood does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation...