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AFDB appoints Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina as Senior Director, IT and Chief IT Officer
A Nigerian national, Fashina brings to the role over 30 years of experience in technology and financial services management. Dr. Fashina is a strategic leader with world-class expertise in information technology, banking operations and systems thinking.
Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires
Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods, megadroughts and bushfires, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
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Violence over water increases globally according to new data
A large number of new cases result from the Russia-Ukraine War, growing tensions in the Middle East, and ongoing conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Monitoring the well-being of reservoir water through an uncrewed surface vehicle
In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water.
2023 costliest climate disasters reveal ‘global postcode lottery’’ study says
Study identifies the year's 20 costliest extreme climate disasters by per capita cost.
“We must confront the existential crisis of climate change by recognizing it as a water crisis”
The global challenge of securing access to safe drinking water is urgent.
IWMI: Revolutionizing COP engagement for greater impact
A month has passed since COP28 kicked off.
A decline in South Africa’s drinking water quality since 2014
The drinking water quality in South Africa has been backsliding since 2014 and a staggering 46% achieved poor or bad microbiological water quality, according to a recent report released by South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
IWMI appoints Simi Kamal as new Board Chair
The Board of Governors of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Simi Kamal as incoming Chair of the Board, effective 1 January 2024.
Fleeing drought, vulnerable populations face flood risk in most African countries
The Horn of Africa and southern Africa saw the most people move during droughts, according to a new continent-scale assessment of settlement locations in Africa.
2023: A historic climatic year, as WMO Secretary-General Taalas successfully completes his mandate
Key climate indicators and impacts worsen Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase Huge socio-economic climate-related impacts highlight need for Early Warnings for All WMO…
Lesira-Teq and Comsol partner to manage LoRaWAN network for smart water meters
Lesira-Teq, a leading South African Original Equipment Manufacturer known for its innovative smart water meters, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Comsol Networks (PTY) LTD, a leader in the IoT network domain in South Africa.
IWMI and WFP partner for food, land and water security
The CGIAR FCM Innovation Accelerator will scale climate-smart, private-sector solutions.
Report reveals a quarter of global freshwater fish face extinction risk
Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Cape Town to purify treated sewage water for safe drinking
Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, is working to reduce its reliance on rainfall by implementing water reuse and reclamation technologies, reports Daily Maverick.
Climate change’s impact on coastal flooding to increase 5-times over this century, says UNDP
Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at the forefront, projected to lose significant land and critical infrastructure to permanent inundation.
Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”
UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA).
2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts
2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation and despair, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).