Location
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. It is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with regional offices across Asia and Africa. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. IWMI is a member of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
IWMI’s Mission is to provide evidence-based solutions to sustainably manage water and land resources for food security, people’s livelihoods and the environment.
IWMI’s Vision, as reflected in the Strategy 2014-2018, is ‘a water-secure world’. IWMI targets water and land management challenges faced by poor communities in the developing countries, and through this contributes towards the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing poverty and hunger, and maintaining a sustainable environment. These are also the goals of CGIAR.
IWMI works through collaborative research with many partners in the North and South, and targets policymakers, development agencies, individual farmers and private sector organizations.
Resources
Displaying 931 - 935 of 959Use of computer-operated models as decision-support tools in operation and management of irrigation systems: Sri Lankan experience. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Use of Computer-Operated Models as Decision-Support Tools in Operation and Management...
Summaries of papers of a workshop which was organized with the objective of reviewing and comparing experiences in the application of computerized decision support tools to improve the performance of water management in irrigation systems of Sri Lanka.
Changes in water duties and their impact on agricultural production: the case of Girsal Minor
Guia para un programa del IIMI en America Latina. In SpanishGuide to a program of IIMI in Latin America
Introduction of monitoring activities at the main-canal level: a study of the Kirindi Oya right bank main canal - Maha 1991/92
The research activity described in this working paper is a joint effort undertaken by the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) and the Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka. Two of the authors, S. Mohanrajah (Resident Engineer, Irrigation Department) and M. H. Junaid (Additional Engineer, Irrigation Department), were responsible for the management of the Right Bank Main Canal (RBMC) in Kirindi Oya during the season, maha 1991/92.