International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

The International Water Management Institute (www.iwmi.cgiar.org) is a nonprofit scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in agriculture and on the water needs of developing countries. IWMI works with partners in the South to develop tools and methods to help these countries eradicate poverty through more effective management of their water and land resources. IWMI tradtionally focused on irrigation research, including research on the use of irrigation systems to meet other needs like domestic water supply. Currently the focus is on integrated water resources management, and a major project on multiple use systems is coordinated by IWMI's South Africa office.