Mark Smith
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Director General @IWMI_, the International Water Management Institute. Motivated by solving problems for 🌏, faster. Tweets my own.
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06-12-2019 14:20:41
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'This forum has given actors from various dimensions, an assurance that we're making progress, sharing commitments, and working together on a common goal of sustainability, and inclusive scaling of solar irrigation.” IWMI DG Mark Smith at the #SoLARGlobalForum .
#OneCGIAR
“A food secure future is only possible in a water-secure world. But with climate change we have finite time to achieve water security. We need integrated, science-based solutions that embrace the complexity of water and food systems.”
Today Asian Development Bank Food Security Forum
ADB Water Sector Community
On #WorldWaterDay Ismahane Elouafi, Ismahane Elouafi highlights that water is at the nexus of climate impacts.
Together with CGIAR centers, IWMI is committed to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis.
#Water4Peace #OneCGIAR
On World Water Day, IWMI DG Mark Smith, reiterates the crucial role of inclusive water solutions for a safe, just, and sustainable future.
#WorldWaterDay2024 #Water4Peace #OneCGIAR
Let’s be clear: we need smart solutions to tackle the water security crisis.
Especially in East Africa, facing its 6th year of drought, or MENA, where it’s time to turn scarcity into opportunity using solutions like wastewater reuse #WorldWaterDay
📺 iwmi.cgiar.org/news/water-for…
“…women bear the brunt of [the] disrupted hydrological system. A feminist water agenda places these gendered challenges at the core of water investments, innovations and interventions”
A powerful case for a feminist water agenda from Deepa Joshi & Alan Nicol on #IWD2024
Hear below from some of the fantastic #WomenInScience IWMI on how science and innovation inspires them, and the results they deliver:
Maha Al-Zubi Maha Al-Zu'bi 🇯🇴🇨🇦
Darshini Ravindranath
Meron Teferi Taye Meron Teferi Taye
Angel Kouthoujam
Mansi Tripathi Mansi Tripathi
Absolutely fascinating visit with Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming to learn from the natural farming innovations in Tarluvada village AP. Diverse agroecology with production, nutrition, soil health, water, resilience and biodiversity payoff - the full package.
ATM farming they call it!
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Mark Smith ICID IPCC 'AWM offers solutions for complex challenges. Beyond boosting farm productivity, it aims to conserve water for various needs and reduce agriculture's impact. Integrated strategies are crucial for human and planetary health.' Mark Smith ICID's congress.