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Welcome to
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)Southeast Asia
Office
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A non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the
sustainable use of water and land resources in developing
countriesA member of the Consultative Group for International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global research partnership for a
food-secure future
For more information on CGIAR, please visit
http://www.cgiar.org/
Who we are
Our vision is A water-secure world.
IWMI 1985-2015: Three decades of achievement
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To help contribute tothe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of
reducing poverty and hunger and maintaining a healthy
environment.
MANDATEFOCUSOn water and related land management challenges that
poor communities face.
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What we do
Conduct research into:
Agricultural water management;Biophysical and socioeconomic
processes;Trade-offs of alternative development scenarios;Ecosystem
in agricultural systems;Climate change; Groundwater;Safe reuse of
organic waste and wastewater in agriculture.
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Past performance
Winner of the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize.
Winner of the 2011 Crystal Drop Award.
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IWMI office is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with
regional offices across Asia and Africa.
Over 150 researchers in 13 country offices
Projects in over 30 countries
2010 MOU between MOAF and IWMI signed to establish and operate
IWMI-SEA Office.
The new office building ceremony was held on 21 October
2011.
IWMIs aim in Southeast Asia is to improve the productivity of
water and land resources in the regions river basins for
sustainable livelihoods, food and environmental security.
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Current research projects in Southeast AsiaNo.Project
titlesExecution sitesProject lifeProject Leaders1Enhancing the
resilience and productivity of rainfed dominated systems in Lao PDR
through sustainable groundwater useLao PDR01/08/2012 to
31/07/2016Dr. Paul Pavelic2Organizational Activities in the Ekxang
Village Climate Smart VillageLao PDRDr. Paul Pavelic3Optimizing
water resource development for poverty alleviation: combining built
and natural infrastructureThe riparian countries of the Mekong
Basin, including China01/08/2012 to 31/12/2015Dr. Matthew
McCartney4Creating reservoir wetlands for fisheries and other
ecosystem servicesNam Gnouang Reservior, Lao PDR01/01/2014 to
31/12/2017Dr. Matthew McCartney5Integrated agricultural
technologies for enhanced adaptive capacity and resilient
livelihoods in climate-smart villages in SEACambodia, Lao People's
Democratic Republic , VietNam01/01/2015 to 31/12/2018Dr. Guillaume
Lacombe6Climate-smart Villages in the Mekong Watershed: Defining an
Innovative and Comprehensive Approach for Catalyzing Roll-out of
Broadscale AdoptionCambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic ,
VietNam01/04/2015 to 31/12/2018Dr. Guillaume Lacombe7Sustaianble
diversification and intensification of monoculture practices for
income, food, nutrition and equityLao PDR, Thailand,
Vietnam2012-2017Dr. Guillaume Lacombe8Characterisations of private
sector actor in resource sector in Mekong RegionLao PDR and
Cambodia28/05/2014 to 30/04/2016Dr. Diana Suhardiman9Matching
policies, institutions and practices of water governance in the
Salween-Thanlwin-Nu River Basin: Towards inclusive, informed, and
accountable water governanceChina, Myanmar , Thailand01/01/2015 to
31/12/2017Dr. Diana Suhardiman10Aquatic Agricultural Systems
Development, Design, and CoordinationBangladesh, Cambodia,Nepal,
Zambia01/01/2013 to 31/12/2015Dr. Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu
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Completed project 2014No.Project titlesExecution sitesProject
lifeProject Leaders1Opportunities for economic incentives to
promote sustainable land and water management in the sloping lands
of South and Southeast AsiaCambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR, Thailand, and
Vietnam2010-2014Dr. Chu Thai Hoanh2Optimizing reservoir management
for livelihoods (MK1)Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam01/04/2010 to
09/03/2014Dr. Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu3Sustainable Management of
Water to Improve Food Security and Livelihoods in the Dry Zone of
MyanmarMyanmar2012-2014Dr. Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu4Evaluating
the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Volta
and MekongThe Mekong and Volta basins 15/02/2013 to 31/10/2014Dr.
Matthew McCartney5CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF),
Mekong Basin DevelopmentMekong Basin2009-2014Dr. Kim Geheb
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