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Ian Makin

Acting DDG IWMI

Introduction to IWMI

8 June 2016

IWMI’s missionTo provide evidence-based solutions to sustainably manage water and land resources for food security, people’s livelihoods and the environment

IWMI’s visionA water-secure world

Our strategic objectives:

• Food for people: Create and accelerate sustainable increases in productivity and production of healthy food by and for the poor.

• Environment for people: Conserve, enhance and sustainably use natural resources and biodiversity to improve the livelihoods of the poor in response to climate change and other factors.

• Policies for people: Promote policy and institutional change that will stimulate agricultural growth and equity to benefit the poor, especially rural women and other disadvantaged groups.

We do research for development (R4D) by being…

• A think tank driving innovative research and generating ideas

for solutions.

• A provider of science based products and tools.

• A facilitator of learning, strengthening capacity and achieving

uptake of research findings.

IWMI’s approach to R4D:

An award-winning, world-leading team:• 110 scientists• 35 research support staff

Multi-disciplinary:• Diverse perspectives on any issue or problem

Multi-regional:• On the ground, on the frontlines: 68% of staff in the field• Diverse perspectives from 12 countries

Deep commitment to driving “outcomes”:• Uptake team works across multi-country network• Close relations with policy-makers, NGOs, farming groups

WLE Ecosystems and Resilience Framework

Source: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2014. Ecosystem services and resilience framework. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 46p. doi: 10.5337/2014.229

Our staff

Where to find us:

Colombo

Pretoria

Ouagadougou

Cairo

Addis Ababa

Hyderabad

Anand

New Delhi

Tashkent

Lahore

Kathmandu

Vientiane

Washington, DC

Accra

Yangon

What we publish:

Influencing the global agenda

Partners and engagement

…and many, many more.

Funding

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See: www.iwmi.org

https://wle.cgiar.org/

i.makin@cgiar.org

Thank you