The International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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. Under its Strategic Research Portfolio on the “Information Systems”, the institute and its partners undertake a number of projects in the area of remote sensing and GIS for developing global products, and use of ICT products and services for the benefit of smallholders farmers and the related institutions.