Celebrating IWMI at 40: learning from our history, turning to the future
2024
Lenton, Roberto
This account, issued on IWMI’s 40th anniversary, describes the evolution and growth of IWMI from the idea stage to the present day. It has been prepared as a celebration not only of IWMI’s history and the vision of its founders but also of its contemporary character and culture. As such, it aims to introduce a wide range of IWMI stakeholders — current and future, IWMI leadership and staff, Board members, partners, and funders — to the “what, why, past, and future” of IWMI. A companion publication titled Inception: The creation of an international water management institute, 1969–1984 provides a full account of the creation of the institute, from 1969 to 1984, which is briefly summarized in the first section of this report. In addition to providing a historical record of IWMI’s 40 years of activities, the report contains an important contemporary message that relates to the character of the institute, which was shaped by the way in which it was set up and its evolution since that time. Indeed, the account shows that the key features that define the IWMI of today — its evolution from an irrigation institute to a water systems institute; its research conducted in real-world water systems rather than in controlled experiment stations; its fully multidisciplinary approach spanning the social and biophysical sciences; and its aim to ensure that its research leads to development outcomes — were all established at inception. This report has been prepared by Roberto Lenton, a former Director General of IWMI and, more recently, Chair of the Institute’s Board of Governors.
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