Davy Vanham

Extremely excited to share our new paper in Nature: "Spatial and sectoral water demand assessment for the African continent" We find total water demand increased by 26% between 2010 and 2020 Paper and data available open access Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

My new op-ed in The Guardian is up today. Drought, #water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New IWMI policy brief "A New Spatial Inventory of Power Plants Shows Africa Is Stepping up in Construction and Planning up to 2030" hdl.handle.net/10568/183139 Based on our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper doi.org/10.1038/s414... @iwmi.bsky.social @cgiar.org @petergleick.bsky.social

Africa is stepping up in planning and constructing additional power plants up to 2030, increasing power generation 57%, water use 73%, CO2 19% New open access database of 3,139 power plants in @natureportfolio.nature.com's NatComms, @cgiar.org's @iwmi.bsky.social led study 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

My new opinion piece on the recently reported attacks on desalination plants in the Middle East. #water #desalination #iranwar thebulletin.org/2026/03/desa...

Very proud that Project Drawdown scientists contributed to this effort to map greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Important work! This helps us highlight where the biggest problems are, and where we need to focus our solutions work. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New blog published today about @cgiar.org's recent paper "Global spatially explicit crop water consumption shows an overall increase of 9% for 46 agricultural crops from 2010 to 2020" in @natfood.nature.com 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s430... smartwatermagazine.com/blogs/davy-v...

Great to see our @iwmi.bsky.social study Chukalla et al on "global crop water 💦 footprints" doi.org/10.1038/s430... on the front cover page of @natureportfolio.nature.com 's @natfood.nature.com October edition 👉 www.nature.com/natfood/volu...

Our Nature Food paper: Global crop water consumption has increased 9% from 2010 to 2020 mainly driven by maize 🌽soybeans groundnuts 🥜 sugarcane and cassava paper 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s430... @dpcarrington.bsky.social @mirandawrites.bsky.social @ianjames.bsky.social @cgiar.org @vmischitz.bsky.social

New open-access paper in Nature Food: Global spatially explicit crop water consumption shows an overall increase of 9% for 46 agricultural crops from 2010 to 2020 doi.org/10.1038/s430... * new robust yet easy to use open access tool CropGBWater * all results open access doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open! Register here: apps.ipcc.ch/comments/src... ⚠️ Registration closes 30 Nov2025 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

🌍@unep.org’s Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer reveals pollution, shrinking lakes, & climate impacts on rivers worldwide. But recovery is possible—some water bodies are bouncing back! 🧪

Happy to have contributed

As consumption of antibiotics has risen around the world, so has antibiotic pollution of rivers. A model identifies the rivers most likely affected and the drugs most likely to be found in the water. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Voor alles een eerste keer. Een live tafelgesprek op nationale televisie is best wel spannend maar ik denk dat de boodschap over hoe weerbaarder worden tegen droogte duidelijk was. Terugkijken kan hier vanaf minuut 23: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/d...

Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#CGIARScienceWeek 2025 is just 1 week away! 🌟 🌱 With the launch of the new CGIAR Research Portfolio and an agenda packed with cutting-edge science, this is a key moment in agrifood systems. Are you ready to join us? ▶ events.cgiar.org/scienceweek #WithScienceWeCan

A study in Nature Food assesses the future climatic suitability of global croplands for 30 major food crop types, quantifying the changes in potential food crop diversity given climate conditions across four global warming levels. https://go.nature.com/3Dp5LEk #foodstudies 🧪

Attn: universities/journals who are still stuck on X #academicsky

🌍 Welcome to IWMI on Bluesky! Together, let’s reimagine a world where water is managed wisely, sustainably, and equitably. Follow us, join the journey, and let’s strive forward for a future where every drop makes a difference. 💧✨ #OneCGIAR

I am looking for 2 Sri Lankan interns to work at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo Job description: apply.workable.com/internationa...

The countdown begins! 🎉 In just 2 months, Nairobi will host CGIAR Science Week 2025 🌟 Be part of the movement shaping a sustainable future! Are you ready to join us? Save the date: April 7-12, 2025. Visit events.cgiar.org/scienceweek to learn more and register. #CGIARScienceWeek

Yesterday afternoon power cut at home here in Colombo, with 32 degrees tropical heat Reason, A monkey 🐒 crashed the national grid... 😬😮 Ecosystem-water-energy-food nexus? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Pollution isn’t just out there, it’s inside us! Recent research indicates that human brain tissues contain about 7 g of microplastics, roughly the weight of a plastic spoon! Individuals diagnosed with #dementia had up to 10 times more microplastics in their brains. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

Great to have been contributing to the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment report. Happy it has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11 Summary for policy makers available www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-... Final full report coming soon

Looks very interesting, in a top location, Innsbruck Would love to contribute, but won't be in Europe in September

The world’s food, water, and land systems face unprecedented challenges—and opportunities. I’m excited to see the growing @cgiar.bsky.social community on Bluesky, where we’ll explore solutions to feed the planet and heal our environment. 🦋🌎 Join the conversation! ✨ #WithScienceWeCan #CGIAR

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