2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161565The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was established in Sri Lanka by the Ford Foundation and others in the mid-1980s. Today, IWMI works in about 20 countries. Colin Chartres reflected on the history of IWMI's work and described important studies that have advanced the understanding of water and food.Open Accesswater resourceswater demandfood securityresearch instituteshistoryWater and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?Conference Paper