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Mental Health Support: Transgender Students Prefer School Resources

Transgender students are less likely to seek help from their parents and more likely to seek support from their schoolteachers when compared to their cisgender classmates.




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Hope Vs. Mindfulness: Impact on Stress Management

Hope tends to be more helpful than mindfulness in assisting people in managing their stress and maintaining their professional engagement during extended




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Suicide Risk in 80% of Transgender Youth Uncovered

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth are over five times more likely to screen positive for medlinksuicide risk/medlink compared to cisgender




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Virtual Therapy Helps Manage Depression and Anxiety

Remote video consultations with medlinkmental health/medlink specialists lead to a small yet meaningful improvement in symptoms of depression and anxiety (!--ref1--).




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Imagery Rescripting: New tool for Overcoming Hoarding disorder

A new study suggests that rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting may be a promising treatment strategy for individuals with hoarding disorder (!--ref1--).




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Hope for Anxiety Sufferers: Scientists Identify Potential Target

Mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, autism, and schizophrenia, are significant global health concerns. Researchers at Universite de




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Exploring the Genetic Roots of Adolescent Behavior and Mental Health

At Washington University in St. Louis, researchers used a comprehensive strategy to investigate how genetics affect youth behavior. By collecting a wide




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KCAT: A Smart Tool to Screen Anxiety and Depression in Kids Before Surgery

A new computer-based tool could help doctors quickly spot anxiety or depression in children before surgery, suggests new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY (Regd) 2024 annual meeting (!--ref1--).




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Can Sleepless Nights in Middle Age Accelerate Brain Aging?

People in early middle age who struggle with poor sleep, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, show more signs of poor brain health late middle age, according to a new study.




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Decision Making On Scientific Data For Improved Water Resource Management Critical: IWMI

This training was conducted through the World Bank funded Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project (BIWRMDP).

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Youth seek climate-smart agri-solutions in innovation challenge

In celebration of International Youth Day, IWMI and BongoHive hosted a Demonstration Day in partnership with the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa (AICCRA) project in Zambia.

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Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi: How is climate change affecting the future of the world?

Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, IWMI Research Group Leader - Sustainable and Resilient Food Production Systems, discusses the impact of climate change on the world's future, highlighting its effects and implications.

The post Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi: How is climate change affecting the future of the world? first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).







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Seeds of Change: Navigating climate-induced challenges in farming and everyday life

The seminar, organized by IWMI, looked at how climate change threatens Pakistan's agriculture-dependent economy, requiring adaptive measures like flood protection, drought-resistant crops, and public awareness.

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  • muhammad tousif bhatti



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Application with Geo-Goviya information system launched

The new application, supported by IWMI, includes information about Sri Lanka’s land use, quantity of paddy land, number of farmers, land cultivated in one season and available yield, and emergency agricultural information.

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IWMI and CGIAR’s NEXUS Gains Initiative to build sustainable strategy to address water shortage in Pakistan

IWMI and IFPRI, through the CGIAR's NEXUS Gains Initiative, are undertaking a comprehensive strategy to address low water productivity in Pakistan.

The post IWMI and CGIAR’s NEXUS Gains Initiative to build sustainable strategy to address water shortage in Pakistan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).



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At COP28, science and research are critical to the loss and damage conversation

Youssef Brouziyne, IWMI Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Representative, says two key questions will dominate discussions around the Loss and Damage Fund at COP28.

The post At COP28, science and research are critical to the loss and damage conversation first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).




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Pakistan’s PM launches $77.8m ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative at COP28 to combat climate change

Rachael McDonnell, IWMI's Deputy Director General - Research for Development, stressed the impact of climate change on water resources during the event to mark the announcement.

The post Pakistan’s PM launches $77.8m ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative at COP28 to combat climate change first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).



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Speakers highlight critical challenges confronting Pakistan

The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources in collaboration with IWMI hosted a three-day conference on ‘Transformative Pathways for Water and Food Systems’ to highlight the critical challenges confronting Pakistan.

The post Speakers highlight critical challenges confronting Pakistan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).



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The multiple challenges from climate change, urbanization and forced displacement in Irbid Governorate, northwest Jordan

IWMI research will support evidence-based design and the implementation of the Jordanian climate adaptation policy.

The post The multiple challenges from climate change, urbanization and forced displacement in Irbid Governorate, northwest Jordan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).




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Prolonged droughts: Need for water harvesting

Inadequate infrastructure, together with rural and poor populations, makes Zambia highly vulnerable to droughts, according to the UN. But the drought monitoring system developed by IWMI helps to better prepare the country to cope with its impacts.

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It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought

IWMI commissioned this article following fieldwork conducted on the political economy of policy processes in India, under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies.

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ECOWAS, IWMI call for efficient water resources management

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and IWMI seek to work together to address the challenges of water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable irrigational agriculture practices in the region.

The post ECOWAS, IWMI call for efficient water resources management first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).



  • In the media
  • water resource management

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Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?

Tanusree Paul and Naga Velpuri call for investing in interventions to strengthen women’s capabilities and participation in water governance.

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Challenge of Organ Donation in India: Doctors Speak Out

Doctors urge India to raise medlinkorgan donation/medlink awareness due to critical supply shortage ahead of World Organ Donation Day with a dismal donation rate of 0.




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10,000 to Pledge Organ Donation on September 16

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced that approximately 10,000 individuals are anticipated to commit to medlinkorgan donation/medlink on September 16 (!--ref1--).




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Zebrafish Helps Assess Cryoprotectant Agents for Organ Preservation

medlinkZebrafish/medlink exhibits a crucial role in the fields of solid organ preservation and transplantation, especially with respect to experimental transplantation efforts.