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Soumya Balasubramanya

Sri Lanka Economics Research Group Leader International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Soumya Balasubramanya is a researcher at the International Water Management Institute. Her expertise includes environmental economics, non-market valuation, development economics, micro-econometrics, and program evaluation. Soumya’s research has been used by bilateral and multilateral financial organizations, and governments, to guide investments and policy in water, sanitation, agriculture, and climate sectors. She is currently working in South, Southeast, and Central Asia and coordinates IWMI’s programming in Bangladesh.

Q&A on Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base

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Soumya Balasubramanya

Marie-Charlotte Buisson

Jun 11, 2018

On May 25, Agrilinks hosted researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for a seminar entitled “Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base.” This event...

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance

Training Female Farmers is Essential to Sustain Participatory Irrigation in Tajikistan

Soumya Balasubramanya

May 25, 2018

Massive out-migration of male farmers from Tajikistan threatens to undermine the country’s efforts to create community-based institutions capable of handling irrigation management.

Gender Policy and Governance Resilience

New Community Organizations Need Longer Training to Perform Effectively

Soumya Balasubramanya

May 11, 2018

This post presents findings from the recent Feed the Future impact evaluation on the Impact of Water Users Associations (WUAs) on Water and Land Productivity, Equity and Food Security in...

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience

Photo: The Head of a Water Users' Association (WUA) in southern Tajikistan meets cotton farmers to discuss irrigation requirements. Credit: IWMI/Neil Palmer.

Cultivating the Habits of Efficient Water Management in Central Asia

Soumya Balasubramanya

Jan 30, 2018

Read how the creation of water user associations has helped empower rural people to have a direct stake in irrigation management in Tajikistan.

Climate and Natural Resources Gender

Impacts Assessments without True Baselines: Assessing the Relative Effects of Training on the Performance of Water User Associations in Southern Tajikistan

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Soumya Balasubramanya

Jan 29, 2018

This article in the journal Water Economics and Policy is based on data from the Feed the Future impact evaluation assessing the impact of water user associations on food security...

Climate and Natural Resources

Soumya Balasubramanya

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