Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO is the custodian agency for the SDG indicators 6.4.1 on water use efficiency, and 6.4.2 on level of water stress. As such, FAO collects and reports indicators’ data produced and/or verified by each country, and provide technical support and capacity development as required.
FAO is a partner of the UN-Water-coordinated GEMI project. It has been actively involved in GEMI since it joined the initiative, where it has provided technical expertise in relation with water use efficiency, water scarcity, and wastewater treatment and reuse, together with expertise on approaches to global water monitoring.
In order to better address these issues, FAO has developed AQUASTAT, a monitoring capacity which it has maintained for the past 25 years and which includes a global water database, country reports and associated tools for global analysis of water issues.
Water efficiency in agriculture
Strengthening Agricultural Water Efficiency and Productivity on the African and Global Level
The 2021 edition of World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event on 23-27 August, on the theme Building Resilience Faster. During the week, UN-Water will convene various sessions. Presenting the 2021 global status of water and sanitation Date and Time: Monday 23 August | 17:00- … Read more
In the preparation of the upcoming report on the State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) host a Science Days Side Event during the UN Food Summit. The event, hosted on Wednesday 7 July 2021 – 10:00 -11: … Read more
Food system transformation is needed to address the hundreds of millions of people without adequate access to water or food for a healthy life. Nutrition and malnutrition are inextricably linked to water for food, sanitation, hygiene. With 30 percent of the world’s population living in water-stresse … Read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a short user consultation survey on AQUASTAT, the FAO global information system on water resources and agricultural water management. The 2 minutes survey aims to improve the statistical and data services provided, and is … Read more
More than one fourth of the global population lives in countries experiencing high water stress, and the prospect of facing severe water scarcity at least one month a year is still a major challenge for many people worldwide. Persistent and severe droughts, exacerbated by climate change, cause incre … Read more
