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
Survey on the UN-Water SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water 30 July, 2018 The UN-Water SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation aims to provide Member States with the global status on SDG 6. To enhance the discussion and add to the messages of the report a public … Read more
Water Pollution from Agriculture: a global review UN-Water 23 July, 2018 Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet’s ecosystems, a problem often underestimated by policymakers and farmers alike, cautions a new report. In many countr … Read more
UN reports that world is off track on water and sanitation goal UN-Water 5 July, 2018 The world is not on track to reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on Water and Sanitation by the deadline set for 2030, says a new UN report. Today, billions of people lack safe water, sanitation and handwa … Read more
Video: the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water 1 July, 2018 We live in an era of technological miracles. We are on track to create reusable space rockets, driverless cars, robot workers and artificial intelligence…. So, how is it possible that we are off track to ensure that … Read more
Public dialogue on the SDG 6 Synthesis Report UN-Water 18 June, 2018 To provide Member States with the global status on the progress on SDG 6, UN-Water has produced the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. Every year at the HLPF, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an … Read more
