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
International forum on solar technologies and water management UN-Water 9 April, 2018 FAO host International forum on solar technologies for small-scale agriculture and water management on 12-13 April 2018. Meeting the food and water needs of the growing world population over the next half-century w … Read more
Nuclear science helps farmers in Morocco UN-Water 5 April, 2018 Over 40% of Morocco’s total land area suffers from soil erosion owing to deforestation, overgrazing by animals and poor planting techniques. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) scientists recently worked in cooperation with the Fo … Read more
New FAO publication ‘Landscapes for life’ UN-Water 29 March, 2018 The ecosystems which provide the foundation for sustainable agriculture in productive landscapes and seascapes are being degraded, and their integrity disrupted, at unprecedented rates. The global food supply and the livel … Read more
High-level panel on water stress and human migration: making the link UN-Water 12 March, 2018 Brasilia 19 March, a high-level panel organized by FAO on behalf of UN-Water, will be hosted at the 8th World Water Forum. The event will focus on the linkages between water stress and migratory movements g … Read more
The world agricultures watch UN-Water 22 February, 2018 With the world needing to provide roughly 50 % more food by 2050 – and with climate change, land degradation, watery scarcity and other challenges threaten productivity –agricultural systems must transform. No “one size fits all solution” exist … Read more
