The network of International Soil Information Institutions (INSII) forms the backbone of Pillar 4 and is supported by a technical working group of soil information experts (Pillar 4 Working Group). Among other tasks, this working group elaborates additional guidance for developing soil data products, which build on existing and new national and other local soil information. 

FAO is participating in the fourth Water Dialogues focused on "Innovation for efficient water management" which takes place in Madrid, Spain on 23 October 2018. This event gathers representatives of water governing institutions, experts from international organizations, academic centres and the private sector to discuss the role of innovation in the urban water cycle and the agricultural sector.

The Water Dialogues are thematic discussion events that are organized annually with the objective to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between Latin America and Spain on issues of interest to the water sector.

In its previous edition, the event brought together experts from both...

The 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) will be held at the Festival Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 21 to 29 October 2018. During these days Contracting Parties will convene to assess progress in the implementation of the Convention and the wise use of wetlands, and plan their own work and that of the Secretariat for the next triennium. The theme for COP13 is “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”.