Soil salinization is one of the major types of soil degradation identified in the Eurasian region that hampers sustainable development and the achievement of food security. In order to address this and increase the sustainable management of saline soils, coordinated efforts are needed between different stakeholders and countries in the region. This includes the need to master advanced technologies and sharing accumulated experience in managing saline soils for wider application to not only manage saline soils, but also prevent soil salinization. 

A first step in sharing knowledge on soil salinity management was the development of the “Handbook for saline soil management”...

The thirteenth session of the UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP 13) will be held at Ordos International Convention and Exhibition Center, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China from 6-16 September 2017. Its high-level segment is scheduled on 11 and 12 September 2017. FAO will be a major participant at the Conference, organizing, co-organizing, and actively participating in a number of events, on a wide ranging number of topics.

Events FAO is organizing and Co-Organizing:

Land use planning as an effective tool for restoration of degraded lands

6 September, 13:00 – 15:00 - Location: MET 05 

Includes FAO publication Launch: Land Resources Planning for Sustainable...

The Coping with Water Scarcity in Agriculture: A Global Framework for Action in a changing Climate was officially launched during the COP22 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh, Morocco, in November 2016. The Global Framework has been proposed to respond to the increasingly urgent issues of water scarcity It seeks to catalyze international cooperation on water scarcity in agriculture in the context of climate change and growing competition for water resources. It is a call for partners from different sectors and backgrounds to join a concerted effort to support countries in implementing their nationally...

Given that the topic of Stockholm 2017 is 'water and waste: reduce and reuse’, one which has great relevance to our work in sustainable water management for food and agriculture, FAO will have a much greater role at World Water Week than in past years.

Please join us for a series of in-depth presentations and discussions on a variety of key topics. 

Main FAO Events

Sunday 27 August

11:00 - 12:30 - Showcase of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity  - Room NL 353

14.00-15.30  - Plastic Soup and Dead zones:...