Solar-powered water technologies are increasingly in demand in developing countries, as they can provide a cost-effective solution to increase agricultural productivity. Access to water for irrigation is key to many small scale farmers in order to sustain their livelihoods and food security. Running such irrigation systems is still extremely challenging. There...

Through these divisional factsheets we aim to provide the readers with concise and clear descriptions on the work we carry out. From irrigation management to sustainable use of natural resources, through to Geospatial Information Systems.  The first of the series is on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) a critical practice...

Despite fast growing economies, rural poverty in Asia continues to be a major concern, whose challenges are further made complex by societal transformations and increasing climate variability. 

This new FAO report demonstrates the potential for water interventions in support of poverty...

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and FAO presented a new geo-spatial system for forecasting crop yields to the Federal and provincial government officials on Wednesday, October 29 at Serena Hotel in Islamabad. The new system will increase the accuracy...

Andrew Noble, Director of the CGIAR programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)  recently vistited FAO to present WLE’s activities and to carry out further discussions on future collaboration between FAO and the CGIAR programme. With the recently prepared memorandum of understanding, the two organizations will intensify their existing collaboration and...

Gender-disaggregated information is a necessary tool to address questions on gender equality. AQUASTAT, FAO’s global water information system, implemented a pilot project to develop methodological tools for the integration of gender-sensitive indicators on the water sector in general and on agricultural...

Almost two-thirds of the countries in the world have rivers flowing into their territories from upstream countries. AQUASTAT, FAO’s global water information system, created interactive visualizations to observe the flow of surface water from one country to another. Two different chart...

This year's focus for FAO is on "Exploring the Added-Value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus". Hosting a seminar at the World Water Week in Stockholm to take a critical look at the “Nexus” to better understand and manage the complex interactions between water, energy and food.  The agriculture and food sectors depend...

The partnership for Agricultural Water Management in Africa (AgWA), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a 5-day thematic Workshop of the Entry Phase of the Project “Strengthening...

The CGIAR Research Programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems, led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and the Land and Water Division of FAO are collaborating to collect, analyze and validate the best available data on municipal wastewater production, collection, treatment, discharge and direct use for...