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09/11/2022
Just a few days before the FAO Rome Water Dialogue which will engage Member Countries and water experts of all sectors to discuss the interlinkages between water, sanitation, health, ecosystems, ocean, energy, food systems and nutrition, FAO celebrates World Toilet Day on 19 November. This is a great...
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08/11/2022
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC is hosted by Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6-18 November 2022. Global food security and priority areas relevant to FAO’s mandate are high on this year's agenda. FAO is actively engaged in the climate conference, leading and...
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Water resources and water use: new learning materials on SDG 6.4 indicators available in Portuguese!
11/10/2022
Two new e-learning courses and publications on indicators of SDG target 6.4 have been produced in Portuguese recently to accelerate the achievement of SDG 6, to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”.
The new materials are free of charge and targeted at those who play a...
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04/10/2022
AquaCrop is a crop growth model developed by FAO's Land and Water Division to address food security and assess the effect of the environment and management on crop production.
A new Version (Version 7.0) of AquaCrop is now available and can be downloaded here.
The new version is available for major...
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03/10/2022
This week the FAO will be present at the 24th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage which this year follows the theme "Innovation and research in agriculture water management to achieve sustainable development goals". The congress aims to provide a platform for irrigation and drainage professionals and the broad range...
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03/10/2022
The world is looking for durable and effective options to tackle global challenges such as climate change, land degradation, biodiversity loss, food and water insecurity. While billions of people still face pervasive poverty, hunger and malnutrition, satisfying the increased demand for food is placing pressure on the world’s natural resources....
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23/09/2022
AQUASTAT, FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, just released a new dissemination system that provides free access to over 180 variables and indicators by country and by year since 1960. The new dissemination system allows publishing the data collected every year through the questionnaire sent to the AQUASTAT...
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08/09/2022
The role of water and Whole Genome Sequencing in protecting human, animal and ecosystem health
Complete article here>>
Water is one of the world’s most precious resources. It connects us all and is essential to everything we do. Water is also vital for agriculture, livestock and fisheries and key to food production, nutritional security and health.
Yet, global water quality is deteriorating at an alarming rate,...
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07/09/2022
The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September is focusing this year on ‘The Air We Share’, the transboundary nature of air pollution and the need for collective accountability and action. Sand and Dust Storms is a growing transboundary phenomena that impacts air quality and several...