Irrigation: Making a Difference in Rural Areas

8 July 2022 | Register

Water is essential for food security and the economic well-being of many local communities. Modernized systems of water irrigation are keys to sustainable resources and methods for saving water and energy for rural development. Irrigation enables smallholder farmers to adopt more diversified cropping patterns and to switch from low-value subsistence production to high-value market-oriented production.

Join the World Food Law Institute Round Table series on Regional Cooperation and Water Resources that will explore case studies on irrigation as a means for rural development.

Welcome and Introduction
Marsha Echols, Director, World Food Law Institute (WFLI)

Overview
Daniel Gustafson, Former Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Rural Irrigation in Spain- Initiatives and Experience
Begoña Nieto Gilarte, Counselor of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to US & Canada, Embassy of Spain

Irrigation in Pakistan
Robina Wahaj, Irrigation Officer, Land and Water Division, FAO

This hybrid event will take place virtually and in-person at the Embassy of Spain in the United States, located at 2375 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.