El Marco Mundial sobre la Escasez de Agua en la Agricultura (WASAG), auspiciado por la División de Tierras y Aguas de la FAO, colaboró con sus socios para crear una serie de diez seminarios web que abarcan el género y la escasez de agua, la agricultura salina, los mecanismos de...

Lea la nueva estrategia del WASAG para 2021-2024 "Turning water scarcity into opportunities for sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition"

The WASAG working group on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use prepared a White Paper synthesizing discussions held at a WASAG workshop titled “Can Water Productivity Improvements Save Us from Global Water Scarcity?”, on 25-26 February 2020 at CIHEAM Bari in Valenzano, Italy. Read more.

Every year, 22 March has been set aside to mark World Water Day. The 2021 edition titled “Valuing Water” will be celebrated in a virtual event globally. With agriculture being responsible for around 70 percent of water withdrawals, addressing water scarcity in agriculture – which is the core mission of WASAG...

Achieving food security remains a major challenge in the East Africa region. With increasing demand for food due to population growth and improvements in disposable income, the situation is expected to remain critical as the impact of climate change and unsustainable land and water management practices become more profound. Read more....