From 22nd to 30th September 2021, FAO will hold webinars in different languages to present the latest progress and acceleration needs to meet SDG target 6.4. Access to safe water and sanitation and sound management of freshwater ecosystems are at the very core of sustainable development. This is the aim of...

To mark the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), a group of 31 water experts call on for water resilience to be brought to the forefront of building resilient and sustainable food systems that can provision communities, economies and ecosystems into a rapidly changing world. This statement was endorsed by...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched two practical instruments designed to encourage soil organic carbon maintenance and sequestration, a key tool for climate action. Carbon sequestration involves the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the form of soil organic carbon (SOC), with the...

The 9th #GlobalSoilPartnership

This week global conservation experts will convene at the IUCN World Conservation Congress to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. The IUCN’s 1400+ government, civil society and indigenous peoples’ member organisations will vote on major issues, resulting in actions which can guide humanity’s relationship with our planet...

The agriculture sector is at a pivotal moment and finding innovative solutions is essential to meeting water, energy and food demands. Circular approaches can help close the nutrient loop between the sanitation and agriculture sectors whilst addressing major global water, energy and food security issues. FAO and the Toilet Board Coalition...

 

The Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG6 (IMI-SDG6) team at FAO has elaborated two reports that highlight the latest progress by countries on the achievement of SDG target 6.4, in coordination with UN-Water and the 8 custodian agencies of the SDG6 indicators.   One report is focused on indicator 6.4.1 which has been...

The Land and Water Division of FAO is currently engaged in a number of project and activities to strengthen resilient agricultural production systems to enhance food security. In an era of anthropogenic-induced environmental change defined by increasing hydrometeorological variability - exemplified by an increase in the severity and intensity of...

Monday 23 August | 17:00 - 18:25 CEST    Simultaneous translation in FR & ES -- Wednesday 25 August | 07:30 - 08:55 CEST Simultaneous translation in AR & RU As a member of the Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG6, coordinated by UN-Water (IMI-SDG6), and custodian agency for SDG indicator 6.4.1 (change in water-use efficiency)...