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Photo: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano
UN lays foundations for more drought resilient societies

Meeting urges disaster risk reduction instead of crisis management

15-03-2013
Photo: ©FAO/Ivo Balderi
United Nations launches concerted push for effective drought policies

Need to focus on building resilience and reducing risks

08-03-2013
Photo: ©FAO/Ami Vitale
Success in hunger fight hinges on better use of water

On World Water Day, UN community says better management of finite water resources is key to feeding the world

22-03-2012
Photo: ©FAO/Danfung Dennis
Rebuilding Afghanistan’s irrigation network

FAO technical know-how helping to restore system after decades of disrepair

14-02-2012
Photo: ©FAO/Yasuyoshi Chiba
Scarcity and degradation of land and water: growing threat to food security

New FAO report profiles the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends

28-11-2011
Photo: ©FAO/Alberto Conti
Agriculture key to addressing future water and energy needs

But holistic policy approaches, integrated planning, more attention to smallholder farmers needed

17-11-2011
Photo: ©FAO/Antonello Proto
FAO-Italy project seeks to head off future problems in the Nile Basin

New information on agricultural water use will support better planning, prevent future food insecurity

27-10-2011
Photo: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano
Water is key to food security

Q&A with FAO Assistant Director-General for Natural Resources, Alexander Mueller

23-08-2011

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