The Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of
China and FAO will co-organize this workshop in order to facilitate a clearer understanding of institutional and policy requirements for effective water pollution control from the agricultural sector and to draw lessons from international experiences and promote the international cooperation and exchange in terms of water quality management

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Water quality and management - Concept Paper

The Conference aims at unlocking the potential of water for development in Africa. In particular, it aims at:

• assessing the challenges faced by the agricultural sector, in view of the current food crisis in Africa taking into account the strong linkages with energy and climate change;
• carefully examining how investment in the rural space can reverse trends to obtain well balanced sub-sectors that offset production risks, close food production gaps and ensure food security;
• analysing bottlenecks and constraints to accelerated water development in support of the continent's food and energy needs; and
• proposing ways to promote and secure investment in water to maintain food and energy security in the region.