Adapting agriculture to a changing climate and world will mean developing and implementing new approaches to irrigation policies and practices the world over, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today.

These new approaches were discussed at the beginning of the 2nd World Irrigation Forum underway today in Chiang Mai, Thailand. With continuing population and economic growth, combined with the threat of climate change adversely affecting freshwater sources, the 2nd World Irrigation Forum brings together stakeholders from around the world to rethink water management to achieve sustainable food security for all.