The FAO Land and Water Division is pleased to announce the launch of the new AQUASTAT Dissemination Platform, FAO's global Information System on Water and Agriculture. The need for accurate, up-to-date information in water and agriculture is paramount for governments, international organizations, policy makers, researchers and all stakeholders involved in...

The framework of the FAO-UNCCD joint initiative on “Integrating tenure security into land restoration initiatives”, gives the opportunity to all countries to apply for receiving support for national multi-stakeholder consultations on land tenure for land restoration, to, among others: convene a national dialogue and establish a multistakeholder platform to explore the...

Water is the lifeblood of our planet. It underpins all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is central to the entire 2030 Agenda. The current water crisis has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, impacting food security, livelihoods, the well-being of billions of people...

On 6 June 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) signed a memorandum of understanding during a virtual signing ceremony, with the aim to improve land, soil, water and crop data...