At its sixteenth session, the UNCCD Conference of the Parties adopted a decision which calls for the development of a land tenure toolbox and awareness raising of accountability and grievance mechanisms with the aim of supporting countries in improving tenure security at national and subnational levels. Under the theme...

Join the youth-focused masterclass on the Principles for the Responsible Governance of Water Tenure on Thursday 16 April 2026 at 12.00 (UTC+2). Water is essential to food security, public health, ecosystems and climate resilience, yet billions lack safe drinking water and live under high water stress, largely due to failures in...

In recent decades, FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 56 (FAO56) has become a worldwide reference for estimating crop evapotranspiration and computing crop water requirements. At the same time, advancements in scientific knowledge, data availability and modelling capabilities, taken together with increasing pressures on agriculture from climate variability and water scarcity,...

Land degradation is increasing pressure on agrifood systems and stressing rural livelihoods worldwide, with growing impacts on ecosystems, food production and the resilience of communities. Today, an estimated 20-40 percent of the world’s land is degraded. Much of this degradation occurs on agricultural land: globally, around 60 percent of human-induced...

A new e-learning course titled “Water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus in agriculture” is now available on the FAO elearning Academy.  The course has been developed by FAO, in collaboration with the Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University (UNI-INWEH) and with the support of the Swedish International Development...