The new FAO report “Economic assessment of drought risk management – A two-tier framework for cost-benefit analysis of proactive versus reactive drought management" is now available. Download the publication here >>> The paradigm shift from reactive to proactive drought management approach is more important than ever with the intensifying and...

In response to the call launched by the FAO-UNCCD Joint Initiative to supporting national multi-stakeholder consultations on integrating tenure security into Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and land restoration initiatives, Kazakhstan was the first country to host a national consultation in Astana on 6 and 7 December 2023. With around...

FAO is pleased to announce that WaPOR version 3 data is now available at all levels. WaPOR, FAO’s portal to monitor water productivity through open-access of remotely sensed derived data, assists countries in monitoring water productivity, identifying water productivity gaps, proposing solutions to reduce these gaps and contributing to a sustainable...