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05/03/2024
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...
14/02/2024
This report presents the instruction manual of the new water stress plugin for Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP) developed by FAO in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute's U.S. Center (SEI) for the calculation of the SDG indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of...
10/12/2023
Addressing the global water crisis which is exacerbated by climate change – water scarcity, droughts, floods and water pollution – is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In an effort to address the challenges posed by flooding in rural areas, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched...
10/12/2023
In a historic move, the COP28 Presidency announced the ground-breaking Partnership on building water-resilient food systems, which was launched at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, in an event organized in collaboration with FAO and other partner organizations. Recognizing the intricate links between the Earth's water and...