News
07/08/2015
Side event: Agricultural water productivity; Can it be monitored?
Achieving food security in the future while using water resources in a sustainable manner will be a major challenge for us and the next generations. We will need to produce more crop per drop of water. The SDG on water (SDG 6) will very likely include a target on increasing...
03/08/2015
International workshop
Solar-powered water technologies are increasingly in demand in developing countries, as they can provide a cost-effective solution to increase agricultural productivity.
Access to water for irrigation is key to many small scale farmers in order to sustain their livelihoods and food security. Running such irrigation systems is still extremely challenging. There...
30/07/2015
New series of information products shed light on the work of the division
Through these divisional factsheets we aim to provide the readers with concise and clear descriptions on the work we carry out. From irrigation management to sustainable use of natural resources, through to Geospatial Information Systems.
The first of the series is on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) a critical practice...
09/11/2014
Interventions for improving livelihoods in Asia
Despite fast growing economies, rural poverty in Asia continues to be a major concern, whose challenges are further made complex by societal transformations and increasing climate variability.
This new FAO report demonstrates the potential for water interventions in support of poverty...
08/11/2014
Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and FAO presented a new geo-spatial system for forecasting crop yields to the Federal and provincial government officials on Wednesday, October 29 at Serena Hotel in Islamabad. The new system will increase the accuracy...
07/11/2014
Andrew Noble, Director of the CGIAR programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) recently vistited FAO to present WLE’s activities and to carry out further discussions on future collaboration between FAO and the CGIAR programme.
With the recently prepared memorandum of understanding, the two organizations will intensify their existing collaboration and...
30/10/2014
Gender-disaggregated information is a necessary tool to address questions on gender equality. AQUASTAT, FAO’s global water information system, implemented a pilot project to develop methodological tools for the integration of gender-sensitive indicators on the water sector in general and on agricultural...
25/10/2014
Almost two-thirds of the countries in the world have rivers flowing into their territories from upstream countries. AQUASTAT, FAO’s global water information system, created interactive visualizations to observe the flow of surface water from one country to another. Two different chart...
27/08/2014
This year's focus for FAO is on "Exploring the Added-Value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus". Hosting a seminar at the World Water Week in Stockholm to take a critical look at the “Nexus” to better understand and manage the complex interactions between water, energy and food.
The agriculture and food sectors depend...
27/08/2014
Thematic Workshop of the Entry Phase of the Project 18-22 August 2014 - Rome, Italy
The partnership for Agricultural Water Management in Africa (AgWA), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a 5-day thematic Workshop of the Entry Phase of the Project “Strengthening...