Increasing water scarcity and competition for limited water resources are pressing issues, steering the need to modernize irrigation systems worldwide. Pressurized pipe systems bring simplicity to irrigating farmers and are increasingly adopted as a solution, particularly in water-scarce regions. Comprehensive and standardized performance assessments are fundamental to support clear diagnoses...

At the 10th World Water Forum, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will launch the initiative “National Water Roadmaps towards the 2030 Agenda” at a High-Level Special Session on 20 May. FAO highlights the critical role of water in agriculture and its impact on global food security...

This new brief entitled "Securing Tenure to Restore Land and Safeguard Livelihoods" provides an overview of more secure tenure pathways to enhance the adoption and upscaling of regenerative agriculture, sustainable land management and restoration. It highlights some of the activities of the UNCCD-FAO joint initiative to promote the recognition and...

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...