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...

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...

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...

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...

The CGIAR Research Programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems, led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and the Land and Water Division of FAO are collaborating to collect, analyze and validate the best available data on municipal wastewater production, collection, treatment, discharge and direct use for...

18 June 2014, Marseille/Rome - The World Water Council (WWC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have agreed to intensify their collaboration in a bid to strengthen global water and food security. Long-time partners, the two organizations will expand their joint work...

Every year on 17 June, the global community celebrates the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD). The theme of this year's WDCD is “Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It” and focuses on ecosystem-based adaptation in order to...

The Land and Water Division (NRL) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) facilitated a Roundtable with the Partnership for Agricultural Water for Africa (AgWA) and representatives from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to share insights on agricultural water management (AWM) in...

After successful completion of the the 1st and 2nd Regional Workshops for Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean regions respectively, the 3rd Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific region was held from 6 to 9 May, 2014 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Based on the expressed interest and experience in organizing international...

After successful completion of the the 1st and 2nd Regional Workshops for Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean regions respectively, the 3rd Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific region was held from 6 to 9 May, 2014 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Based on the expressed interest and experience in organizing international...