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Water is getting scarce. Agriculture is the number one user of water worldwide. If dry areas of the world aren't careful, their agriculture will soon be in big trouble. Morocco is a good example of a country that has woken up to its water problems.

The State of Land and Water Resources (SOLAW) is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every 3 to 5 years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors.   [...]

Six thousand farmers have been trained in groundwater management by a project run by Indian NGOs and guided by the FAO. This video, entiled 'India's barefoot water scientists' is a look at what happens when these farmers are empowered to manage their own resources scientifically and in cooperation with other [...]

Around 70% of the poor in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are rural, and agriculture is often their only livelihood opportunity. Proper irrigation technologies could help them do better in terms of productivity and income. This 3-minutes animation illustrates the impacts of access to motor pumps for irrigation on farmers' livelihood, [...]

Morocco-Large scale irrigation schemes with Jean-Marc Faures, FAO - Senior water resources management Officer Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa - Amman, 15 -18 December 2013,

This year is the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. One important area of cooperation involves transboundary rivers, which can be a source of conflict, or economic benefit the countries. Over the last 50 years, over 200 treaties have been signed regulating the use of rivers such as [...]

In West Bengal, India, 70% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. The region receives plenty of water, but only during the rainy season – July-September. Small farmers can generally cultivate during those months only. This 3-minutes animation illustrates the impacts of rainwater harvesting during the rainy season [...]