FAO’s work on water
27/08/2019
Today, billions of people are still living without safe water for their households, schools, farms and workplaces. The rural poor are among those who suffer the most. They are often overlooked, and sometimes face discrimination, as they try to access and manage the water they need to grow food and for their daily lives.
World Water Week 2019 is an opportunity to check out some FAO publications that look into how countries can tackle the global water crisis while sustainably managing their freshwater resources.
- Antimicrobial movement from agricultural areas to the environment: The missing link − A role for nuclear techniques
This paper aims to summarize the current understanding of the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment, and the antimicrobial movement from agricultural areas to the environment. - Water stress and human migration: A global, georeferenced review of empirical research
This review looks at the impact of increasing levels of water stress on human migration and how it undermines societies’ place-specific livelihood systems and strategies. - Drought characteristics and management in North Africa and the Near East
This report assesses gaps in current drought management and recommends that governments use context-specific response plans, develop national drought management policies and disseminate relevant technologies. - Towards a water and food secure future. Critical perspectives for policy-makers
This paper provides policy-makers with a helpful overview of the technical and economic aspects of water use in agriculture, with particular emphasis on crop and livestock production. - Coping with water scarcity: An action framework for agriculture and food security
This report presents the conceptual framework and a series of policy and technical options that should serve as a basis for the development of effective food security policies in response to growing water scarcity.
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