The session attracted significant interest and sparked a dynamic exchange on one of the defining challenges of our time: ensuring food security while managing increasingly scarce water resources.

  

Held from 23 to 27 August under the theme, Water for People and Progress, World Water Week 2026 will bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners and researchers to advance solutions for a more just, equitable and water-secure future.

The newest policy brief “Integration of Water in the National Pathways for Food Systems Transformation. A global review” examines how water is reflected in the 116 National Pathways for Food Systems Transformation, which were developed following the 2021 United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit.

2026 Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for stronger global cooperation to address water scarcity, one of the defining challenges of the 21st Century, at the opening of the First Plenary Assembly of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) today.

In Malawi, indigenous crops are taking the spotlight as rainfall grows less reliable.

The First Plenary Assembly of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) partnership will take place on 24 July 2026 at 13:30 - 16:00 (Rome time, UTC+2), at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome and online, during the week of the Thirtieth Session of the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG 30).

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought.

  

The Macfrut 2026 Expo, held in Rimini, Italy from 21 to 23 April 2026, served as a meeting point for the global fruit and vegetable supply chain.

  Join us for the webinar “Unlocking opportunity crops for climate resilience in water-scarce environments: lessons from Malawi”, on Thursday 28 May 2026 from 14.00 to 15.30 (UTC+2), co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Allian...

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of WASAG held a meeting on 27 March 2026 to review the WASAG Work Plan 2026–2027, discuss strategic next steps and appoint its Vice-Chair. 

The second meeting of the WASAG Steering Committee (SC) was held virtually on 17 February 2026 to prepare for key upcoming events and to discuss the WASAG Terms of Reference (TORs) as well as the WASAG Strategy 2026–2031 and its associated resource mobilization efforts..

Join us for a unique session on sustainable water management in agriculture, Thursday, 5 March, 14:00–15:30 (UTC+1). 

The 2026 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be held on 27 January 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme, "Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable...

To tailor its support to the emerging needs of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) partnership and help scale up solutions addressing water scarcity in agriculture, the WASAG Working Group on Financing Mechanisms prepared a questionnaire, gathering information from WASAG Technical Advisory Committee, as well as all WASAG working groups and task forces, regarding their current and future financing needs, challenges, and opportunities in carrying out their work within WASAG.  

Berlin, Germany – Agriculture ministers from more than 60 countries meeting at the 2026 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) agreed that addressing water scarcity and competing uses requires placing agriculture at the core of water policy and governance. In the final ministerial communiqué, adopted at the Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference, ministers recognized the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its leadership in supporting countries to translate global water and food security commitments into coordinated, on-the-ground action.

Following the nomination and election of its members, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of WASAG has become fully operational, positioned to bring scientific and technical expertise to the forefront of global efforts to address water scarcity in agriculture..

Water scarcity continues to challenge Malawi's agricultural sector. Exacerbated by climate change and the country’s heavy reliance on rainfed agriculture, this challenge threatens food security and places the livelihoods of farmers in the country at high risk.

Soil and water salinization is a growing global threat that undermines food security, biodiversity, and livelihoods. It is closely linked to climate change, land degradation, and desertification