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ProjectFactsheetImproved Water Governance: towards Sustainable Agriculture Development - TCP/AZE/3801 2024
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No results found.The impact of climate change, characterized by reduced rainfall, elevated temperatures, declining water flows, and runoff, has led to the emergence of water scarcity as a potential threat in Azerbaijan. Concurrently, increasing demand for water – spurred by population growth, agricultural activities and economic development – exacerbates the situation. The irrigation system infrastructure inherited from the Soviet era is notably aged, leading to substantial water losses, particularly in soil-established canals without concrete insulation. Adding complexity to the situation is the fact that approximately 70 percent of Azerbaijan's water supply originates from other countries. In 2020, as water scarcity reached a critical point, adversely impacting agricultural production, an urgent need arose for enhanced water resource management and equitable water distribution among various producers. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportManaging Water Scarcity in Asia and the Pacific - GCP/RAS/007/AUL 2025
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No results found.The Asia Pacific Region is faced by a worsening water crisis driven by population growth, industrialization, urbanization, climate change and pollution, with agriculture, the largest water user, particularly vulnerable. Cambodia experiences seasonal shortages and governance gaps despite abundant resources; Lao People’s Democratic Republic, while rich in hydropower, struggles with domestic scarcity, weak irrigation and environmental impacts. Thailand suffers from intensifying droughts that threaten rural livelihoods, food security and industry; and Viet Nam faces overexploitation, saline intrusion and weak coordination despite reforms. In response to this, the Water Scarcity Programme (WSP) was launched to help countries to maintain water consumption within sustainable limits while preparing them for a productive food-secure future with less water. This project, as part of Australia’s contribution to the wider Asia-Pacific WSP, focused on strengthening water governance in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand and Viet Nam, while simultaneously advancing regional cooperation and knowledge sharing.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFAO Water Scarcity Program (WSP) for Asia-Pacific 2021
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No results found.The FAO Water Scarcity Program (WSP) for Asia-Pacific seeks to support countries in coping with one of their prime challenges: pursuing food and water securities for sustainable social and economic development amid an unprecedented severe escalation of water scarcity. The WSP will assess the scope of water scarcity, evaluate effective management response options, work to improve governance, and assist partner countries to implement adaptive management in the agricultural water sector using appropriate, and newly developed tools and methodologies. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021.