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Water for Food Security and Nutrition

A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, May 2015

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 129 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Water is key to food security and nutrition. However there are many challenges for water, food security and nutrition, now and in the future, in the wider context of the nexus between water, land, soils, energy and food, given the objectives of inclusive growth and sustainable development. In this context, in October 2013, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to prepare a report on Water and Food Security, to f eed into CFS’s 42nd Plenary session in 2015. This report explores the relations between water and food security and nutrition, from household level to global level. It investigates these multiple linkages, in a context of competing demands, rising scarcities, and climate change. It explores ways for improved water management in agriculture and food systems, as well as ways for improved governance of water, for better food security and nutrition for all, now and in the future. The report is delib erately oriented towards action. It provides examples and options to be implemented by the many stakeholders and sectors involved, given regional and local specificities.

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