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Can Water Productivity Improvements Save Us from Global Water Scarcity?

WASAG White Paper 1

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 41 p

Author Yu, W., Uhlenbrook, S., von Gnechten, R., van der Bliek, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper is intended for a broad range of actors working on agriculture water use. This includes policymakers and decision-makers who are designing national or basin scale interventions to address water scarcity and stakeholders who would be impacted by these programs. This paper aims to provide some guiding recommendations to ensure more resilient and sustainable agricultural water use.

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Yu, W., Uhlenbrook, S.,  von Gnechten, R.,​ ​van der Bliek, J. 2021. Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?
WASAG White paper 1. FAO. Rome.​


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