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World Food Day: Water is life, water is food

Leave No One Behind: Get involved, 16 October 2023

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 32 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Synopsis (short abstract) Tips and actions for individuals, governments, private companies and corporations, schools, civil society and academia and more. We all need to stop taking water for granted and start managing it wisely. Governments, the private sector, academia, farmers, civil society and individuals need to work together towards a food and water secure world. Every one of us can make a difference. World Food Day 2023 shines a spotlight on water as the foundation for life and food. It raises awareness worldwide about the importance of managing water wisely as the availability of this precious resource is threatened by rapid population growth urbanization, economic development, and climate change. The campaign also looks at solutions to produce more food and other essential agricultural commodities with less water, while ensuring water is distributed equally, our aquatic food systems are protected, and nobody is left behind.

Last updated 11/10/2023

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FAO. 2023. World Food Day: Water is life, water is food - Leave No One Behind: Get involved, 16 October 2023. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7194en

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