Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO is the custodian agency for the SDG indicators 6.4.1 on water use efficiency, and 6.4.2 on level of water stress. As such, FAO collects and reports indicators’ data produced and/or verified by each country, and provide technical support and capacity development as required.
FAO is a partner of the UN-Water-coordinated GEMI project. It has been actively involved in GEMI since it joined the initiative, where it has provided technical expertise in relation with water use efficiency, water scarcity, and wastewater treatment and reuse, together with expertise on approaches to global water monitoring.
In order to better address these issues, FAO has developed AQUASTAT, a monitoring capacity which it has maintained for the past 25 years and which includes a global water database, country reports and associated tools for global analysis of water issues.
Strengthening Agricultural Water Efficiency and Productivity on the African and Global Level
Strengthening Agricultural Water Efficiency and Productivity on the African and Global Level
UN reports that world is off track on water and sanitation goal UN-Water The world is not on track to reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on Water and Sanitation by the deadline set for 2030, says a new UN report. Today, billions of people lack safe water, sanitation and handwashing facilit … Read more
Video: the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water We live in an era of technological miracles. We are on track to create reusable space rockets, driverless cars, robot workers and artificial intelligence…. So, how is it possible that we are off track to ensure that everyone in … Read more
Public dialogue on the SDG 6 Synthesis Report UN-Water To provide Member States with the global status on the progress on SDG 6, UN-Water has produced the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. Every year at the HLPF, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an in-depth revi … Read more
Seeking sustainable solutions for water stress UN-Water Among ecosystems services, freshwater is one of the most fundamental for life. For smallholders, water means the difference between a decent life and poverty, hunger and malnutrition. The majority of poor rural people depend on rainfed farming … Read more
Positive prospects for solar-powered irrigation systems UN-Water New FAO publication offers guidance on how to make the most of innovation and guard against water waste. Modern solar-powered systems offer useful tools to improve water governance, with electronic controller devices able to provide re … Read more