Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Key messages: 1. Land is central to people and nature. Land is central to the processes, functions and services supporting environmental and human wellbeing. Recognising this is essential for maintaining environmental...

Key Messages: Droughts emerge from a combination of natural climate variability, anthropogenic climate change, and human mismanagement of water and land resources. It is not just the absence...

Key facts: · Aridity is a persistent, long-term climatic condition whereby moisture to support most forms of life is lacking and atmospheric evaporative demand significantly exceeds...

Women play a crucial role in ensuring food and nutrition security, comprising 38% of the global agricultural workforce. Irrigation is a vital component of global food security, particularly...

An integrated view of data for both food and water can drive improved decision-making and sustained solutions in every geography. Food systems represent 72% of water withdrawals...

Water is integral to food systems. Assessing agricultural water [in]security provides a comprehensive understanding of how water influences agricultural development. Water availability varies geographically...

We, the Ministers, Heads of Delegation and partners of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) assembled in Rome on the occasion of the High-Level Rome Water Dialogue on WASAG on 17...

A study carried out by the University of Zaragoza and the JRC evaluated the impact of macroeconomic, climatic, and agronomic factors on the agricultural crop water footprint in 43 countries of the African continent...

Sustainable irrigation is often promoted as a silver bullet for feeding a growing population while protecting our planet. But what does it cost? A recent study published...

After a careful review of the recent IPC analyses conducted by FEWS NET and the Sudan IPC Technical Working Group (TWG) , the Famine Review Committee (FRC)...