Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments

The Arab region needs a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water. Agricultural water management has always posed challenges and opportunities in the Arab world. However, unprecedented and accelerating drivers such as climate change, population growth, and land degradation mak...

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Autores principales: Borgomeo, Edoardo, Santos, N.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108076
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author Borgomeo, Edoardo
Santos, N.
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Santos, N.
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description The Arab region needs a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water. Agricultural water management has always posed challenges and opportunities in the Arab world. However, unprecedented and accelerating drivers such as climate change, population growth, and land degradation make agricultural water management a more urgent priority than ever before. In addition, as part of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, Arab countries have committed to work towards an ambitious set of development targets, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unless the right policies and investments are put in place, it will be difficult to achieve the SDGs, including ending hunger and providing clean water and sanitation for all. This paper is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute to foster dialogue on agricultural water policies and investments in the context of the FAO led Regional Water Scarcity initiative. The purpose of the paper is to frame the key challenges and opportunities in the sector – including emerging innovations in digital agriculture, water accounting, water supply and wastewater reuse – and to lay out broad strategic directions for action.
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spelling CGSpace1080762025-11-07T09:01:13Z Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments Borgomeo, Edoardo Santos, N. agricultural sector water management water policy agricultural policies irrigation investment funding sustainable development goals agricultural development food policies food security water security water supply water scarcity water governance water productivity water user associations water resources groundwater climate change wastewater water reuse innovation technology solar energy public-private partnerships economic value social protection gender farmers case studies The Arab region needs a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water. Agricultural water management has always posed challenges and opportunities in the Arab world. However, unprecedented and accelerating drivers such as climate change, population growth, and land degradation make agricultural water management a more urgent priority than ever before. In addition, as part of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, Arab countries have committed to work towards an ambitious set of development targets, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unless the right policies and investments are put in place, it will be difficult to achieve the SDGs, including ending hunger and providing clean water and sanitation for all. This paper is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute to foster dialogue on agricultural water policies and investments in the context of the FAO led Regional Water Scarcity initiative. The purpose of the paper is to frame the key challenges and opportunities in the sector – including emerging innovations in digital agriculture, water accounting, water supply and wastewater reuse – and to lay out broad strategic directions for action. 2019-04-01 2020-04-28T06:03:05Z 2020-04-28T06:03:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108076 en Open Access application/pdf Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Water Management Institute Borgomeo, Edoardo; Santos, N. 2019. Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 124p.
spellingShingle agricultural sector
water management
water policy
agricultural policies
irrigation investment
funding
sustainable development goals
agricultural development
food policies
food security
water security
water supply
water scarcity
water governance
water productivity
water user associations
water resources
groundwater
climate change
wastewater
water reuse
innovation
technology
solar energy
public-private partnerships
economic value
social protection
gender
farmers
case studies
Borgomeo, Edoardo
Santos, N.
Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title_full Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title_fullStr Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title_full_unstemmed Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title_short Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation. Background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
title_sort towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the arab region fertile ground for innovation background paper prepared for the high level meeting on agricultural water policies and investments
topic agricultural sector
water management
water policy
agricultural policies
irrigation investment
funding
sustainable development goals
agricultural development
food policies
food security
water security
water supply
water scarcity
water governance
water productivity
water user associations
water resources
groundwater
climate change
wastewater
water reuse
innovation
technology
solar energy
public-private partnerships
economic value
social protection
gender
farmers
case studies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108076
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