Dr QU Dongyu - 13 March 2021

Project to build resilience to cope with climate change in Jordan through improved water use efficiency in the agriculture sector

The assets are expected to increase irrigation water for 27 351 households in targeted districts and increase their crop production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, is implementing a Regional Capacity Building for Water Accounting (CB4WA) for the Water Efficiency, productivity and Sustainability regional project (WEPS-NENA) sin...

UMA and FAO launch the Maghreb Non-Conventional Water Initiative (IMENCO) A new chapter in North African cooperation to deal with the scarcity of water.

Muscat, 22 March 2021 - 

The World Water Day (WWD) celebrates water and raises awareness on the importance of valuing water and also taking action to tackle the global water crisis.  A core ...

H.E Minister of Agriculture Abbas Mortada and FAO Representative in Lebanon Maurice Saade, in the presence of Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon H.E. OKUBO Takeshi signed today a new project agreemen...

5 April 2021, Tanta, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works with the Egyptian government represented by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), and Ministry of Agriculture and Land...

The intervention is expected to safeguard livelihoods, enhance resilience of affected communities and promote early recovery

Farmer Field Schools (FFS) have been used as a way to enhance local farming techniques through targeted capacity development activities delivered in the form of on-the-job training to Palestinian farmers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the regional pro...

Cairo and Manama, April 28th, 2021- FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO) together with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP) convened a virtual dialogue on “Preventing Food Waste: Innovations and Solutions in th...

FAO and EU support to Ninawa farmers to mitigate drought

The information system is expected to contribute to more informed and timely decision-making on food security issues

A mission of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) visited Morocco to follow the implementation of the activities of the regional project –“Implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Water Efficienc...

Agriculture in Lebanon is by far the largest consumer of freshwater resources, with 61 percent of total water consumption, followed by 30 percent for municipal use and nine percent for industrial use. With the deteriorating quality of surface water and the lack of adequate water networks, farm...

Water, energy and food are essential for human well-being, poverty reduction and sustainable development.

The term ‘nexus’ has been used in a variety of contexts with the aim of advancing the understanding of how sectors are inter-linked, how sector policies impact each other and, in tu...

Aleppo - 25 May 2021: A fully restored animal health diagnostic laboratory in Aleppo city is set to play a major part in strengthening Syria’s animal production and disease control/prevention capacity; ultimately, it will help protect herders’ livelihoods and ...

Amman 27 May, 2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a closing ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of the EU-funded project supporting livelihoods in the Mafraq Governorate, particularly in the Zaatari refugee camp, with a focus on env...

FAO office in Algeria is launching, as part of the regional project on water efficiency, productivity and sustainability (WEPSRNE), two Farmers field schools in Algeria in the irrigated perimeter of El Hamiz, one of the largest perimeters of the country. The perimeter covers an area of ​​18,00...

FAO representatives and various stakeholders participate in a webinar on sustainable aquatic food systems