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

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dc.creatorBorgomeo, Edoardo
dc.creatorSantos, N.
dc.date2019-04-01
dc.date2020-04-28T06:03:05Z
dc.date2020-04-28T06:03:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:38:16Z
dc.descriptionThe 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108076
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161417
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBorgomeo, 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.
dc.subjectagricultural sector
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater policy
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectirrigation investment
dc.subjectfunding
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectfood policies
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectwater security
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectwater governance
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectwater user associations
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectwater reuse
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectsolar energy
dc.subjectpublic-private partnerships
dc.subjecteconomic value
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleTowards 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
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