The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture

Event: Asian Irrigation Forum 2012

The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture

12 April 2012

Author / Speaker:

Hubert George, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Parvis Koohafkan, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Yuji Niino, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - Email the author | Other materials by the author

The collective impacts of pressures from competing demands on land and water resources, and the resulting agricultural transformations, have put some production systems at risk of breakdown in their environmental integrity and productive capacity. Greater collaboration among stakeholders to ensure the effective transboundary governance of these resources is essential.

Geographical Focus:

Global

Type of Content:

Learning Event

Disclaimer

The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.