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SIWI Releases Outcomes of World Water Week on Water and Food Security
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SIWI Publishes “Feeding a Thirsty World” Ahead of World Water Week
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The Stockholm International Water Institute's input to World Water Week highlights the need to improve water efficiency, reduce waste in the food supply chain, enhance early warning systems and close the gender gap in agricultural production.
In the context of the Week's special focus on "Water and Food Security," the report notes the challenge posted by feeding an additional 2 billion people by 2050, when 70% of water is already consumed by agriculture.
21 August 2012: The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has published a report, titled “Feeding a Thirsty World: Challenges and Opportunities for a Water and Food Secure World,” as an input to 2012 World Water Week, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 26-31 August 2012. The Special Focus for the Week is “Water and Food Security.” SIWI’s report highlights the challenge posed by feeding an additional 2 billion people by 2050, when 70% of water is already consumed by agriculture.
The report identifies possible solutions, including: water efficiency; waste reduction in the food supply chain; enhanced response networks and early warning systems for agricultural production, including drought; and closing the gender gap in agricultural production. It also discusses: food security – overcoming water scarcity realities; innovations in agricultural water management; women in agriculture; food supply chain efficiency; early warning systems for water in agriculture; and land deals – a green revolution in global food and energy markets.
The report includes the work of authors from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [Publication: Feeding a Thirsty World: Challenges and Opportunities for a Water and Food Secure World] [SIWI Press Release]