📣Un nouveau manuel sur le plugin de stress hydrique pour le système d'évaluation et de pianification de l'eau (WEAP) développé par la Food and Agriculture Organization afin d'estimer l' #ODD6 .4 au niveau des bassins et sous-bassins vient d'être lancé !

Pour en savoir plus ➡️ tinyurl.com/3vv3ruh3

#Soil pollution impacts
🍎 the food we eat
💨the air we breathe and
💦 the water we drink!
Learn about the costs of remediation and its alarming increase over time in the Global Assessment of #Soil Pollution:
➡️fao.org/documents/card…
FAO Land, Soil and Water

'Soils are the foundation for sustainable and resilient agriculture, for ecosystems, productive landscapes and #FoodSecurity ' Mario Lubetkin Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization #SoilHealth #LATSOLAN

Read the press release 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿fao.org/americas/news/…

Today Minister Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek together with the director of SAG José Guajardo, representatives of FAO Américas y FAO Chile the dean of Facultad de Agronomía UdeC Guillermo Wells convened to address the pressing issues around soil testing in Latin America & the Caribbean #SoilHealth

The regional representative of FAO Américas Mario Lubetkin together with the Minister of Agriculture of Chile Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek kicked off the #LATSOLAN meeting bringing together world #soil experts from Latin America & Caribbean for a #BetterProduction #SoilHealth #SoilAction

🌱🔬 ¡Únete al taller 'Caminos hacia la Precisión en el Análisis de Suelos' del 8 al 11 de abril en Chile!

Expertos mundiales en suelos se reunirán para abordar proyectos, innovación y tecnología de vanguardia para una #MejorProducción

➡️ fao.org/americas/event… FAO Land, Soil and Water

📣NEW Food and Agriculture Organization report “Economic assessment of drought risk management – A two-tier framework for cost-benefit analysis of proactive versus reactive drought management'

Download it here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mwej2cma

.Food and Agriculture Organization publication 'Incorporating environmental flows into 'water stress' indicator 6.4.2. Guidelines for a minimum standard method for global reporting' now available in

Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

➡️ tinyurl.com/2sesa4fa

#SDG6

To feed a projected world population of 🔟billion in 2050, agricultural production must increase by almost
5⃣0⃣% compared to 2012.

Investing in innovative agricultural #WaterManagement and sustainable farming practices is key to ensuring a
food secure future!

#WaterAction

How does pollution impact key soil functions?❓⚠️ #SoilHealth

Take a look at the processes that are most affected by #SoilPollution 👇

📚 Read more in the 'Global Assessment of Soil Pollution report':
🌱 Main Report: doi.org/10.4060/cb4894…
🌱 Summary: doi.org/10.4060/cb4827…

Despite representing only 2⃣0⃣% of
agricultural land worldwide, irrigated
land contributes to 4⃣0⃣% of agricultural
production.

Promoting the expansion of irrigated
land holds promise for poverty
alleviation and must be done in tandem
with sustainable practices

#WaterAction

🔬 Discover the soil testing challenges and strategies in Latin America & the Caribbean #LATSOLAN

From chemical to biological analysis, let's explore strategies together #SoilHealth #GlobalSoilPartnership

📖Read more fao.org/global-soil-pa…

📺Watch live youtu.be/UFaASvPvlsg

📣 Le nouveau rapport sur la désagrégation du niveau de stress hydrique par bassin hydrographique - Cas du sous-bassin du cap Matifou en Algérie, est maintenant disponible!

Découvrez-le ici ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdzxvhpe

FAO Algérie #ODD6

Join us for #GSID24 in Nanjing, China, 25-28 Sept. 24, as we unite policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to unlock the power of #SoilData for #SoilHealth

🖥️ Register fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
📝 Submit your abstract forms.office.com/e/aMspPbvz8h
🌐Website fao.org/global-soil-pa…

🌱🔬 ¡Únete al taller 'Caminos hacia la Precisión en el Análisis de Suelos' del 8 al 11 de abril en Chile!

Expertos mundiales en suelos se reunirán para abordar proyectos, innovación y tecnología de vanguardia para una #MejorProducción

➡️ fao.org/americas/event… FAO Land, Soil and Water

'Now our water source is abundant and clean, and we can use it for our daily consumption, agriculture and our livestock.'

Thanks to World Bank funding, in 2023 Food and Agriculture Organization repaired 423 km of irrigation canals in Afghanistan.

#WaterAction #AgricultureCan

Mark your calendars for #GSID24 - the Global Symposium on Soil Information & Data happening 25-28 Sept. 2024 in Nanjing, China.

📢Share your research - abstract submissions open until 10 May 2024!

📝Submit forms.office.com/e/aMspPbvz8h
🌐 Website fao.org/global-soil-pa…

#SoilHealth

Agriculture, which accounts for 7⃣2⃣% of global freshwater withdrawals, is a key to lasting peace and stability.

It ensures #FoodSecurity and sustains livelihoods, especially among the most vulnerable populations.

#WaterAction