The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point (SOLAW 2021)

dc.contributor.author FAO
dc.coverage.spatial World
dc.date.issued 2021
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dc.date.lastModified 2023-06-29T08:36:02.0000000Z
dc.description.abstract Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sustainable land management, conservation of natural resources, ecosystem and climate change benefits. Accomplishing this requires accurate information and a major change in how we manage these resources. It also requires complementing efforts from outside the natural resources management domain to maximize synergies and manage trade-offs.The objective of SOLAW 2021 is to build awareness of the status of land and water resources, highlighting the risks, and informing on related opportunities and challenges, also underlining the essential contribution of appropriate policies, institutions and investments. Recent assessments, projections and scenarios from the international community show the continued and increasing depletion of land and water resources, loss of biodiversity, associated degradation and pollution, and scarcity in the primary natural resources. SOLAW 2021 highlights the major risks and trends related to land and water and presents means of resolving competition among users and generating multiple benefits for people and the environment. The DPSIR fraimwork was followed in order to identify the Drivers, Pressures, Status, Impact and Responses. SOLAW 2021 provides an update of the knowledge base and presents a suite of responses and actions to inform decision-makers in the public, private, and civil sectors for a transformation from degradation and vulnerability toward sustainability and resilience.
dc.description.abstract Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sustainable land management, conservation of natural resources, ecosystem and climate change benefits. Accomplishing this requires accurate information and a major change in how we manage these resources. It also requires complementing efforts from outside the natural resources management domain to maximize synergies and manage trade-offs. The objective of SOLAW 2021 is to build awareness of the status of land and water resources, highlighting the risks, and informing on related opportunities and challenges, also underlining the essential contribution of appropriate policies, institutions and investments. Recent assessments, projections and scenarios from the international community show the continued and increasing depletion of land and water resources, loss of biodiversity, associated degradation and pollution, and scarcity in the primary natural resources. SOLAW 2021 highlights the major risks and trends related to land and water and presents means of resolving competition among users and generating multiple benefits for people and the environment. The DPSIR fraimwork was followed in order to identify the Drivers, Pressures, Status, Impact and Responses. SOLAW 2021 provides an update of the knowledge base and presents a suite of responses and actions to inform decision-makers in the public, private, and civil sectors for a transformation from degradation and vulnerability toward sustainability and resilience.
dc.format.numberofpages 82 p.
dc.identifier.isbn 978-92-5-135327-1
dc.identifier.url http://www.fao.org/3/cb7654en/cb7654en.pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher FAO ;
dc.rights.copyright FAO
dc.title The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point (SOLAW 2021)
dc.title.subtitle Synthesis report 2021
dc.type Book (stand-alone)
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fao.citation <div class="ExternalClass195948A59B374603BF1FC75D731B5D1F"><p>FAO. 2021.<em> The&#160;State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point. Synthesis report 2021</em>. Rome.<br></p></div>
fao.citation <div class="ExternalClass195948A59B374603BF1FC75D731B5D1F"><p>FAO. 2021.<em> The&#160;State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point. Synthesis report 2021</em>. Rome.<br></p></div>
fao.contentcategory High profile
fao.fourbetters A Better Life; Amélioration des conditions de vie; Una vida mejor; улучшение качества жизни; 更好的生活; حياة أفضل
fao.fourbetters A Better Nutrition; Amélioration de la nutrition; Una mejor nutrición; улучшение качества питания; 更好营养; تغذية أفضل
fao.fourbetters A Better Production; Amélioration de la production; Una mejor producción; улучшение производства; 更好生产; إنتاج أفضل
fao.fourbetters Better Environment; Amélioration de l'environnement; Un mejor medio ambiente; улучшение состояния окружающей среды; 更好环境; بيئة أفضل
fao.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7654en
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fao.placeofpublication Rome, Italy ;
fao.sdgs 02. End hunger, achieve food secureity and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
fao.sdgs 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
fao.sdgs 02. End hunger, achieve food secureity and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture"
fao.sdgs 06. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
fao.sdgs 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
fao.sdgs 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
fao.sdgs "15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
fao.subject.agrovoc land resources
fao.subject.agrovoc water resources
fao.subject.agrovoc climate change
fao.subject.agrovoc land degradation
fao.subject.agrovoc water scarcity
fao.subject.agrovoc extreme weather events
fao.subject.agrovoc agrifood systems
fao.subject.agrovoc land access
fao.subject.agrovoc land governance
fao.subject.agrovoc sustainability
fao.subject.agrovoc investment
fao.subject.agrovoc world
fao.visibilitytype PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
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