Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water

The Arab region has grappled with water scarcity for centuries. But population growth, rapid urbanization, changing diets, forced displacement and climate change are posing new, more urgent water challenges that threaten sustainable development, food security and stability.

At the same time, the region has a unique opportunity to harness emerging technological and financing innovations to tackle these challenges.

These are some of the findings in

Towards a new generation of policies and investments in agricultural water in the Arab region: fertile ground for innovation, a new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).