Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?

The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture was established in 2016 and aims to bring together key players across the globe and across sectors to tackle the collective challenge of using water better in agriculture to ensure food security for all.

This paper is intended for a broad range of actors working on agriculture water use. This includes policymakers and decision-makers who are designing national or basin scale interventions to address water scarcity and stakeholders who would be impacted by these programs. This paper aims to provide some guiding recommendations to ensure more resilient and sustainable agricultural water use.