Water-resilient Food Systems

Across Africa, the changing climate has exposed the fragility of rain-fed agriculture. Erratic rainfall, recurrent droughts, and degraded land threaten millions of livelihoods. Irrigation therefore stands as the cornerstone of food security, resilience, and inclusive growth.

With climate change intensifying water scarcity and disrupting agricultural productivity, ensuring that food systems can withstand water-related stresses is essential. This session aims to explore why water-food linkages are key to promoting both climate mitigation and adaptation, and how strengthened mainstreaming of water-food linkages in climate policies promotes achieving global climate resilience, the goals of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.