FAO is a strategic partner of the 9th World Water Forum and co-leads on the theme of Rural Development and organizes high-level panels and technical sessions while contributing to a series of ordinary sessions and keystone roundtables.
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The main objectives of the Side Event was to discuss the water issue in the Sahelian region and in particular in the context of the GGW. The panelists, who are high-level international experts, addressed the key issues related to this resource for the Sahel and will outline the best perspectives in terms of its strategic importance, control and management, mechanisms for mobilizing potential financial resources, and possible improvements to national policies.- FAO at the 9th World Water Forum, Dakar, Senegal
- FAO Virtual booth at World Water Forum #22 p.
- FAO (2020) Field guide to improve crop water productivity in small scale agriculture - The case of Burkina Faso, Morocco andUganda
- FAO and TNC (2021) Nature-based solutions in agriculture: Sustainable management and conservation of land,water and biodiversity
- FAO and TNC (2021) Nature-based solutions in agriculture: The case andpathway for adoption
- FAO and TNC (2021) Nature-based solutions in agriculture:Project design for securing investment
21/03 Innovative technologies and productive waters to empower rural communities
In this session, the panelists provided insights, and highlight examples, of how smallholder farmers can be empowered through the introduction of innovative irrigation and water management technologies and knowledge, combined with innovative education, communication, financing and institutional platforms, to secure sustainable and equitable year-round access to water, put it to productive and profitable use, and adapt-to-climate-change, all while maintaining their water resources.
- Martin Fisher (KickStart International, USA) - Scaling low-cost smallholder irrigation across sub Saharan Africa : what works and why
- Henning Bjornlund (IWRA and UniSA, Australia) - Transforming small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa’ (TISA)
- Laura Le Floch (Secours Islamique France, Pakistan) - Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities facing climate change, through sustainable WASH and agriculture solutions (Pakistan, Tharparkar disctrict)
- Romain Dubreuil (VERGNET HYDRO, France; RDC) - Construction of hybrid solar-powered water systems for the NTSIO agroforestry project (DRC)
- Didier Orange (INOWASIA, IRD, France; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodge) - INOWASIA, an innovative education platform promoting the Living Lab approach
21/03 Water Issues and Priorities in the Implementation of the Great Green Wall
22/03 Territorialization of policies: water and agro- ecology at the service of rural development and the Agenda 2030
Providing answers that meet the challenges requires more living soil, more agronomy, more water and more mobilization and investment. These are central issues, political in the noble sense of the term, which require new long-term visions, systemic analyses and territorialized approaches.The special session follows two international meetings "on the road to Dakar", organized in October 2021 (7th edition of the seminar on water and food security in West Africa and the Mediterranean -SESAME- and the Parmenides Conference of Bari on the management of watersheds in the Mediterranean).
- Ibrahim Rissa Ixa. Water and security in the Aïr massif and the Agadez region, Niger
- Céline Hugodot. Water and agriculture project of the Gignac canal, France
- Tatiana Motta. Renaissance Program - Jacarei Alliance for Forest, Water and Population, Brazil
- Ali Bety Territorialization of policies, water and rural development, Niger
22/03 State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2021 (SOLAW 2021)
The objective of the session was to raise awareness about the status of land and water resources and provide high level profiles with key data to meet the challenges of sustainable use and governance of these natural resources, their greater integration in food systems and climate change.
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.
22/03 Sahel Irrigation Initiative: Irrigation solutions to improve and accelerate agricultural water investments in the Sahel and West Africa.
In light of and based on the implementation of PARIIS and the results currently obtained in the 6 countries and at the regional level led by the CILSS, the session will seek through crossed points of view (States, regional technical and political structures, Financial Partners, Producers) to question the decision makers and the actors of agricultural water.23/03 International High- Level Panel for Water Investments in Africa: Unlocking Finance for Climate- Resilient Water Projects
The International High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa. communicate how the panel can accelerate the transformation required to scale up finance for water security in Africa and showcase ambitious initiatives to accelerate climate-resilient water investments in Africa – such as the?Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) whose goal is to leverage US$ 30 billion in climate-resilient water investments?by 2030; as well as the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) that aims to mobilise $25 billion by 2025 and galvanise climate resilient actions through a triple win approach to address the impacts of Covid-19, climate change and the economy.- Mr Henk Ovink-Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands
- H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania, Chair-GWPSA-Africa Coordination
- H.E Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
- Hon. Carl Hermann Gustav Schlettwein, President: AMCOW
- Prof. Dr. Patrick V. Verkooijen, CEO: GCA
- Dr. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Coordinator and Director: UNDP
- Ms. Kelly Ann Naylor, Director, Water Sanitation Hygiene: UNICEF
- Dario Soto-Abril, CEO: Global Water Partnership
- Osward Chanda, Ag Director, Water and Sanitation, African Development Bank
23/03 Advancing Africa - EU water partnerships
The “African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want”, water security constitutes one of the priorities sought by the agenda and has the potential to unlock greater progress in terms of direct human benefits, economic benefits, and environmental benefits. This position has been reaffirmed in 2021 with AMCOW’s Windhoek Multi-Stakeholder Resolutions calling to accelerate water security and access to safely managed sanitation and hygiene in Africa. The session presented the central role played by water in advancing strategic partnerships between the EU and Africa to tackle emerging challenges and dovetail common priorities and interests through water.- Welcoming video speech by Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen – DG INTPA
- Opening remarks by African Union
- Presentation of the responses given in the new programming to Africa water Challenges – link with current major EU-AU strategic discussions, Deputy Director-General. Marjeta Jager. DG INTPA
23/03 Mainstreaming agroecology in irrigated agriculture
This session, coordinated by FAO, featured the effects of agroecology in irrigation schemes seeking to redesign food systems while preserving on the diversity of ecosystems. It presented specific responses to water scarcity in the context of marginal lands and climate change. Favoring sustainability of natural resources and governance, protection of smallholder farmers and food security, and line with the "One Water, One Health approach", agroecology optimizes mutually beneficial interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment. The session showcased possible implementation of agroecology in irrigated food systems and explore the productive performances of practical examples.- Mr Li Lifeng FAO Keynote presentation on “How to reconcile agroecology and irrigated agriculture”
- Didier Orange, IRD
- Sami BOUARFA
Resource:
FAO (2022) The use of solar energy in irrigated agriculture #90 p.
In many countries, there is a lack of robust electricity grid in rural areas, forcing farmers to resort to diesel-based pumping irrigation systems. High operating costs, service gaps and greenhouse gas emissions are some of the detrimental effects these systems have, which frequently also add onto national energy import bills.
In the last decade, solar energy has experienced a rapid growth supporting the advancement of the new global energy economy, driven by cost reduction and improved performance. Solar photovoltaic systems generate clean and cheap energy, mitigate emissions, and reduce the risk of local contamination due to spills or accidents. Furthermore, solar photovoltaic solutions represent a viable and sustainable energy source for irrigated agriculture, thereby contributing to increased food security.
This publication covers information and data on the design, operation, inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance of solar photovoltaic pumping systems, and provides a valuable tool for operators, practitioners and water managers worldwide.
For further information, please access the publication online
24/03 VIRTUAL Side Event - One Water One Health
- Antibiotic pollution as a driver for resistance - Joakim Larsson Professor in Environmental Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- WASH and wastewater in health services - Kate Medlicott Team Lead, Sanitation, Water Sanitation and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Agriculture perspective - Marion Savill Executive Director, Affordable Water Limited and Water, Chair, the NZ Chapter of International Water Association (IWA) and Co-Chair, IWA ASPIRE, New Zealand
- Animal Livestock - Nigel French, Professor of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, Massey University, New Zealand,
- Environment - David Graham Professor of Ecosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Water for agricultural climate resilience
The overall goal of this session is to present and discuss opportunities and approaches to enhance agricultural climate resilience through the scaling of innovative and integrated water management solutions in developing countries.
- UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6.4" (FAO): importance of environmental flow for a climate resilient agriculture. (Contact: Riccardo.Biancalani@fao.org)
- AICCRA- Climate crisis is a water crisis: Accelerating adaptation solutions for building resilience in developing countries (IWMI)
- Supporting business ecosystems for sustainable farmer-led irrigation (Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, DWFI)
- Scaling Ecological Sustainable Agricultural Water Management solutions for smallholders in the Sahel. (IWMI and Wetlands International)
- Water and food security project in Gaza – use of treated wastewater to recharge groundwater (French Development Agency, AFD):
- COVID-19 and Egypt’s water crisis: generating evidence for gender transformative innovations (CGIAR Gender Platform)
- The CMI water entrepreneurship programme on Water and Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region (Center for Mediterranean Integration CMI/ UNOPS
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