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Feeding a thirsty world - Challenges and opportunities for a water and food secure future [1]

The report provides new evidence that shows how continuing current trends in food production could lead to increased shortages and intense competition for scarce water resources in many regions across the world. The report notes that 900 million people are hungry and two billion more people are under nourished in spite of the fact that per capita production continues to increase. With 70 per cent of all water withdrawals used in agriculture, growing more food to feed an additional 2 billion people by 2050 will place greater pressure on available water and land.

See Also

Report: Coping with water scarcity [2]

Opinion: Six sins that make drought invincible [3]

Feature: Penny foolish, pond wise [4]

Report: Women at the center of climate-friendly approaches [5]

Report: A call-to-action at Rio+20 [6]

Report: Agriculture development and food security [7]

Report: Restoring groundwater in Punjab [8]

Report: Water productivity improvements in Indian agriculture [9]

Report: Water and agriculture [10]

Feature: Penny foolish, pond wise [4]

 

Publication Date: 
21/08/2012
Stockholm International Water Institute [11]
Tags:
Food Security [12], Water Demand [13], Water Management [14], Women [15], India [16], Groundwater Irrigation [17], Gujarat [18], Electricity [19], Subsidies [20], Water Harvesting [21], Water Conservation [22], China [23], Food Supply [24], Drought [25], Weather Predictions [26], Climate Change [27]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/feeding-thirsty-world-challenges-and-opportunities-water-and-food-secure-future

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/feeding-thirsty-world-challenges-and-opportunities-water-and-food-secure-future
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/361638
[3] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/six-sins-make-drought-invincible
[4] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/penny-foolish-pond-wise
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/324315
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/355528
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/361262
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/358086
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/302378
[10] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/294478
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/stockholm-international-water-institute
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-irrigation
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[24] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[25] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[26] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weather-predictions
[27] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change