CIHEAM Press Review

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food Tank, Driscoll’s, WholeChain, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University present, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the University of Guelph and Compass Group Canada, “World Food Day 2023 (Official Event): Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave no one behind.”

Focusing on water is more urgent than ever amid the climate crisis, and it’s critical to understand the links between food systems and water use. After all, only about 0.5 percent of the planet’s total water is fresh and available to drink. And nearly three-quarters of that small percentage goes to agriculture, per the FAO.