The conference will address key challenges to and solutions for sustainable land and water management for food security in five thematic areas:
- Pathways to sustainable scarce-water-resources management
- Halting land degradation
- Land and Water Governance to achieve the SDGs in fragile systems
- Impacts of climate change on regional development and prospects for increased resilience
- Scaling-up investments in water for agriculture
The meeting key outcome is a joint declaration (Cairo Declaration 2019) paving the road to institutionalize the coordination mechanism between the water and agriculture sectors, with a roadmap for follow up and monitoring progress. Additionally, the Ministers will endorse a directive approach for innovative financing mechanisms that allow for achieving integrated planning and implementation of inter-sectoral programs.
More detailed information on the conference is avavilable on the following website : http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/land-and-water-days/en/
