This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project `Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture?, and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting.

The FAO Statistical Yearbook 2012: Africa Food and Agriculture, disseminates statistical information that will help all stakeholders to access, easily and quickly, a set of statistics on food and agriculture related to the current themes and domains of interest in the region. The document provides users in Africa and abroad with statistics and reliable indicators on food and agriculture that can be used for policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation.

En pocas palabras, la escasez de agua tiene lugar cuando la demanda supera el suministro de agua dulce en un área determinada. Escasez de agua = un exceso de demanda de agua para el suministro disponible Esta situación aparece como consecuencia de una elevada demanda agregada por parte de todos los sectores que consumen agua respecto al suministro disponible, bajo las condiciones de infraestructuras y las disposiciones institucionales existentes.

El propósito de las insignias de las Naciones Unidas es despertar conciencia, educar y, sobre todo, motivar a los jóvenes a cambiar su comportamiento y a ser agentes de cambio activos en sus comunidades locales. Las insignias son apropiadas para ser utilizadas con clases escolares y con grupos juveniles, y están patrocinadas por la AMGS y la OMMS. Estas incluyen una amplia gama de actividades e ideas que pueden ser fácilmente adaptadas por los maestros, los profesores o los dirigentes.

The second meeting of Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality, subject of this report, was organized in Banjul (The Gambia) from 12 to 14 March 2013. All representatives of the countries (except from Morocco) as well as the RCU URC and the project partners were able to participate.

With 16 percent of the world’s population, India has 2.45 percent of the world’s land resources and 4 percent of its water resources. It is obvious that supply will barely match future demand. Around 50 percent of irrigated agriculture and 85 percent of rural drinking water comes from groundwater. Sustainable management of groundwater plays a major role in the agriculture sector, contributing to the economic development of a mainly agrarian country. Half of farmer households in India are indebted and the average outstanding loan increases with the size of the landholding.

联合国挑战徽章训练手册的目的旨在提高认识和教育、最重 要的是鼓励年轻人改变他们的行为并成为改变当地社区的积 极推动者。挑战徽章训练手册适合在学校班级和青少年团体 中使用并获得世界女童子军协会和世界童子军运动组织的认 可。手册包括广泛的活动且提供很容易由教师或领队进行调 整的想法。其他可用的或正在开发的一系列有关其他主题的 挑战徽章训练手册，包括：农业、生物多样性、气候变化、 能源、森林、管理、饥饿、营养、土壤和水。 海洋挑战徽章训练手册旨在帮助教育孩子和青少年海洋在支 持地球生命中扮演的重要角色。本挑战徽章训练探讨人们怎 样居住、探索和使用海岸、海洋和海洋产品，描述这对于海 洋环境的影响并提供个人能采取怎样的行动帮助使这一密切 关系变得更加可持续。

For many centuries, the people of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region were able to cope, and even flourish, under conditions of water scarcity. However, with decades of relentless high rate of population growth, rapid urbanization, and uncharacteristically excessive consumption patterns, the region is now facing unprecedented levels of pressure on its natural resources.

The Water Challenge Badge - Resource and Activity Guide is designed to support you in educating children and youth about water, the challenges our water resources are facing and the importance of using water fairly and sustainably. The guide contains simple teaching tools to make learning appealing and fun, and provides a selection of activities and exercises to encourage young people to engage in efforts to save water and to promote equitable access to clean water. The guide can be used to achieve the Water Challenge Badge or can be used separately.