strategy
Increasing amount of water for food production
Synonyms:
Reducing shortage of water for food production Implementation:
A holistic approach to the management of water and food requires: a) making full use of economic instruments that treat land and water as scarce economic resources that are part of the Earth's natural capital; b) coordinating the management of land and water resources as closely as possible; c) establishing secure land and water property rights where these do not exist; d) reorganizing land and water management policies on a river basin level. Introducing the concept of shared and equitable water use to resource allocation strategies; e) reformulating regional and national agricultural and food security strategies to bring them into line with the principles of sustainable development; f) providing people with alternatives to the use of marginal land; and g) reducing water wastage in urban areas. Broader:
Providing water for agriculture Constrains:
Increasing sustainable food production Facilitates:
Employing unused land Problems:
Lack of water for agriculture Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterAmenities → Food
Industry → Production
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
