A Burning Issue: Managing Air Quality in Cities and Rural Areas
There are viable solutions for the harmful practice of agricultural burning but they need government and private sector support to scale up.
There are viable solutions for the harmful practice of agricultural burning but they need government and private sector support to scale up.
Yasmin Siddiqi, Principal Water Resources Specialist with ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, shares updates from World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
A majority of respondents think drip and sprinkler systems are the best solution.
Growing more food with less water is the only solution to feed hungry urban populations and quench thirst for energy in developing Asia. Innovative approaches to managing energy and water can provide solutions.
Armenia faces severe water challenges due to climate change and needs immediate and long-term strategies to safeguard its water resources and ensure sustainable agriculture.
Central Asian countries are facing major food security challenges, but can meet them by working together on shared solutions.
With a rapidly growing population in Asia and rising demand for drinking water, power, and food the competition for water resources is huge. The future challenge is how to grow more food with less water.
Including women in agriculture as equal players can have a significant impact on crop production and can contribute to food security of Asia and the Pacific. We can produce more with less by giving women equal access to resources, education, and markets.
Страны Центральной Азии сталкиваются с серьезными проблемами продовольственной безопасности, но могут справиться с ними, работая вместе над общими решениями.
Հայաստանը կանգնած է ջրային պաշարներին առնչվող լուրջ մարտահրավերների առաջ, ինչը պայմանավորված է կլիմայի փոփոխությամբ, և անհապաղ և երկարաժամկետ ռազմավարության կարիք ունի՝ սեփական ջրային ռեսուրսները ճիշտ օգտագործելու և կայուն գյուղատնտեսություն ապահովելու նպատակով: