Water pollution from agriculture: a global review - Executive …

Water pollution from agriculture: a global reviewExecutive summary FAO & IWMI, 2017I7754EN/1 BYWater pollution from agriculture: a global reviewExecutive summarybyJavier Mateo-Sagasta (IWMI), Sara Marjani Zadeh (FAO) and Hugh Turral with contributions from Jacob Burke (formerly FAO)Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2017 and the International Water Management Institute on behalf of the Water Land and Ecosystems research programColombo, 2017 FAO and IWMI encourage the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO and IWMI as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO s and IWMI s endorsement of users views, products or services is not implied in any requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via or addressed to information products are available on the FAO website ( ) and can be purchased through FAO and IWMI, 2017 Cover photograph: Jim Holmes/IWMIA global Water -QUALITY CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE Water pollution is a global challenge that has increas

WATER POLLUTION FROM AGRICULTURE: A GLOBAL REVIEW - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 ©FAO/Asim Hafeez POPULATION GROWTH, CHANGES IN DIETS, AND INCREASING FOOD DEMAND The global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050 (UNDESA, 2017) Population growth and changes in consumption patterns, including new

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