Water Energy Food Nexus to CurtailFuture Food Uncertainties

Dr. Suliman Ali Al-KhateebDr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Shuaibi

Ninth Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20)

18th-19th February 2020, Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Overview

1 in 3 people or 2.2 billion people around the world lack safe drinking water

Over 2 billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress. (UN, 2018)

About 60 percent more food will be needed by 2050 to meet the food requirements of a growing global population.

700 million people worldwide could be displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030. (Global Water Institute, 2013)

Sustainable intensification of food production with efficient resource utilization to reduce the productivity gap

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Water Key Facts

UN Water

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Water stress

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Importance of water for global food security

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1000

4 400

5000

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1000

2000

3000

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Drinking Domestic Food demands

Water needs per person in litres per day

Essential Abundant Quality

Below Average Quality

Average QualityHigh Quality

FAO, 2003

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Water requirement per tonnes of food products

Global average water footprint of food production, which includes water requirements across its full supply chain and the quantity of freshwater pollution as a result of production

Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser, 2020

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Energy Key Facts

The number of people without electricity access dropped to 860 million in 2018

IEA, 2019

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Food Key Facts

FAO, 2018

Year wise number of undernourished people in the world

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Regional Food Security challenges

FAO, 2018

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Role of Food Loss and Waste in Global Food Security

Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FL&W)

8.57%

21.56%

11.92%

25.29%

10.13%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Cerealsand Pulses

Fruits andVegetables

Meat andAnimal

Products

Roots,Tubers andOil-bearing

Crops

Other

Percent share of Food Loss during production by commodity groups (FAO, 2019)

YEARLY ONE THIRD OF FOOD PRODUCED IN THE WORLD IS LOST OR WASTED FROM FARM TO FORK8% GHG EMISSIONS

0.83 TRILLION Mᶾ OF WATER OUT OF 2.5

TRILLION Mᶾ

10% OF GLOBAL ENERGY BECAUSE 30

% OF GLOBAL ENERGY IS USED BY AGRI-

SECTOR

WORTH OF FL&W IS $940 BILLION PER

YEAR

VOLUME OF THE FOOD IS 1.3 BILLION TONNES

1.63 GLOBAL HA LAND OUT OF 4.9 GHA

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Food Loss and Waste

FAO, 2019

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Water Energy Food Nexus

Food

Water

Energy

UNU, 2013

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Advantages of Water Energy Food Nexus

Increase the resource use efficiency01

Improve the decision making by identifying synergies between water, energy and food04

Significantly contribute towards global food security by responsible use of water & energy03

The idea od Nexus attract smart investment02

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Stake holder Dialogue

Social economic & environmental goals

Water Energy Food

Governance Sectoral policies

AgricultureTechnology innovation

Land – water – energy

Capital labor

Resource Base

Population growth

urbanization

Climate challenges

Stakeholder dialogue with respect to resources

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WEF Nexus Solution

Thinking to Acting

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Inter-Institutional Dialogue on WEF Nexus

Involvement of Regional competent Players

Developing joint working group

Data interpretation

Nexus policy development

Introduce measures to promote Nexus approach

Date access

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Proposed Actions at G20 MACS 2020

International Workshop later in the year in collaboration with interested members and Invitees

Outcomes

Sharing valuable knowledge in balancing the use of water and energy for food production

Exchange views and best practices for effective and efficient utilization of global resources

Planned Activity(Open event)

1. Ways to strengthen research cooperation about the novel approaches to be

adopted to rationalize the use of valuable finite resources.

2. Promote the idea of WEF Nexus from THINKING to ACTING

3. Exchanging view about good practices, and best experiences for WEF Nexus

AIMS

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