AquaStat
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| Name: | AquaStat |
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| Agency/Company /Organization: |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Sector: | Land |
| Focus Area: | Forestry, Agriculture
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| Topics: | Resource assessment, Background analysis |
| Resource Type: | Dataset
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| Website: | www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm
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| References: | AquaStat[1]
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Overview
"AQUASTAT is FAO's global information system on water and agriculture, developed by the Land and Water Division. The main mandate of the programme is to collect, analyze and disseminate information on water resources, water uses, and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This allows interested users to find comprehensive and regularly updated information at global, regional, and national levels.
All AQUASTAT products can be found using the left navigation menu. Shortcuts to our most popular programme areas containing country-level information are presented below for ease of use"