Food and water security are important issues on the international market. For many countries, food and water security are essential issues. As agriculture demands some 70% of the total available fresh water, the need to improve water use efficiency is high.
Water, environment and agriculture are interrelated. Main focal points to ensure a more efficient use of water include:

Improvement of water productivity and food production – more crop per drop. On the one hand, irrigation and drainage are important, especially related to water management. On the other hand, the relation of water management with productivity of specific crops that are adjusted to local water availability.  Read more on water productivity and food production...

Water distribution and water quality – safeguarding the quality of water needs of ‘green’ areas in accordance with other water users in a catchment area, both upstream and downstream. In addition, water management aspects on allocating water with a certain quality to specific agriculture or environmental values. Read more on water distribution and water quality...

Delta ecology – preservation and restoring of environmental values in sustainable (agro-) ecological development. Read more on delta ecology...

Alternative water sources – use of salt water, reuse of waste water, new desalinization technology, a.o. in relation to power production. Read more on alternative water sources...

Aquaculture – taking into account the global food issues and decreasing available fish supplies. Important contributions can be made both on inland (fresh water) as along the coast (brackish and salt water). Read more on aquaculture...