Coping with Water Scarcity

In this brief interview granted to Re3, Guido Santini from FAO illustrates the main spheres of actions of its Land&Water division, and in particular the effective investment planning tool developed to support countries struggling with water scarcity, most notably in Sub Saharan Africa.

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