Lifeng Li is Director, Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Water Scarcity, the Climate Crisis and Global Food Security: A Call for Collaborative Action

In Kenya, a pastoralist herds his goats through the Chalbi Desert. Pastoralists walk for two hours from the village in North Horr to the El Bes Oasis for water. © FAO/Giulio Napolitano
Women carry water home near Kairouan. Summers are hot and dry in Tunisia and year-long water sources are often scarce. © FAO/John Isaac

Integrated natural resources management through the coordinated development and management of water, soils and land at all levels will maximize human well-being while safeguarding the integrity and sustainability of vital ecosystems.