Global Food and Water Security Program

Leading research, analysis, and policy recommendations to improve global food and water security.

Around the world, food insecurity and malnutrition contribute to social and political unrest, and thwart human and economic development. Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted global agricultural markets and worsened food insecurity among nations already dealing with the lingering shocks from Covid-19, ongoing effects of regional conflict, and increasing impacts of climate change. And while climate change is limiting access to freshwater, demand for freshwater is increasing across sectors—including agriculture, which accounts for the majority of global freshwater use and is the greatest nonpoint source of water pollution. Water security at the household level is likewise critical to food security and nutrition everywhere.

The CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program conducts independent research and analysis and provides policy recommendations to address dynamic threats to global food security and global water security, with a distinct focus on the relationship between global food and water security policy under the CSIS Project on Water Security. 

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Water and Food: How, When, and Why Water Imperils Global Food Security

World food production will have to grow 50 percent by 2050 to meet rising demands, requiring 30 percent more water than today, fueling concerns that mounting agricultural needs risk colliding with increasingly strained resource supplies.

Critical Questions by David Michel — October 16, 2023

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Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security

Please join the Global Food and Water Security Program for a conversation on COP28 outcomes and the importance of investing in small-scale producers to support global food security, featuring U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security and high-level representatives from IFAD and the philanthropic community.

Event — December 18, 2023

Water and Food: How, When, and Why Water Imperils Global Food Security

World food production will have to grow 50 percent by 2050 to meet rising demands, requiring 30 percent more water than today, fueling concerns that mounting agricultural needs risk colliding with increasingly strained resource supplies.

Critical Questions by David Michel — October 16, 2023