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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Living the Global Water Crisis

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Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure and foreign cargo vessels are the most severe since 2023. CSIS experts analyze the timing, predict future incidents, and emphasize the urgent need for stronger maritime defense to safeguard Ukraine’s grain exports.

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Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber, and Emma Dodd — November 25, 2024

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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

Why Is Russia Blocking Ukraine's Food Exports?

Continuing to block Ukraine’s agricultural exports is in Russia’s economic and political interest, as it manipulates its own food exports to appease food-importing countries. And its exit from the deal has not contributed to a global food price shock—for now.

Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber, and Emma Dodd — September 15, 2023

2023’s Summer of Climate Shocks

What happened this summer? Were successive climate shocks merely an exclamation point to a deeper ongoing march? Or were they a thunderclap, signaling a pivot?

Event — September 11, 2023