Observations and key messages on freshwater management for food security in Small Island

Freshwater underpins the four FNS pillars (availability, SIDS would benefit enormously from accessibility, utility and stability) that are needed to diversify food increasing the domestic production of production and curb the triple burden of malnutrition: fresh and healthy food and making it undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and overnutrition. [...] These include the proximity and interconnectedness of water resources and the strong social bonds in the relatively small SIDS communities. [...] Control and enforcement ©Pixabay/sasint ©FAO/Walter Astrada There is not enough space in this policy brief to do justice to the diversity of the SIDS, and hence the road map presented here should be seen as a framework for action that should be adapted to the circumstances of individual islands. [...] The management of waste and polluted water should be given the highest priority, to secure human health and prevent the destruction of ecological assets on the islands. [...] The value of SIDS The contribution of freshwater management to FNS is particularly apparent in times of crisis when the SIDS need safeguards against SIDS freshwater and the SDGs food and income gaps.