Roundtable on Land, Water, and Food Security

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Roundtable on Land, Water, and Food Security was held on March 26, 2002. Co-chaired by H.E. Dr. S. W. Kazibwe, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, and Professor M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, the roundtable focused on the continued degradation of land and water ecosystems worldwide and the implications for food security, particularly in developing countries. Participants offered specific recommendations to promote an integrated approach to natural resource management and to improve food security through sustainable agriculture.