Degree Programmes in Water and Food Security

The world’s population doubled in 40 years from 1959 to 1999. Today, the earth sustains 7 billion people, and another 2 billion are expected to join us by 2050. Coping with population growth and ensuring access to nutritious food for everyone is a major challenge. The 2012 UN World Water Day aims to draw attention to the relationships between water and food security. Agriculture is the biggest user of freshwater on the planet: close to 70 percent of all freshwater used by humans goes to irrigation – not only for food crops but also for non-food crops such as rubber, cotton and oil.

If you are drawn to solving these pressing global problems and are convinced that science and technology can contribute significantly to finding sustainable solutions, consider enrolling in one of the degree programmes listed below.

The World Is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry