42coping with water scarcity an action framework for agriculture and food security water is recycled in this way between the aswan dam and the sea molden el kady and zhu 1998 faures svendsen and turral 2007 the large scale paddy systems of south eastern asia follow very similar patterns of re use. Coping with water scarcity an action framework for agriculture and food security jippe hoogeveen land and water division food and agriculture organization defining water scarcity an excess of water demand over available supply o a relative concept o a dynamic concept o a social construct dimensions of water scarcity o physical o infrastructural o institutional factors . Coping with water scarcity an action framework for agriculture and food security english edition ebook fao of the un amazonde kindle shop. Fao 2012 coping with water scarcity an action framework for agriculture and food security food and agriculture organization of the united nations rome italy. Coping with water scarcity an action framework for agriculture and food security food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao august 2012 this report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture the purpose of this report is twofold