 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to thank the government of Tajikistan for organizing this important and timely event. To address today's overlapping crisis of the climate, COVID-19 pandemic, and conflict, we must transform our ecosystem systems to become more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable. Water is at the core of this transformation, yet freshwater resources are becoming increasingly scarce. 2.3 billion people living in water-stressed countries, 10% of the global population living in the countries with high and critical water stress. Addressing the water crisis is essential to achieve the sustainable development goals and for food security. And we cannot have water security without addressing the food crisis, sustainable management of water resources that are fundamental pillar of food security strategies. In the last years, the National Dialogues, 116 countries completed their pathways and actions to transform our ecosystem by 2030. And to realize the people's rights to food and the water. We need to work together to implement innovative solutions through the multi-sector and multi-disciplinary approaches at all levels from local to global. The FAO Innovative and Global WAPA program monitors carbon production and carbon water use by satellite remote sensing, and can have modernizing irrigation systems to make them more efficient. The other water cooperation, South-South cooperation and the regional collaboration are key. FAO is working with government partners in support of regional water scarcity initiatives in both the Near East and North Africa region, as well as Asia and the Pacific. Partnerships are growing and bearing fruits in terms of increased capacity, knowledge, sharing experience, and leading to the tangible results on the ground. We must leverage innovation and technology, select the process and the secular and culture to produce more with less and optimize the use of water. And we must significantly increase the investments. At the last month's U.S. Security Council meeting, I highlighted that investment is especially needed in water management and irrigation systems. So scale up the sustainable and effective management of water resources and mitigate the adaptive to the impact of the climate crisis. We must work more actions by institutions and the scientific data and information for integrated planning, digitalization, and strategic financing. In this regard, FAO proposes the volunteer development of national water roadmaps as part of a national process towards the achievement of the SDGs. So the water sector needs to work together in an efficient, effective and coherent manner with all sectors including food, and culture, and fishery, among others. We have the solutions needed for the better production, but if there is a better environment, a better life for all, leaving no one behind. Thank you.