Foodandwatersecurityissuesareregardedassinequanonif asocietywants to p-
mote health, peace and prosperity. People who are well fed are also
people with the means to changetheir situation. However, this is still
an immense challengefor Asia
especiallyintheglobalenvironmentalperspectiveinthe21stcentury.
Peoplearound the globe will be facing a combination of problems
concerning both environmental as well as social changes; therefore, the
policy for future food and water security has to be upgraded in an
integrated and holistic way. The need to put into persp- tive the
ever-mounting body of new information on environmental security of food
and water issues in Asia beyond the boundaries of separate disciplines
provided the impetus for the development of this book. It is a
compilation of selected ar- cles from two international symposiums
entitled "Food and Water Sustainability in China 2007" and "Food and
Water Sustainability in Asia 2008" which were held in Macau, China.
Eminent scientists/researchers from different parts of Asia spoke at the
symposium on topics such as the challenges in sustainable water resource
m- agement, future projection of development strategies for sheries,
increased yield of food grains by rainwater management in arid lands,
multi-functional role of rice paddy area for food and water
sustainability, the impact of biofuel production on food security,
reclaimed wastewater for sustainable urban water use, heavy metal
removal from contaminated soil and water, and adaptation strategies to
cope with the climate change issues for food and water.
