In 2021, World Meteorological Organisation reported that more than 2.3 billion people are under water stress due to a 29% increase in frequency and length of droughts since 2000.         

Moreover, women must overcome substantial obstacles and discriminatory laws and practices to inherit the land.         

Even though, half of the world's agricultural workforce is women, less than one in five landowners are female. In more than 100 countries, women are denied from inheriting their husband's land due to traditional, religious, or customary practices.         

Additionally, women spend 200 million hours daily gathering water, with certain countries requiring more than one hour per trip.         

Therefore, the theme for International Day Against Desertification and Drought 2023, "Her land. Her rights," underlines the importance of giving women equal access to land and resources to secure both their futures and the future of humanity.