This CD-ROM contains a collection of primary sources of information, produced by FAO, on the role of water in agricultural development. It has been prepared by the Land and Water Development Division of FAO for the third World Water Forum (WWF-3). The documents and data collections on the CD-ROM contain background information on the questions and issues debated at the WWF-3. They enable a wider public to gain ready access to a more comprehensive range of FAO forecasts, assessments, technical studies and guidelines in the field of agricultural water development. They are complementary to the background document and issue papers presented and distributed widely by FAO at the WWF-3.