In 2022, the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) recommended FAO to initiate a “Global Dialogue on Water Tenure”, to identify principles for the responsible governance of water tenure. In many countries, access to and use of water resources in rural areas is governed by customary arrangements, which may or may not be recognized and protected by formal law, and by a range of informal water tenure arrangements.
The project ScaleWat focus on two regions, South-East Asia and Latin America, as well as one focus country in each region: Colombia and Thailand.
Project components
Water tenure can be defined as the relationship, whether legally or customarily defined, between people, as individuals or groups, with respect to water resources.
ScaleWat project aims to support member states and non-state actors, and UN organizations in two regions and two pilot countries to arrive at a consistent framework on water tenure.
Water accounting is the systematic study of the current status and trends in water supply, demand, accessibility and use.
ScaleWat strengthens the capacities of decision makers and technical staff of government agencies, farmers’ organizations, academic and
civil society organizations in Colombia and Thailand on integrated water resource assessment, including water accounting.
GLOBAL DIALOGUE ON WATER TENURE
ScaleWat supports expert consultations to provide guidance to the global, regional and national water tenure dialogues.
Highlights
The publication Water Tenure Perspectives - Proceedings of the Water Tenure Mondays Webinar Series is out!
12/11/2024
The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series was held between 2021 and 2022 as a forum for building a stronger water tenure concept and...
FAO and ONWR launch the ScaleWat project in Thailand
30/10/2024
On Tuesday, 29 October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the
Global Water Tenure Dialogue showcased during the World Water Week session “Building bridges between communities and states through water tenure”
29/08/2024
From 25 to 29 August, water experts gathered in Stockholm for the global annual conference on water. The 2024 edition of the World Water Week focused...
The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure will be presented during the World Bank Land Conference 2024
10/05/2024
FAO will present the session "Protecting tenure rights: lessons from land, forest and fisheries to reconcile legal and customary laws in the water...
COAG endorsed FAO to initiate a “Global Dialogue on Water Tenure"
21/07/2022
The Committee on Agriculture’s (COAG) 28th session started on Monday 18 July 2022, and the event will take place until 22 July. As one of FAO’s Governing...
Global Water Tenure Dialogue discussed at CFS50 side event on Collective rights to natural resources for indigenous food systems
13/10/2021
For the global community, insecure rights of Indigenous Peoples on their lands, waters and territories represents an immeasurable cost in form of...