A Global Dialogue on Water Tenure For Food Security, Climate Resilience and Social Inclusion
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The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure is a multi-stakeholder platform initiated by FAO and partners to discuss principles for responsible governance of water tenure, with a view of strengthening secure and equitable access to water resources of all legitimate water users, including women and marginalized groups, in support of wider goals of health, food security, social inclusion, and climate resilience.
The Global Dialogue was launched at the UN Water Conference in 2023 as a commitment of FAO to the Water Action Agenda, in line with recommendations of the FAO Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) recommendations on Water for Food Security and Nutrition.
Objectives of the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure
- Identify non-binding principles for the responsible governance of water tenure.
- Define criteria to guide the implementation of the principles.
- Build consensus around the principles and criteria though multistakeholder consultations at country, regional and global levels.
- Strengthen capacities of countries and non-state actors to apply the principles.
Elements of the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure:
- Regional and sectorial consultations with multi-actor participation, at country, regional and global level, involving governments, civil society, academia, private sector, international organizations, possibly in partnership with CFS with its Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples’ and Private sector mechanism.
- Local and country-level assessments water tenure to inform dialogue processes on water tenure.
- Expert consultations & background papers to guide process and to clarify concepts and criteria of implementation.
- Political process for review and endorsement of guiding principles at international fora (e.g: CFS, Rome Water Dialogue, World Water Forum).
- Advocacy, awareness and outreach Including Partners’ Meetings to build political and financial support.
Become involved in the Global Dialogue!
- Join the consultation on the Roadmap of the Global Dialogue.
- Join the expert group on water tenure.
- Organize dialogue events on water tenure or consultations in your country or region.
- Conduct water tenure assessments in your community, region, or country.
- Become a resource partner.
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Workshop report: Promoting water tenure for food security, climate resilience and equity
05/2024
The workshop “Promoting Water Tenure for Food Security, Climate Resilience, and Equity” was implemented by FAO and adelphi on 18 and 29 June in Berlin,...
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Global Dialogue updates
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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...
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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...
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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...