On Tuesday, 29 October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) of Thailand signed the official agreement to start implementing the project “ScaleWat: scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure” in the country.  Dr Surasi Kidtimonton, Secretary-General...

Building on the success of tracking drought-related projects worldwide, the Drought Finance Tracker expands its coverage! The Drought Finance Tracker is the global tool designed to track drought finance at global and country level. The latest version, Drought Finance Tracker 2.0, is now released and available online on the FAO Drought...

The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) Operational Guidelines are now available in English. As a result of several years of pilot field activities and collaborative consultations, the WAW guidelines support practitioners and relevant stakeholders involved in agricultural policy to ensure that the diverse realities of farms are captured and represented in...

The 3rd edition of the Rome Water Dialogue will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14 to 18 October 2024, as part of the annual World Food Forum. Since its launch in 2022, the Rome Water Dialogue has served as a critical platform for advancing collaboration on Integrated Water...

The 28th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) recommended FAO to undertake an assessment of existing water tenure arrangements and initiate a Global Dialogue on Water Tenure. This side-event, organized on 1 October 2024 from 12:15 to 13:45 (CEST) at FAO Headquarters and online, in the framework of COAG29,...

The 2024 edition of the World Water Week will focus on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme “Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future” challenges us to recognize the regional and global interconnectivity of communities and nations, and highlights the collaborative efforts...