Water Tenure Assessment validation workshop was held in Kigali, Rwanda
The validation workshop for KnoWat’s Water Tenure Assessment Results in Rwanda took place on 10 March 2022 in Kigali. Senior Rwandan government officials from Rwanda Water Resources Board, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board, Water and Sanitation Corporation, representatives of the local authority, water engineers, and other actors in the water sector attended this hybrid validation workshop. The global team of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also participated in the event by Zoom.
The Chairman of the workshop Bernard Musana, Head of Knowledge and Forecasting Hub Department at Rwanda Water Resources Board, welcomed the assessment report and commended the work done by FAO under the KnoWat project. The assessment contributes to Water tenure arrangements determining how people, communities, and organizations gain access to, and use, water resources, how much of the resource can be used, for how long, for what purpose, and under what conditions.
After engaging in presentations and panel discussions on the results of the Water Tenure Assessment done on Rwanda, the report was approved and the participants provided comments that the national team will address.
The water tenure assessment identifies and compares the various water tenure arrangements that exist in Rwanda, assessing the access and use of water resources and highlighting the challenges that may hinder the effectiveness and efficiency of those arrangements. The report also provides recommendations to stakeholders to achieve more responsible and equitable governance of water tenure in Rwanda.