COP26, the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints commits partners to secure water tenure
The Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints for climate-resilient, inclusive, and sustainable development was signed on 5 November 2021 during COP26.
The declaration is promoted by Water Witness and CDP together with partners from the UK, Finnish, Malagasy, Malawi and Peruvian Governments, amongst others. Businesses, governments, civil society and external support agencies are committed to joining a collaborative effort to transform how the global economy interacts with the water environment and the resilience of local communities, taking significant and measurable actions over the next decade.
As part of the Declaration, the signatories commit to secure water tenure for all, to improve resilience of business operations, services, and supply chains associated with significant water and climate-related risks to drought, floods, climate variability, and water conflict.
The Declaration makes reference to FAO's definition of water tenure: The relationships, whether legally or customarily defined, between people, as individuals or groups, with respect to water resources, as presented during Water Tenure sessions during the Stockholm Water Week 2020 and 2021, co-sponsored by the KnoWat project.
Read the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints.
Watch Water Witness presentation @ FAO Water Tenure Mondays: "Accountability for Water Tenure".
Watch Session on Water Tenure for Food Security and Climate Resilience @ World Water Week 2020.