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FAO and ONWR host WaPOR training to support evidence-based water resources planning in Thailand
24/02/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Office of the National Water Resources of Thailand (ONWR) co-hosted a two-day training on the use of FAO's
A participatory process on Water Tenure for pastoral use in Senegal
18/02/2026
Between late January and early February 2026, three local restitution and validation workshops were held to review the results of the water tenure assessment in the pastoral sector, under the project “Water and Food Security Initiative for Africa” (IESA – II) implemented by the Food ...
ScaleWat advances water tenure governance at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2026
19/01/2026
During the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), held in Berlin from 14 to 17 January under the theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future.”, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners contributed to advancing discussions on water tenure governance ...
ScaleWat will present the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2026
09/01/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2026, to be held in Berlin, Germany, from 14 to 17 January 2026. The forum will bring together political leaders, researchers, civil society and international ...
Understanding Water Tenure: Key Findings from FAO’s Regional Webinar Series
05/01/2026
FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the ScaleWat project, in cooperation with the inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity (iRTP-WS), hosted a new edition of the...
ScaleWat field visit and Basin Validation Meeting advance water tenure dialogue in Thailand
27/10/2025
Following the successful National Validation Meeting held in Bangkok, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) of Thailand travelled to Rayong for the project’s Basin Validation Meeting, an essential step of the wat...
Supporting inclusive water governance at the Rome Water Dialogue
17/10/2025
On Friday 17 October, the ScaleWat project took part in the multi-stakeholder Rome Water Dialogue (RWD) session “Water and Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems” within the framework of the World Food Forum. The session created an inclusive and accessible space where representa...
FAO convened a regional discussion on water governance through tenure during ECLAC's Latin American and Caribbean Regional Water Week
10/10/2025
Thailand: Communities, farmers, industry and authorities seek shared solutions
03/10/2025
Regional pre-dialogues on water governance principles bring together multiple stakeholders in Latin America and the Caribbean
16/09/2025
With two virtual seminars held on September 11 and 12, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the project ScaleWat: scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure, opened a regional exchange space to advance toward shared principles of resp...
Multistakeholder workshop held in Colombia on the principles for responsible governance of water tenure
15/09/2025
As part of the project ScaleWat: scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the National Water and Biodiversity Center of ...
Thailand: ScaleWat presents preliminary findings on water tenure to stakeholders
04/09/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing the ScaleWat project in Thailand in collaboration with the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) and with the support other water authorities in Thailand, including the Royal Irrigation Department and the...
Terms of Participation - “Water Champions” Call for Entries
07/07/2025
ScaleWat supports national dialogue on water tenure in Colombia
18/06/2025
On 17 and 18 June, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Environment in Colombia co-organized a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the responsible governance of water tenure in Bogotá. The event marked an important milestone in the national conversati...
FAO Colombia organizes training on WaPOR: Strengthening capacities to improve water productivity in agriculture
13/06/2025
On June 11 and 12, 2025, the University of Magdalena hosted a training session on the use of the WaPOR platform (WAter Productivity throu...
Scaling up solutions: ScaleWat team sets priorities for next phase
02/06/2025
On 29 and 30 May 2025, the ScaleWat team gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) headquarters in Rome for the Global Mid-Term Planning Workshop. The event brought together project staff from headquarters and country teams in Colombia and Thailand, nationa...
FAO convenes key stakeholders to advance the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure
02/06/2025
On 27 and 28 May 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted the third Water Tenure Experts’ Meeting at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, within the framework of the ScaleWat project. The meeting brought together 60 experts from 30 partner cou...
Global experts unite to advance water tenure governance for Indigenous and local communities
15/05/2025
The 2025 Water for Food Global Conference – held from 28 April to 2 May in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States – explored the critical role of water tenure in ensuring equitable water access for food production.