The increasing demand for water, coupled with the projected impacts of climate change, poses a major challenge to all countries in terms of fair and sustainable water allocation in the context of food security. Understanding water tenure is fundamental to the sustainable and equitable manageme...

To address the growing challenges in water resource management in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held two webinars on 26 & 27 March as part of the Regional Dialogue on Water Tenure process, within the framework of the proj...

The increasing demand for water, coupled with the effects of climate change, represents a global challenge in the distribution of this essential resource for food security. To achieve more efficient and equitable water management, it is essential to understand in detail the rules and agreement...

Water is a vital resource for life, development and food security. However, in Colombia, approximately 12 million people, representing 25 per cent of the population, have inadequate access to drinking water, and 3.2 million lack this service altogether. In the department of Magdalena, the situ...

On 3 and 4 March 2025, experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) gathered in Rayong, Thailand, to kick-start a crucial water tenure assessment in the Prasae River Basin. The initiative, part of th...

Following the second field visit to the Prasae River Basin from 3 to 4 March 2025, the national consultant team returned to Rayong to hold a basin scoping meeting, aimed at finalizing interview guides for the water tenure assessment. Feedback from the field mission highlighted the need to adap...

The Office of National Water Resources of Thailand (ONWR) organized a field visit to the Prasae River Basin in the Rayong Province with the goal of introducing the ScaleWat project to local stakeholders and visiting potential study sites for the national consultants to evaluate.  The pilo...

This year’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) took place from 15 to 18 January in Berlin, Germany. The forum brought together Ministers and Practitioners from public and private sectors and civil society to develop solutions for future food security under this year’s motto “Farming ...

In the context of the International Soil and Water Forum 2024, the first Regional Consultation on Responsible Water Tenure Governance was held on Monday, 9 December 2...

The objective of the visit was to tour the Frío and Sevilla river basins (upper, lower, and middle sections) to survey the project evaluation areas and conduct pilot interviews with key stakeholders in the area. 

Part of the global effort to confront the growing demand for water and the effects of climate change, the ScaleWat project officially launched. 

The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series was held between 2021 and 2022 as a forum for building a stronger water tenure concept and pursuing FAO's efforts to broaden the knowledge base on its application to achieve more equitable and secure access to water, even under condition...

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 pr...

The third edition of the Rome Water Dialogue was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy from 14 to 18 October 2024, as part of the annual World Food For...

With the aim of training 40 leaders from the Sierra Nevada - Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta corridor, the official launch of the Diploma Course in "Environmental Leadership for Water Governance: Systemic and Participatory Action" took place.&nb...

In 2022, the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) at its 28th session recommended FAO to undertake an assessment of existing water tenure arrangements and initiate a Global Dialogue on Water Tenure. Two years later, FAO and partners discussed the progress made sinc...

From 25 to 29 August, water experts gathered in Stockholm for the global annual conference on water. The 2024 edition of the World Water Week focused on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme “Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future” chall...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with Colombia's Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, defined criteria for selecting the pilot area where the ScaleWat project will be implemented in the country.

FAO in Colombia, in colla...

With the aim of promoting the project, ScaleWat: scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure, and bringing together key partners from different governmental, international, and non-governmental organizations as well as private sector institutions and academia, among othe...