Se trata de una convocatoria nacional en el marco del proyecto 'Agua, Vida y Gobernanza - ScaleWat', que busca reconocer a instituciones y comunidades que trabajan activamente por el cuidado y protección del agua en sus territorios y que a través de estas acciones contribuyen a mejorar la equidad, productividad y sostenibilidad del agua.

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...

On June 11 and 12, 2025, the University of Magdalena hosted a training session on the use of the WaPOR platform (WAter Productivity throu...

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...

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...

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.

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...