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...

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...

As part of the Regional Water Week for Latin America & the Caribbean, the discussion brought together water leaders from across the region. The results of this dialogue will be used as input for the next United Nations Water Conference in the United Arab Emirates, with conclusions to be presented at the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure in 2026.

The Pasak River is vital for agriculture, aquaculture, industry, and household use. Water authorities need to utilise water supply for ranges of ecological conversations and hydrological functions within and beyond the Basin’s region. But increasing demand and climate-related droughts have placed growing pressure on the basin’s resources.

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...

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 ...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...