Featured publications
Water tenure assessment
09/11/2024
Water tenure assessment provides an unbiased view of the relationships between people and water resources with a view to reviewing and improving water...
Water tenure perspectives – Proceedings of the Water Tenure Mondays webinar series
09/11/2024
The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series was held in 2021 and 2022, as a forum for building a stronger water tenure concept and pursue FAO’s efforts...
Workshop report: Promoting water tenure for food security, climate resilience and equity
02/05/2024
The workshop “Promoting Water Tenure for Food Security, Climate Resilience, and Equity” was implemented by FAO and adelphi on 18 and 29 June in Berlin,...
Unpacking water tenure for improved food security and sustainable development
01/01/2020
This paper contains the Policy Brief on water tenure and the Expert Roundtable summary report on water tenure, which took place in December 2019.
Water accounting and auditing: a sourcebook
01/01/2017
Water accounting and auditing are recommended by FAO and others as being fundamental to initiatives that aim to cope with water scarcity. This sourcebook...
Exploring the concept of water tenure
01/01/2016
This paper seeks to provide answers to the following questions: (a) What is water tenure? (b) Does water tenure really exist or is water simply too...
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
01/01/2012
This publication provides guidelines to improve the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests.