Water Tenure Mondays

As pressure on water resources grows, fair and sustainable allocation has never been more urgent. The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series brings together governments, practitioners, researchers and civil society to discuss how water tenure is defined, implemented and recognized in practice, and how it links to water governance, rights, and to other resources such as land, forests and fisheries. This second regional edition supports the engagement phase of the Regional Dialogue on Water Tenure in Asia and the Pacific and contributes to the Global Dialogue launched at the 2023 UN Water Conference.

Who should attend? Government agencies, FAO country and regional staff, academia and research institutions, civil society and community groups, development partners and regional organizations, private sector actors, and water user associations working on water, land and related natural resources.

Calendar of sessions

The 12 interactive session took place each Monday at 15.00 (Bangkok Time). The webinar introduced the water tenure concept and Global Dialogue, showcased country cases and tools, and hosted cross-sector discussions. All materials will feed into the Pre-Regional and Regional Dialogues (April–May 2026). Check each session's page to access the presentations and the videos.

💧Series 1: Water tenure case studies

Co-organized with the Water Scarcity Programme and the inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity (iRTP-WS). The series will focus on the water tenure country assessments from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam and Indonesia.

Monday, 17 November 2025: Findings of the water tenure assessment in Sri Lanka
Monday, 24 November 2025: Water tenure in Vietnam - Institutional and policy insights from the Nui Coc irrigation system
Monday, 1 December 2025: Water tenure assessment in the Staung River Basin, Cambodia
Monday, 8 December 2025: Water for Agriculture: Complexities of water tenure arrangements in Cimanuk River Basin, Indonesia
Monday, 15 December 2025: Water Tenure Assessment in Thailand: Findings from Praesae and Pa Sak

💧Series 2: Water allocation, innovation, and links with other natural resources

Co-organized with the Global Water Partnership South-East Asia. This series will focus on cases and tools from FAO projects and partners (such as IUCN, Cadasta, WCC), as well as contributions from Regional Water Tenure Champions.

Monday, 12 January 2026: Sustainable Eel Management in Sukabumi, Indonesia: A Practical Illustration of Water Tenure Challenges in Inland Fisheries
Monday, 19 January 2026: Mapping the Blue Commons: Technology, Tenure, and Governance in Coastal and Water Systems
Monday, 26 January 2026: Water Protection Zones in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Innovations for Integrated Water and Natural Resource Management
Monday, 2 February 2026: Water Tenure in Malaysia: Perspectives and Considerations
Monday, 9 February 2026: Water tenure, climate, and land use and cover: developing a public investment plan for the Sta. Maria Subbasin, Philippines
Monday, 16 February 2026: Who controls water in a crisis? Exploring the intersection of water tenure and disaster resilience
Monday, 23 February 2026: Integrating Fisheries into water and basin governance: An ongoing pilot study at Siphandone in the Mekong River Basin

🎞️ Visit each session's dedicated page to access the presentation and the registration.

🎞️ Check the Water tenure Mondays repository: videos and presentations from past editions (2021-2022) in English and French.

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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...