Progress report for
Global Dialogue on Water Tenure
Achievement at a glance
• Trainings on water tenure, water accounting and crop water productivity in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka• Water tenure video in English, French, Wolof, Kinyarwanda, Sinhala and Tamil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIMEm5zTA0
• Water tenure assessment concluded in Indonesia, Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka and Vietnam
• New FAO project ScaleWat funded by BMEL Germany in support of the global dialogue on water tenure as well as regional dialogues (Asia, Latin America) and national dialogues (Colombia, Thailand)
• Group of experts on Water Tenure meeting regularly to advise the Global Dialogue process
Challenges faced in implementation
Financial issues: past and current funding commitments (BMEL Germany) allow dialogues at country (Colombia, Thailand) and regional level in three regions (Africa, Asia and Latin America), co-funding is being sought to support activities in other regionsNext Steps
Jippe HoogeveenBeneficiaries
Direct beneficiaries countries: Colombia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Actions
• Roadmap and background documents for consultations on water tenure governance will be produced in 2024• Regional dialogue on water tenure in Asia in December 2024 and in Latin America in 2025
• Water Tenure Assessments in Colombia, Thailand and Cambodia will be initiated in 2024 and serve as a basis for national dialogues in Colombia and Thailand to be held in 2025
• E-learning course on water tenure governance and assessment to be developed in 2024/25