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Book (stand-alone)Consumption-based water management
State of the art in Asia
2023Also available in:
No results found.This document on consumption-based water management (CBWM) distils and expands on the findings of an expert consultation hosted by FAO and the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR). The meeting brought together Chinese and international experts to discuss the technical, governance and broader dimensions of managing consumptive water use, and to understand the implications of more than ten years’ pilot experience in China and its potential for application in a broader range of climatic, political administrative and socioeconomic contexts. The document provides contextual information on CBWM, introduces technical basis for CBWM, takes a closer look at law, policy, and governance and their the relevance in implementing CBWM, and step-by-step detail on implementation of CBWM. Finally, the document argues that the implementation of CBWM requires preliminary steps in developing water accounts, water rights, water allocation processes and associated institutional arrangements, all of which are very relevant and immediately necessary in most countries in Asia. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetProject results in Senegal
KnoWat: Knowing water better - Towards a more equitable and sustainable access to natural resources to achieve food security
2022Also available in:
The project “Knowing water better: towards fairer and more sustainable access to natural resources” (KnoWat) has built stronger water governance processes in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka. The project has strengthened national capacities in water accounting and water productivity in agriculture, using the latest remote sensing technologies and training hundreds of water experts. KnoWat has also developed and tested a methodology for assessing water tenure to shed light on the rules and regulations governing access and allocation of water resources. This short publication summarizes the key accomplishments of the KnoWat project in Senegal. -
Book (stand-alone)Water tenure perspectives
Proceedings of the Water Tenure Mondays webinar series
2024Also available in:
No results found.The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series was organized between 2021 and 2022 by FAO’s Knowing Water Better (“KnoWat”) project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany. The papers in this publication are based on the webinar presentations and examine water tenure from a range of different perspectives.Raya Stephan describes water tenure in Islamic law. Mohamad Mova Al'Afghani, Lê Văn Chính and Stephen Hodgson present case studies from Indonesia and Viet Nam using the KnoWat water tenure assessment methodology. Srinivasa Srigiri, Waltina Scheumann and Tena Alamirew describe the impact of recent reforms on water tenure arrangements in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia’s economic hub. A.J. James, M. Dinesh Kumar, Yugandhar Mandavkar and V. Suresh present a case study on water tenure in the Warna Sub-basin in Maharashtra State in India. Elena López-Gunn, Manuel Bea, Rosa Huertas, Laura Vay and Pedro Zorrilla-Miras analyse water tenure arrangements in two river basins in Spain: the Duero Basin and the Guadiana Basin. Julie Trottier traces the evolution of water tenure arrangements in Palestine and their close links to land tenure arrangements. Dubravka Bojic, Khadija Bourrarach, Mohamed Boutayeb and Domitille Vallee describe FAO’s long-term engagement in the Berrechid region in support of the Government of Morocco and the River Basin Agency of Bouregreg and Chaouia. Katomero, Hyera, Tondelo, Dugange and Brewer use a comparative case study of livelihood groups in the United Republic of Tanzania to analyse the roles of accountability and water tenure in improving water access for marginalized people. Hans Komakech presents three case studies, also from the United Republic of Tanzania, that describe “living” customary water tenure arrangements where customary practices and formal arrangements combine to create a hybrid tenure system at the local level. The relationship between customary law and formal law in the context of water tenure is the subject of Stefano Burchi’s paper, while the relationship between the requirements of formal law and customary law around water tenure in five African countries is analysed by Barbara Schreiner and Barbara van Koppen. Stephen Hodgson examines the relationship between water tenure and international water law. Finally, Sofia Espinosa Flor and Benjamin Kiersch present the benefits of a water tenure perspective for assessing water resources governance based on the pilot water tenure assessments undertaken in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka under the Knowat Project.
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