World Water Day

  On 14 October 2026, from 09:00 to 12:00 (UTC+2)The High-level Rome Water Dialogue (WD04) on the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure: Innovative water governance for food and security takes place at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, and online, the venue will be at the Plenary Hall, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, Part of the Rome Water Dialogue 2026 and the World Food Forum 2026 ("Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow"), Organized under the mandate of the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG). Focus & Objectives Water Tenure Definition: Clarifies who can access water resources, under what rules, for how long, and with what level of security . Key Goal: Discuss insights from national and regional water tenure dialogues held across participating countries (such as Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam). Refinement: Gather multi-stakeholder feedback to refine draft global water tenure principles and...

WD03 - Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on innovation, planning and investment in drought management and irrigation Watch the WD03 - Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on innovation, planning and investment in drought management and irrigation! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

  The High-level Dialogue, which will take place on 14 October 2026, will focus on the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure . It will feature water tenure within national contexts to improve water governance and support more equitable, transparent, and sustainable allocation of water resources for water and food security. Technical sessions, to be held on 12 and 13 October, will focus on innovative solutions for land restoration, drought management, and irrigation modernization . These sessions will also address the enabling conditions and financing needed to scale up solutions that nourish people and the planet—today and in the future .   Watch the WD02 - Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on Restoration of degraded agricultural lands: Innovation from policy to practice for water and food security! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

Monday, 12 October 2026, from 9.00 to 10.30 (UTC+2), Red Room, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, and online. This session aims to share the methodology of water tenure assessment for improving water accounting for more equitable, transparent, and context-appropriate allocation of water resources at local level. It will present pilot assessments conducted in selected countries, as well as the outcomes of regional water tenure dialogues in Colombia and Thailand. The session will also help lay the foundation for the High-level Rome Water Dialogue taking place on 14 October. This session will be available in English. WD01 - Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on Strengthening governance of water tenure through innovation and inclusive dialogue. Watch the WD01 - Rome Water Dialogue - Technical Session on Strengthening governance of water tenure through innovation and inclusive dialogue! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

The 21st meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management under the Water Convention will start on Wednesday, 7 October at 10 a.m., and end on Friday, 9 October at 4.30 p.m. The main objectives of the meeting of the Working Group will be to: Review implementation of decisions taken by the Meeting of the Parties at its 10th session in 2024, including implementation of the Water Convention programme of work for 2025-2027; Contribute to the preparation for the United Nations 2026 Water Conference (Abu Dhabi, 8-10 December 2026), with focus on transboundary water cooperation and the Convention; Discuss progress in the Convention's global opening; Begin preparations for the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties (Dakar, 26-29 October 2027). It will be held following the 6th meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Sustainable Financing (Geneva, 6 October 2026). Related Sites and Documents:  Lear More . Watch 6th Session, 21st meeting of the WG on Integrated Wate...

  The 21st meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management under the Water Convention will start on Wednesday, 7 October at 10 a.m., and end on Friday, 9 October at 4.30 p.m. The main objectives of the meeting of the Working Group will be to: Review implementation of decisions taken by the Meeting of the Parties at its 10th session in 2024, including implementation of the Water Convention programme of work for 2025-2027; Contribute to the preparation for the United Nations 2026 Water Conference (Abu Dhabi, 8-10 December 2026), with focus on transboundary water cooperation and the Convention; Discuss progress in the Convention's global opening; Begin preparations for the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties (Dakar, 26-29 October 2027). It will be held following the 6th meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Sustainable Financing (Geneva, 6 October 2026). Related Sites and Documents:  Lear More . Watch the 5th Session, 21st meeting of the WG on Integ...