Water Security in South-East Asia

This project, under Phase I, will focus on understanding national water tenure arrangements (water tenure analysis), fostering multidisciplinary approaches to water scarcity management, identifying key areas for national action, developing practical capacity in conducting routine water accounting, developing a pilot water account through a series of 'learning by doing' workshops with the National Multidisciplinary Teams (water accounting roadmap) and supporting the establishment of a regional cooperative platform, via regional engagement on water scarcity at the Regional Technical Workshop on Water Scarcity.

ACIAR will support the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) in its collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to address the challenges associated with increasing water scarcity.

This research contributes to Australia's investment in improving water resources management in South-East Asia. It specifically focuses on developing practical local capability in water accounting and allocation with Indonesian water management professionals, and forms part of a larger demand-led investment in the region.