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This FAO Land Tenure Journal article explores the divergence between land tenure and water rights. Historically linked, water rights have evolved into permit-based systems under integrated water resources management (IWRM), leading to conceptual and legal disconnections. The piece emphasizes the absence of water considerations in the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure and the implications for irrigation, groundwater, and customary law. It argues for a common language around water tenure to reconcile these differences amid growing climate pressures.