Development and implementation of mechanisms to disseminate

Lessons Learned and Experiences in Integrated Transboundary

Water Resources Management in Latin America and the Caribbean

DELTAmerica Project

DELTAmerica Project

Objectives:

• Share experiences and lessons learned from GEF- International Waters (GEF-IW) projects in LAC.

• Enhance sharing of critical w.r. management knowledge, experiences, and best practices among water management organisations and river basin authorities, via the Internet as well as through other media.

• Strengthen collaboration amongst riparian countries leading to improved water resources management policies.

• Strengthen Inter-American Water Resources Network. • Strengthened civil society participation in water

resources management projects.

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Strategies:

• Regional dialogs and virtual fora

• Development of a Common Strategy amongst LAC countries for water resources management

• Development of IWRN Strategic Plan

• Development of IWRN Internet Communication System

• Identification of best practices in GEF-Projects and in the regional literature on water resources management

• Creation of a virtual library on best practices and IWRN Best Practices Award

• Preparation of publications and newsletters

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Regional Dialogs

Four meetingsBrazil, Uruguay, St Lucia and Peru

SIx workshopsArgentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Trinidad-Tobago and USA

with a total about 400 people involved

Support to the preparation of the GEF-Amazon Project

Support to the development of the ISARM-Americas Project

DELTAmerica Project

Commitments from International Declarations:

• Sustainable development

• Poverty reduction• Consolidation of democracy

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Commitments from International Declarations

Priority:

Health and wealth for the Latin American and Caribbean people

Basic conditions:

- water quality, water quantity and access to water; - capacity building for natural resources management,

including water.

Water issues are not being sufficiently addressed, on the basis of the present statistics.

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Proposal of a Common Strategy to Cope with the International Declarations

• A permanent process of discussion, implementation and follow-up of water management activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Sharing common achievements, thorough horizontal cooperation

• Pinpointing problems that prevent from implementing the agreements in progress, seeking concrete results

• Medium term target: Common policies of water management in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Proposal of a Common Strategy to Cope with the International Declarations

• No need of another declaration• Rather, Countries see the need of a working

strategy which will ultimately lead them altogether to a higher level of efficiency in water use and to a better position in the international scenario.

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Proposed ScheduleSurvey of the various legislations existing in each country. 2007

Systematization of activities developed and activities in progress for the managementof transboundary waters. 2007

Analysis of the legislations and evaluation of what is missing so as to make them compatible With the agreements already signed. 2008

Establishment of measures to meet water quality targets and to limit values of pollutant emissions in transbaoundary waters and in national water. 2008

Establishment of National Management Policies, agreeing on national management targets, practices and commitments. 2008

Agreements for sharing cross-border rivers/basins. 2008

Definition of National Legal Frameworks, specific to the reality of each country, but in compliance with the requirements shared by all the countries. 2010

Strict and transparent rules of water allocation for various uses, allowing sector-based planning, productive investments and guidance to expand access to water in each country.

2010

Development of National Institutional Frameworks for water management, establishing systems that are suited to the water resources management, providing conditions to render the relevant legislation operational. 2010

Creation of a Common Fund for the Development of Water 2010

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Inter-American Water Resources Network Internet Communication System

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IWRN new website

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IWRN Internet Communication System

A community of

- 34 Countries

- Private Sector

- NGO’s

- Networks

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IWRN Internet Communication System

VIRTUAL LIBRARY ON BEST PRACTICES

1. Collection of Best practices from GEF-Projects in LAC

Bermejo

FREPLATA

Pantanal-Alto Paraguay

São Francisco

San Juan

Guarani

Plata

IWCAM

2. Collection from Technical Literatura in LAC 1994-2004

~ 80 cases

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IWRN BEST PRACTICES AWARD

Objectives:

To stimulate dissemination of best pratices

To stimulate new additions to the Virtual Library

To establish a standard case description format

Ref: UN Habitat/Dubai Best Practices Award

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PUBLICATIONS

Under preparation

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CONCLUSION

GEF-DELTAmerica: a project of significant impact on the water resources political agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean.