Examples for the Engagement of high level policymakers to sustain project outcomes

GEF IW LEARN WorkshopJamaica 23-25 March 2014

Norbert FenzlMaria Apostolova

Regional Project Coordination

Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin, considering the variability and climate change.

Is a basin of approximately

7.5 million km2

Is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in

the world

THE AMAZON REGION

The Amazon is the habitat of one third of the world’s

species

Approximately 385 indigenous peoples and 71 references of isolated

peoples

About 40 million of inhabitants

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Development of a Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for the Amazon Basin and creation of a propitious environment for future implementation.

The SAP will provide the basis for the ACTO Member Countries to implement an integrated management of water resources in the Amazon Basin, and adapt measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change

Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the

Amazon River Basin, considering the variability and climate change.

PROJECT STRUCTURE

Component IVPROJECT

MANAGEMENT

Component IUNDERSTANDING THE

AMAZON SOCIETY

Component IIUNDERSTANDING THE

NATURAL BASE

Component IIIRESPONSE

STRATEGIES

Component VMONITORING AND

EVALUATION

Component IComponent ISubproject.1.1: Vision of the Amazon BasinSubproject I.2 : Strengthening the legal and institutional framework

Subproject.1.1: Vision of the Amazon BasinSubproject I.2 : Strengthening the legal and institutional framework

Subproject II.1: Directed ResearchSubproject II.2: Hydroclimatic Vulnerability AtlasSubproject II.3: Formulation of the TDA

Subproject II.1: Directed ResearchSubproject II.2: Hydroclimatic Vulnerability AtlasSubproject II.3: Formulation of the TDA

Component IIComponent II

STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS

Component IIIComponent III

Subproject III.1: Pilot ProjectsSubproject III.2: Adaptation MeasuresSubproject III.3: Integrated Information SystemSubproject III.4: Communicatio, Extension and FinanceSubproject III.5: SAP

Subproject III.1: Pilot ProjectsSubproject III.2: Adaptation MeasuresSubproject III.3: Integrated Information SystemSubproject III.4: Communicatio, Extension and FinanceSubproject III.5: SAP

Activities for project supervisionActivities for project supervision

Component VComponent V Monitoring and Evaluation of the ProjectMonitoring and Evaluation of the Project

Component IVComponent IV

MAIN PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT

A shared Vision of the Amazon Basin Understand common problems, priorities, needs and

goals of the stakeholders of the Amazon basin concerning IWRM and define future development scenarios for the Region

  A Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA). Based on prioritized research activities on transboundary water resources of the Amazon basin and climate vulnerability analysis, the TDA provides scientific and technical input to the Strategic Action Programme (SAP).

 The Strategic Action Programme (SAP), developed on the basis of all the results and products of the project.

Examples of Project Activities for the Engagement of high level policymakers to

sustain project outcomes

• High Level Ministerial Meetings• Adaptation to Climate Change in the

Transboundary MAP Region (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru)• Climate Change, Ecosystem Services and

Government in the Transboundary Purus River basin

• Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in the Amazon Delta• TDA process in the ACTO member countries

XI MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY

MANAUS, 22 NOVEMBER 2011

STATED THAT THE START OF THE PROJECT

Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin, considering the variability and climate change

IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ADVANCES OF AMAZONIAN COOPERATION

II MEETING OF THE MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY

LIMA, PERÚ, 21 MARCH 2012

THE MINISTERS AGREED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUITY OF THE PROJECT EXECUTION AND ENDORSE THE PROJECT WORKPLAN APPROVED AT THE I STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

XII MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY

EL COCA, ECUADOR, 3RD MAY 2013

EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION IN RELATION TO THE RESULTS ACHIEVED BY THE PROJECT Integrated and Sustainable

Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin, considering the variability and climate change.

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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Transboundary MAP Region

Floods in the MAP region March 2014

Engagement of high level policymakers to sustain project outcomes

• Agreements of Governments of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia to share information for a common meteorological forecasting system

• Agreements and active participation of the local governments of Acre (Brazil), Pando (Bolivia) and Madre de Dios (Peru) in training of technicians to operate the system and to install the necessary situation rooms

Climate Change, Ecosystem Services and Government in the Transboundary Purus

River basin

Engagement of high level policymakers to sustain project outcomes

• Participation of the Brazilian Ministry of Integration to foster the adoption of the meteorological prevision model by the local governments.

• The local governments are committed to participate in the testing phase of the model and agreed to apply the model in the future

Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in the Amazon Delta

Affected areas of land loss

Land losses on the Marajo Atlantic Coast

Engagement of local policymakers to sustain project outcomes

• The periodic relocation of communities due to the advances of the coast line and the missing long term strategy to tackle this problem causes high economic and political price to the local politicians and municipality administration.

• Since the project offers a consistent log term strategy for relocation of the local affected population, the local policymakers are committed to adapt the strategy and already discussed the policies to be voted to implement the strategy developed by the project.

• Until today the project carried out three national TDAs (Peru, Ecuador and Colombia). Three more are scheduled for Suriname, Guyana and Brazil during the month of May.

• The results of the national TDAs are being presented officially in each country counting with the presence of high level policymakers. In the case of Peru the presentation has been assisted by the vice presidency, ministers and senators.

Engagement of high level policymakers in the TDA process in the ACTO member

countries

Thank you,