GEFSÃOFRANCISCO

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Location

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO São Francisco Project Operational Structure

P2GEF São Francisco

ACTIVITIES

S1 S2 S3... Sn

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Govt agencies Communities

External agents Schools

Water Users

UNEP

OAS ANA

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Priority Issues in the San Francisco Basin

•Insufficient water for the multiple uses

•Undisciplined exploitation ef the surface waterseparated from the groundwater

•Water use conflicts

•Restrictions to navigation

•Inadequate soil occupancy and use

•Water pollution from point and diffuse sources

•Degradation of the aquatic ecosystem and loss of biodiversity

•Lack of institutional integration and cooperation

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO GEF Project Components

I- River Basin and Coastal Zone Environmental Analysis

II- Public and Stakeholder Participation

III- Organizational Structure Development

IV- Watershed Management Program Formulation a) Information Sharing and Dissemination

b) Quantification of Water use and use Conflicts

c) Financial Mechanisms

d) Formulation of the WMP

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Basic Principles of the GEF Projects

•Community Involvement: Bottom up formulation

•Continuity: Who will be responsible

•Sustainability: Assuring the necessary support

•Replicability: Multiplying the successful practices

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Spatial Distribution of Activities

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Causal Chain Analysis

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Spatial Distribution of Activities, by Components

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - A

Assesment of mining impacts on the water resources of the Upper São Francisco

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - B

Partnership with communities to improve water resources quality

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - C

Groundwater Monitoring

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - D

Land-use mapping

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - E

Assessment of contribution of river transport to agricultural progress

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - F

Hydrodinamic and sediment study ofthe Lower San Francisco and adjacent coastal zone

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - G

Monitoring water quality in the Lower-Middle San Francisco

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - H

Restoration of the icthyofauna and determination of nutrient load in the water

GEFSÃOFRANCISCO Best Practices - I

Preserving springs and riparian forests