Examples for the Engagement of high level policymakers to sustain project outcomes GEF IW LEARN Workshop Jamaica March 2014 Norbert Fenzl Maria 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 km 2 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 IV PROJECT MANAGEMENT Component I UNDERSTANDING THE AMAZON SOCIETY Component II UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL BASE Component III RESPONSE STRATEGIES Component V MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Component I Subproject.1.1: Vision of the Amazon Basin Subproject I.2 : Strengthening the legal and institutional framework Subproject.1.1: Vision of the Amazon Basin Subproject I.2 : Strengthening the legal and institutional framework Subproject II.1: Directed Research Subproject II.2: Hydroclimatic Vulnerability Atlas Subproject II.3: Formulation of the TDA Subproject II.1: Directed Research Subproject II.2: Hydroclimatic Vulnerability Atlas Subproject II.3: Formulation of the TDA Component II STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS Component III Subproject III.1: Pilot Projects Subproject III.2: Adaptation Measures Subproject III.3: Integrated Information System Subproject III.4: Communicatio, Extension and Finance Subproject III.5: SAP Subproject III.1: Pilot Projects Subproject III.2: Adaptation Measures Subproject III.3: Integrated Information System Subproject III.4: Communicatio, Extension and Finance Subproject III.5: SAP Activities for project supervision Component V Monitoring and Evaluation of the Project Component 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 theTransboundary MAP Region (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru) Climate Change, Ecosystem Services and Government in the Transboundary Purus Riverbasin 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..

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

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