La Plata Basin

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LA PLATA BASIN
A Framework for Sustainable Water Resources
Management in the La Plata Basin, with Respect
to the Hydrological Effects of Climatic
Variability and Change 4TH BIENNIAL ROSENBERG
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON WATER POLICY LESSONS IN
TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT Ankara,
TurkeySeptember 2004
Dra. Ing. Silvia Rafaelli International Technical
Coordinator
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A Framework for Sustainable Water Resources
Management in the La Plata Basin, with Respect
to the Hydrological Effects of Climatic
Variability and Change
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
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Project Objetive
Strengthen the efforts of the governments of
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and
Uruguay to implement their shared vision for the
environmentally and socially sustainable economic
development of the la Plata Basin, specifically
in the areas of the protection and integrated
management of its water resources and adaptation
to climatic change and variability, coordinated
and locally executed by the CIC, within and
through its comprehensive structure and with
extensive and ongoing participation by
stakeholders Harmonize and prepare a Programme
of Strategic Actions for the Sustainable
Management of the la Plata Basin.
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Project Phases
FP I
PDF-A
PDF-B
Elaboration of the Strategic Action Program (SAP)
Project Identification
Project Brief
18 Meses
5 years
18 months
Financing Plan GEF us 15.000.000
others us 45.000.000
Financing Plan GEF us 700.000 others
us 800.000
FP II
FP III
SAP Execution
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Components of PDF-B
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FP I
PDF-B Project Brief
Strengthening Institutional Arrangements for
the Integrated Management of the Basin, and for
the Conduct of Project Activities.
Elaboration of the Strategic Action Program (SAP)
Framework Strategic Action Program (FSAT)
Common Vision
Mega-Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)
Pilot Demonstration Projects for the Management
of Critical Areas and Topics.
Predicting the Impacts of Climatic Variability
and Change on the Hydrology of the la Plata
Basin.
Institutional Digital Map and Documentation Center
18 months
5 years
Nov 2003
Apr 2005
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Common Vision of sustainable development of La
Plata Basin, related with water resources

• Topics to analyze
• Actual and potential water uses
• Land Use
• Agriculture production, land and ecosystems
  degradation
• Sediment transport related to waterways and
  energy
• Aquatic biodiversity, fisheries and waterculture
• Management programs of critical events related
• with water resources.

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Analyzed sub-basins
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Problems in the basin Alto Parana
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Problems in the basin Baixo Parana
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Problems in the basin

1. WATER USES
2. ENVIRONMETAL IMPACTS AND SOCIAL IMPACTS DUE TO
   WATER USES
3. IMPACT OVER THE SOCIETY
4. INSTITUTIONAL

Sub-Basin AP Alto Paraguai MP Baixo
Paraguai BP Baixo Paraguai AR Alto Paraná MR
Médio Paraná BR Baixo Paraná AU Alto
Uruguai BU Baixo Uruguai Problems importance
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Actions

1. INSTITUCIONAL ASPECTS
2. URBAN SANITATION (Wastewater and Stormwater
   management)
3. IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
4. NAVIGATION
5. CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND CHANGES
6. FLOODS AND DROUGHTS

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FP I
PDF-B Project Brief
Strengthening Institutional Arrangements for
the Integrated Management of the Basin, and for
the Conduct of Project Activities.
Elaboration of the Strategic Action Program (SAP)
Framework Strategic Action Program (FSAT)
Common Vision
Mega-Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)
Pilot Demonstration Projects for the Management
of Critical Areas and Topics.
Predicting the Impacts of Climatic Variability
and Change on the Hydrology of the la Plata
Basin.
Institutional Digital Map and Documentation Center
18 months
5 years
Nov 2003
Apr 2005
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Inter-Project exchanges GEF Project in La Plata
Basin
Bermejo (123.000 km2) Integrated water
management of a basin with different ecosystems
(from the Andes region to the System of
Parana-Paraguay- La Plata Rivers) Pantanal
(496.000 km2) Wetland management FREPLATA
(250.000km2) Management of the La Plata Basin
last section. Guarani (1.200.000 km2) Aquifer
management Deltamérica Virtual library of learn
lessons of GEF Project
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Relationship Between La Plata Basin with Other
Organizations

• Twinning Agreement with the Rhine Basin
• Cooperation Agreement with the Amazon Basin
• Participation as a Case Study within the World
  Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

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