Essentialfor our
development and survival
POPULATION GROWTH CLIMATE CHANGE
More Food More Energy Floodings Droughts EcosystemsDissapearance
BiodiversityLoss
WATER SECURITY
Ecosystms-Environment
Institutions and Governance
Socio-EconomicUrbanization
Climate-Physical
Water Security: Holistic Approach
Water Security
• Strategic plan for the next 5 years
• Increasing portfolio in water resources
• Cross-sectorial team
• Participatory process (clients)
• Expanding our scope - International Water approach
Scope…….??: International Waters
WHAT?
WHY?
Large Marine EcosystemsAquifersLakesOceanRiver Bains
• 71% of the total surface water flow in
LAC
• Cover almost 60% of the territory
• More than 40% of the population
resides
• Just the Amazon: 40% total freshwater
• SA- 38 TBs and CA- 29 TBs
• World’s Largest Shared Lake: Titicaca
Shared River Basins
Wetlands &Aquifers
Lakes
• World’s Largest Aquifer: Guarani
• World’s Largest Wetland: Pantanal
Increasing CC vulnerability and instability
Lack of governance and coordination
WSI: 40% !!!
Our strengths
TECHNICAL CAPACITY:
HYDROBID , NEXUS SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
TOOLS, REMOTE SENSING
CROSS-SECTORIAL AGENDA
NEXUS GROUP
LEADING NBS PROGRAM
(WATER FUNDS)
DEMAND DRIVEN:
DONORS & CLIENTS
POLITICAL ACCESS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS AND
EXPOSURE
(SIWI, WWF..)
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST FUNDS
(GEF & GCF)
INVESTMENT RESOURCES AND LEVERAGE:
WRM & WATER QUALITY
Coordination Mechanism within GEF-IW
43%
28%
11%
8%
7%
Ministries, Water and Fisheries Agencies, WWF,CI, UNOPs, FAO
FAO, PAHO, Ministries, Water Agencies, OAS,UN-E
Ministries, NOAA, FAO, UNIDO
Ministries
OAS
Conservation International (CI)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
OAS and Ministries
2%
1%
TNC, Environment Ministry, CCAD,UN-E
1%
1%
Water PollutionLand Use Changes,
Erosion and Sedimentation
Loss of Biodiversity
Alteration of theHydraulic Regime
Climate Change & Hydroclimatic
Events
What are the Problems?
IneffecientManagement at the Tranboundary Level
IneffectiveGovernanceFrameworks
Objectives
Enhance GovernanceBuild Awareness & Technical Capacity
Create the Enabling Environment: Management Unlock Funding
General Specific
Maximize economic, environmental and social
welfare
Strengthened diplomatic relations
Contribute with compliance with SDG 6.5 in LAC, and
impact SDG 2 & 13
INSTITUTIONSGovernance
SCIENCEData & Information
FINANCINGSustainable Investment
PEOPLECapacity Building &
Management
Waters With No Borders
Thematic Components
South America
• 193,000 catchments and stream segments
• Average catchment area: 92 km2
• Average stream segment length: 11 km
Central America • 33,000 catchments and
stream segments• Average catchment area:
84 km2
• Average stream segment length: 10 km
It delineates more than 230,000 basins with their respective river segments along LAC
Caribbean
• 3,300 catchments and stream segments
• Average catchment area: 72 km2
• Average stream segment length: 11 km
Regional Hydro-Climatic Modeling
Analiza el efecto del cambio
climático sobre la
disponibilidad de agua y las estrategias de adaptación.
Cam
bio
C
limát
ico
Simula la carga de
sedimentos generada por dos
métodos: MUSLE y Gavrilovic
Sed
ime
nto
s
Simula el efecto de los embalses en
los flujos aguas abajo.
Emb
alse
s
Simula la interacción de
las aguas superficiales
y subterráneas mediante el
acoplamiento de Hydro-BID
con MODFLOW
Agu
as
Sub
terr
áne
as
Evalúa la variabilidad espacial y
temporal de la calidad
del agua en la cuenca.
Cal
idad
de
A
gua
Analiza la asignación de concesiones
de agua a diferentes usuarios
dentro de la cuenca.
Co
nce
sio
ne
s d
e
Agu
a
Próximamente
Módulos Hydro-BID
Herramientas de apoyo a la gestión de cuencas transfronterizas
National Aggregated Downscaled Sub-regional Dynamics/Investments
Energy
Water
Land
Water - Supply
Water - Demands
To be developed..Infrastructure,
investments
Land Use
WATER FUNDS
212,737 ha
(natural infrastructure)
23,784 families
participating in
projects
upstream
USD$160,
853,294 M
pooled
resources
+350 private
and public
partners
GUATEMALA
PERU
MEXICO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BRAZIL
24 8
Water Funds
createdIn 8 countries of
Latin America
w w w . w a t e r f u n d s . o r g
Factibilidad lograda con 6 proyectos y 50% del presupuesto
Factibilidad lograda con 10 proyectos y 75% del presupuesto
Factibilidad no puede ser lograda con el presupuesto
Robust Decision Making and Uncertainty- RAND
600 futuros plausibles (300 condiciones de demanda y flujo x 2 condiciones de factibilidad de los proyectos difíciles)
OUR AGENDA
PILCOMAYO RIVER BASIN PANTANAL TRIFINIO PLAN-WATER SECURITY
AMAZON AQUIFERASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
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